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What Forces May Act On The Markets In 2015?
Steven Hansen - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 9:16AM CST
Life as an investor has been interesting since the Great Recession - and I did not anticipate the large drop in oil prices this past year. Oil price decline will have so many knock-on effects (good and bad) that it is difficult to understand the...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Seasonal Sweet Spot For Small Stocks?
Sy Harding - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 7:43AM CST
Studies show that one of the most persistent patterns investors follow is 'chasing performance'. It's most prevalent at this time of year. Investors shop for next year's winners from the lists of the best performing stocks or mutual funds of the...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Five Best ETF Themes For Investors In 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 5:58PM CST
ETFs proved a winner in 2014, with assets in U.S. funds topping $2 trillion on Dec. 22. That confirmed the popularity of exchange traded funds, as well as a successful year for the stock market. The start to 2014 was rocky, with a stock market...
KBE: 33.29 (-0.26), SPLV: 38.00 (+0.04), EMCR: 20.13 (unch), SJNK: 29.02 (+0.11), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XRT: 95.34 (-0.67), EWJ: 11.26 (+0.02), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), HEWJ: 27.30 (+0.15), CWB: 46.91 (+0.02), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), VWO: 39.56 (-0.46), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), USMV: 40.51 (+0.03)
Interest Rates Will Be Just One of the Themes to Watch in 2015
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 1:53PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel look at rising interest rates, technology stocks and increased volatility as some of the big themes to watch in 2015.
KO: 42.14 (-0.08), MNST: 108.16 (-0.19), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), GMCR: 131.97 (-0.43), XOM: 92.83 (+0.38), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), APA: 63.83 (+1.16), MCD: 93.26 (-0.44), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), CVX: 112.58 (+0.40)
Charts Show Decline Coming for Nikkei, Dow Industrials, S&P 500, Nasdaq
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 12:07PM CST
New highs in the first quarter can't be ruled out but the charts show big drops at some point in 2015.
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
7 Problems That Will Keep The Markets On Edge In 2015
Mycroft - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 10:31AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), CVEO: 3.87 (-0.24), BRK.B: 149.17 (-0.98), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), BRK.A: 223,600.00 (-2,400.00)
Waiting for a 2015 Catalyst - Ahead of Wall Street
Mark Vickery - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 9:16AM CST
No new indications have come out regarding a bottom in commodities like oil & gas nor foreign markets like Japan.
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Stocks poised to open year with gains
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 6:26AM CST
SPUU: 140.28 (+0.10), SPLX: 30.76 (-0.91), TQQQ: 96.65 (-0.80), SDOW: 20.57 (+0.01), DOG: 23.28 (unch), SPXU: 38.09 (+0.05), UPRO: 132.25 (-0.36), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), EPS: 71.83 (-0.15), DXD: 21.74 (-0.02), QQXT: 39.66 (-0.34), SQQQ: 30.03 (+0.19), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), SPXL: 87.64 (-0.08), QID: 39.66 (+0.18), SFLA: 179.00 (unch), RWL: 40.73 (-0.04), RSP: 80.03 (-0.02), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), SSO: 128.14 (-0.17), QQEW: 42.74 (-0.09), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), QQQE: 63.55 (-0.13), DDM: 134.92 (+0.29), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 136.17 (-0.57), VOO: 188.40 (unch), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), SDS: 22.05 (unch), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 59.63 (+0.15), UDOW: 141.33 (-0.13)
What Do We Really, Really Hate? The Magic Formula Screen Tells All
Jim Sloan - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 3:09AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
These 2015 Predictions Could Be Vital For Your Wealth
David Braunstein, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 11:39PM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Stocks Are Expensive, Offer Mediocre Risk/Reward
Thomas Doerflinger - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 2:58PM CST
Using $124 S&P 500 EPS for 2015, the forward PE of the market is 16.6x, which seems reasonable compared to the 17.1x average PE since 1989. Unfortunately, this comparison is misleading for two reasons: The average since 1989 is i nflated by...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
5 Themes For 2015
Nicholas P. Cheer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 11:10AM CST
VTI: 105.92 (-0.08), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23)
U.S. Market Valuation: Are U.S. Equities Overvalued?
Baijnath Ramraika, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 3:21AM CST
Originally published on December 23, 2014 "Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." - Warren Buffett "…. valuing the market has nothing to do with where it's going to go next week or next...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Economic Sense: TARP Russian Style
Epoch Times - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 1:13AM CST
Politicians and banks alike never call a spade a spade or a bailout a bailout. In the United States in 2008, the $700 billion bank bailout was called "Troubled Asset Relief Program." In Russia in 2014, the $1.8 billion bailout for VTB Bank...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Predictions For 2015
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 1:11AM CST
First, a look at how last year's predictions turned out. On balance, it was a good year. Here's what I got right and wrong: Right: I was generally optimistic. I thought the economy would continue to grow at a sub-par pace but would beat...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
2014 In Review: Hot Or Not?
Jeff Miller - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:11PM CST
We introduced the "Hot or Not" segment last year as a lighthearted way to break down important themes for individual investors. Rather than looking at page views or ratings, we want to review economic, market, and public policy themes...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Investors Always Get Killed At Cycle Tops, Small Caps Look Like A Trap, And It's Way Too Early To Buy Energy Stocks
Mercenary Trader - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 1:33PM CST
Investors always lose their shirts at the top of market cycles. This is a combination of greed, impatience, and FOMO, aka "fear of missing out." It is also the result of bad, self-serving advice that suggests a good investor stays in the...
SIR: 25.15 (+0.74), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
A Potential Selloff in January Won’t Derail Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 1:28PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel is looking toward 2015 and sees a solid year ahead, despite some potential bumps along the way.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), WLL: 33.19 (+0.19), CLR: 38.79 (+0.43), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), CLF: 7.03 (-0.11), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), EOG: 92.24 (+0.17), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Marking My 2014 Forecast To Market: I Plead The Polar Vortex
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:50PM CST
By New Deal Democrat In my forecast for 2014 one year ago, I called for continued growth, but "A year of deceleration": In conclusion, unless we expect deflation (and right now I don't), there is every reason to view the long leading...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
What Forces May Act On The Markets In 2015?
Steven Hansen - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 9:16AM CST
Life as an investor has been interesting since the Great Recession - and I did not anticipate the large drop in oil prices this past year. Oil price decline will have so many knock-on effects (good and bad) that it is difficult to understand the...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Seasonal Sweet Spot For Small Stocks?
Sy Harding - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 03, 7:43AM CST
Studies show that one of the most persistent patterns investors follow is 'chasing performance'. It's most prevalent at this time of year. Investors shop for next year's winners from the lists of the best performing stocks or mutual funds of the...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Five Best ETF Themes For Investors In 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jan 02, 5:58PM CST
ETFs proved a winner in 2014, with assets in U.S. funds topping $2 trillion on Dec. 22. That confirmed the popularity of exchange traded funds, as well as a successful year for the stock market. The start to 2014 was rocky, with a stock market...
KBE: 33.29 (-0.26), SPLV: 38.00 (+0.04), EMCR: 20.13 (unch), SJNK: 29.02 (+0.11), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XRT: 95.34 (-0.67), EWJ: 11.26 (+0.02), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), HEWJ: 27.30 (+0.15), CWB: 46.91 (+0.02), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), VWO: 39.56 (-0.46), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), USMV: 40.51 (+0.03)
Interest Rates Will Be Just One of the Themes to Watch in 2015
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 1:53PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel look at rising interest rates, technology stocks and increased volatility as some of the big themes to watch in 2015.
KO: 42.14 (-0.08), MNST: 108.16 (-0.19), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), GMCR: 131.97 (-0.43), XOM: 92.83 (+0.38), DIS: 93.75 (-0.44), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), APA: 63.83 (+1.16), MCD: 93.26 (-0.44), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), CVX: 112.58 (+0.40)
Charts Show Decline Coming for Nikkei, Dow Industrials, S&P 500, Nasdaq
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 12:07PM CST
New highs in the first quarter can't be ruled out but the charts show big drops at some point in 2015.
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
7 Problems That Will Keep The Markets On Edge In 2015
Mycroft - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 10:31AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), CVEO: 3.87 (-0.24), BRK.B: 149.17 (-0.98), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), BRK.A: 223,600.00 (-2,400.00)
Waiting for a 2015 Catalyst - Ahead of Wall Street
Mark Vickery - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 02, 9:16AM CST
No new indications have come out regarding a bottom in commodities like oil & gas nor foreign markets like Japan.
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Stocks poised to open year with gains
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 6:26AM CST
SPUU: 140.28 (+0.10), SPLX: 30.76 (-0.91), TQQQ: 96.65 (-0.80), SDOW: 20.57 (+0.01), DOG: 23.28 (unch), SPXU: 38.09 (+0.05), UPRO: 132.25 (-0.36), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), EPS: 71.83 (-0.15), DXD: 21.74 (-0.02), QQXT: 39.66 (-0.34), SQQQ: 30.03 (+0.19), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), SPXL: 87.64 (-0.08), QID: 39.66 (+0.18), SFLA: 179.00 (unch), RWL: 40.73 (-0.04), RSP: 80.03 (-0.02), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), SSO: 128.14 (-0.17), QQEW: 42.74 (-0.09), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), QQQE: 63.55 (-0.13), DDM: 134.92 (+0.29), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 136.17 (-0.57), VOO: 188.40 (unch), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), SDS: 22.05 (unch), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 59.63 (+0.15), UDOW: 141.33 (-0.13)
What Do We Really, Really Hate? The Magic Formula Screen Tells All
Jim Sloan - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 3:09AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
These 2015 Predictions Could Be Vital For Your Wealth
David Braunstein, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 11:39PM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Stocks Are Expensive, Offer Mediocre Risk/Reward
Thomas Doerflinger - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 2:58PM CST
Using $124 S&P 500 EPS for 2015, the forward PE of the market is 16.6x, which seems reasonable compared to the 17.1x average PE since 1989. Unfortunately, this comparison is misleading for two reasons: The average since 1989 is i nflated by...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
5 Themes For 2015
Nicholas P. Cheer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 11:10AM CST
VTI: 105.92 (-0.08), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23)
U.S. Market Valuation: Are U.S. Equities Overvalued?
Baijnath Ramraika, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 3:21AM CST
Originally published on December 23, 2014 "Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." - Warren Buffett "…. valuing the market has nothing to do with where it's going to go next week or next...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Economic Sense: TARP Russian Style
Epoch Times - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 1:13AM CST
Politicians and banks alike never call a spade a spade or a bailout a bailout. In the United States in 2008, the $700 billion bank bailout was called "Troubled Asset Relief Program." In Russia in 2014, the $1.8 billion bailout for VTB Bank...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Predictions For 2015
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 01, 1:11AM CST
First, a look at how last year's predictions turned out. On balance, it was a good year. Here's what I got right and wrong: Right: I was generally optimistic. I thought the economy would continue to grow at a sub-par pace but would beat...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
2014 In Review: Hot Or Not?
Jeff Miller - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:11PM CST
We introduced the "Hot or Not" segment last year as a lighthearted way to break down important themes for individual investors. Rather than looking at page views or ratings, we want to review economic, market, and public policy themes...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06)
Investors Always Get Killed At Cycle Tops, Small Caps Look Like A Trap, And It's Way Too Early To Buy Energy Stocks
Mercenary Trader - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 1:33PM CST
Investors always lose their shirts at the top of market cycles. This is a combination of greed, impatience, and FOMO, aka "fear of missing out." It is also the result of bad, self-serving advice that suggests a good investor stays in the...
SIR: 25.15 (+0.74), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
A Potential Selloff in January Won’t Derail Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 1:28PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel is looking toward 2015 and sees a solid year ahead, despite some potential bumps along the way.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), WLL: 33.19 (+0.19), CLR: 38.79 (+0.43), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), CLF: 7.03 (-0.11), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), EOG: 92.24 (+0.17), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Marking My 2014 Forecast To Market: I Plead The Polar Vortex
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:50PM CST
By New Deal Democrat In my forecast for 2014 one year ago, I called for continued growth, but "A year of deceleration": In conclusion, unless we expect deflation (and right now I don't), there is every reason to view the long leading...
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
