Ken Fisher is (kinda) Wrong about Oil
I was surprised to see this bit of misinformation in Forbes: "Data-mine all you want. You’re not going to find a credible...
Human Behaviour as a Barrier To Trading Success
We’ve discussed the impact of emotions as recently as Friday. Its fairly apparent that "Human beings are simply not...
Apprenticed Investor: Curb Your Enthusiasm
The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up, and its titled Curb Your Enthusiasm. (Here’s where I Should insert...
Unacceptable Corporate and Market (NASDAQ) Behavior
My jaw dropped on the way into work this morning as I was reading an article by Gretchen Morgenson in the NYT: For the 25 years that Tad...
Gyration Causation
Ever wonder why Markets sometimes shrug off bad news, and in other instances, seem to over-react? It’s one of the frustrating things...
Weekend Linkfest!
• Why are Movie Theatre Revenues Declining? Earlier this week, I looked into why theaters were having such a rough go of...
Neuroeconomics: Brain Damaged Investors
We’ve discussed the importance of not becoming emotionally involved with investing or a trade or even the entire market. Now, a new...
Time for a Pullback
One of the fascinating things about the equity markets is how so many different methodologies very often reach the similar conclusions....
Chart of the Week: Sentiment Extremes vs S&P
Investors Intelligence weekly sentiment poll generates an interesting data trail for contrarians: The bull to bear ratio quickly...
Sentiment Suggests a Pullback
On Friday’s Kudlow & Company, I mentioned that we are overbought, and we should be expecting a pullback over the next...