Tape vs. Growth
Since March 29, I’ve been pretty vocal in a Bear call. And to be brutally honest, I do not place a whole lot of faith in recent...
Line is the Sand has been crossed
I’ve been out of pocket most of the day — I have access to a PC for only 5 minutes — but the market crossed my...
Next Day Price Action
Generally speaking, over the past 50 years, the market has seen next-day strength following big selloffs and moderate rallies. Next Day...
Waiting for a Better Entry
Some market huh? The crosscurrents and conflicting data points are sure making it hard for many traders to get a handle on this beast. My...
“Cash is king” right now
The Stock Trader’s Almanac: MARKET TALK: A Little Something For The Bears… The Stock Trader’s Almanac has issued an...
How Does Jobs Data Impact Trading?
While most of us are intuitively aware of the impact that the monthly employment report has on the equity market, Mike Panzner delivers a...
Smart Money? Hardly
Since this is now front page news, further comment is called for. My explanation for the Kerkorian/GM matter is pretty simple: Before...
Bet the Jockey or the Horse?
Wall Street is all a twitter over 87 year old billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s $31 tender bid for GM. I’m not looking to only be...
Impact of Fed on Short-term Trading
Is there any pattern to trading around the FOMC meeting? click for larger graph chart courtesy of Michael Panzner >Michael Panzner,...
Sell in May (but don’t go away) Part II ?
Last year about this time, we discussed why the seasonality trade might fail: Sell in May (but don’t go away). We could see a...