"Jesse Livermore," who pseudonymously blogs at Philosophical Economics, predicted on the eve of the Alibaba IPO that the market would put in its yearly high in the first hour of trading on that day. He nailed that trade to the This week's sell-off on both sides of the Atlantic has unnerved investors. Here are some … Read more
I'd love to tell you that editors and decision-makers across the country and around the globe heard that plea – based on the Dow being antiquated and no longer any sort of true gauge of “the market” – and immediately started modernizing their thinking. Since Sept. 18, the stock market has fallen more than 6 … Read more
After a brief pause on Tuesday, U.S. stocks continued their steep sell-off on Wednesday due to ebola fears, deteriorating global economic data, and liquidation selling. U.S. government bonds spiked significantly in a typical “flight to safety” manner FILE – In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, file photo, specialists Robert Tuccillo, left, and Frank Masiello work … Read more
(Jesse Livermore is a famed stock market trader who made and lost millions of dollars shorting the stock market in the early 20th century — the modern day Twitter user operates under this cover.) Now, Livermore is warning THE stock market slump which saw £46billion wiped off the FTSE-100 has been sparked by fears over … Read more
Should anyone really be surprised that we've arrived at this point? For many months, long before Ebola or a slowdown in Europe was on anyone's mind, many market pundits have been concerned about high stock valuations — particularly when measured by After a brief pause on Tuesday, U.S. stocks continued their steep sell-off on Wednesday … Read more
Jeff Cooper: Are We Witnessing a Stock Market Event or an Economic Event? If a crash is going to occur, there is a greater than average likelihood it will do so in the next month. Jeffrey Cooper 8:40 AM EDT, Thursday October Jeff Cooper: Are We Witnessing a Stock Market Event or an Economic Event? … Read more
And because the Fed continues to signal that rates will remain low, there is no hurry to borrow. An even bigger reason companies aren't borrowing? They can simply sell more stock at a premium the market has set. In other words, by buying stocks at Last week's stock market sell-off put the Dow Jones Industrial … Read more