Risk Versus Reward: Measuring Alpha
Elite Wealth Management - Seeking Alpha - 30 mins ago
By Fariba Ronnasi, CEO, Elite Wealth Management Context is everything. Victory over an obstacle needs to have appropriate awards. A win that costs you more than you were willing to pay is known as a Pyrrhic victory – named after the Greek...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
Home Depot, Other Retail Stocks Should Benefit From Lower Gasoline Prices
at The Street - Tue Nov 18, 1:21PM CST
The 'Fast Money' traders identify their top retail picks heading into the holiday shopping season.
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Daily State Of The Markets: The Biggest Surprise Wasn't...
David Moenning - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 9:01AM CST
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day Monday wasn't the fact that Japan suddenly finds itself back in a recession. Nor the fact that the Bank of England's Mark Carney began to publicly fret about deflation. Or that Super Mario started talking about...
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Let Them Eat iPads: Why Wage Suppression Is Key To The Market Puzzle
Mercenary Trader - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 8:42AM CST
Many sacred cows have been slaughtered these past few years. Beliefs held as obvious, incontrovertible even, were crushed to dust. Take, for example, the notion that the United States was due to implode under the weight of accumulated debts. In a...
KBE: 33.45 (+0.07), SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67), AAPL: 115.47 (+1.48)
'Deflation?'- A Follow Up
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 6:03AM CST
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
Buying Good ETFs Can Help With Your Stock Investing
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Nov 17, 5:27PM CST
While IBD's focus is on leading stocks, investors should also take a look at exchanged-traded funds, or ETFs. ETFs can help enhance your investing experience and boost your stock-market profits. Investors can also use ETFs to glean more information...
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U.S. Stocks - Small Cap
Invest Up - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 1:42PM CST
TRADE SUMMARY - Stay long the US small cap market (ETFs: IWM , IJR , and VB ). - The BUY rating was assigned at 624.24 on 7/20/2010. - The BUY rating has already helped investors produce potential gains of 92.25% . - Our target return is...
IJR: 111.16 (+0.53), VB: 116.33 (+0.67), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
U.S. Stocks Are the Top Investment as Japan Slips Into Recession
at The Street - Mon Nov 17, 1:38PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money' trading panel deemed U.S. equities as the better choice over international plays. Plus, should investors steer clear of General Motors or buy the pullback?
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John Hussman: These Go To Eleven
John Hussman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 1:24PM CST
Excerpt from the Hussman Funds' Weekly Market Comment 11/17/14: The current market environment joins the full range of ingredients that have characterized the most extreme market peaks – and preceded the deepest market plunges...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
How Early Could You Have Called An Overbought Stock Market?
Don't Quit Your Day Job - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 11:13AM CST
Although the passive portion of my portfolio remains the same (with some accounts, such as the HSA and 529s still actively having investments added), I’ve been shuttling all my active accounts to cash since January (while keeping the stocks I...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
Bad News Bears Dictating Monday Blues - But For How Long?
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 9:52AM CST
VTI: 105.78 (+0.62), SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), BOND: 109.22 (+0.08), GLD: 115.05 (+1.00), OIL: 18.09 (-0.33), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67), UUP: 23.26 (-0.11)
3 Things That Could Upend The Recent Rally
Bret Jensen - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 9:03AM CST
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), IEV: 44.39 (+0.61), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67), IYE: 48.62 (+0.05)
Daily State Of The Markets: The Future Of Investing: A NEW Diversification Approach
David Moenning - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 7:43AM CST
A self-proclaimed investing "newbie" expressed appreciation for Friday's missive and the introduction of some long-term indicators that can indeed help just about anyone "time" the market successfully. This particular reader...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
Market Outlook - Small But Growing Reasons To Be Concerned Here
Price Headley, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 6:15AM CST
Stocks may have technically made a fourth straight weekly gain last week, but the real story was the incredibly quiet, flat market action. We'll delve into overall stock market index analysis, and some factors that have us concerned despite the...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), VXX: 28.10 (-0.50), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
The Labor Market Is Gaining Momentum And Stronger Than You Think
Thomas Hughes - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 3:29AM CST
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Will The Fed Increase Short-Term Interest Rates?
Rayman Partners - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 16, 8:28AM CST
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Deflation?
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 16, 2:03AM CST
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
Weighing The Week Ahead: Time To Buy Commodities?
Jeff Miller - Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 16, 1:52AM CST
The upcoming calendar provides a mixed brew of inflation data, Fed news, and continuing world crises. Adding the recent daily focus on energy prices and skepticism about stocks leads to the likely media focus for the week: Is it time to buy...
SPY: 205.55 (+1.18), QQQ: 103.68 (+0.77), DIA: 176.96 (+0.47), IWM: 116.39 (+0.67)
A Brand New Way To Track The Labor Market
The Financial Lexicon - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 15, 10:08AM CST
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Airlines and Retail Stocks Look Attractive After Latest Oil Selloff
at The Street - Fri Nov 14, 1:56PM CST
According to the CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel, oil service, low-end retail companies and airlines stocks look good on the long side following the decline in oil prices.
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