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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)
'Fast Money' Recap: Where's the Market Going This Year?
at The Street - Sat Jan 03, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed the 'January effect,' which loser stocks will win this year and whether Apple is a defensive play.
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), DDD: 32.42 (-0.45), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), TIF: 105.50 (-1.36), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Economic Myth And Financial Reality
Kevin Flynn, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 11:41AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Investors Should Not Cheer Cheap Oil In 2015
Lawrence Fuller - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 8:19AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), REZ: 59.92 (+1.01), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XRT: 95.34 (-0.67)
2 Strong Forces Propelling This Secular Bull Market
Gary Jakacky - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 6:10AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
How Old Was That Shoeshine Boy Again?
Paulo Santos - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 3:11PM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Market Outlook 2015 - Robust Economy Could Offset Rate Hikes
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 2:51PM CST
VTI: 105.92 (-0.08), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06)
Peak What? Christmastime In Hell? Part 4
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 1:57PM CST
HK: 1.87 (+0.09), EXXI: 3.46 (+0.20), SLB: 85.67 (+0.26), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), LNCO: 11.50 (+1.13), SCTY: 52.92 (-0.56), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), BKF: 34.93 (-0.10), PSX: 72.29 (+0.59), EXC: 37.57 (+0.49), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), EOX: 1.18 (-0.02), TPLM: 4.64 (-0.14), HNR: 0.93 (-0.88), CLB: 119.31 (-1.03), CPE: 5.38 (-0.07), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), PDCE: 41.26 (-0.01), OAS: 17.04 (+0.50),
77.49 (+0.59), KMI: 42.81 (+0.50), F: 15.36 (-0.14), BPZ: 0.33 (+0.04), UNG: 14.96 (+0.19), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), JNK: 38.68 (+0.07), MXWL: 8.85 (-0.27), UNT: 34.25 (+0.15), ECA: 13.81 (-0.06), QEP: 19.99 (-0.23), TRP: 49.29 (+0.19), CHK: 19.76 (+0.19), REN: 1.18 (-0.14), FCG: 11.24 (+0.03), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), APA: 63.83 (+1.16), EMB: 109.32 (-0.39), CRZO: 41.78 (+0.18), LINE: 11.35 (+1.22), SYRG: 12.72 (+0.18), PEIX: 10.94 (+0.61), UDNT: 11.70 (-0.39), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), USO: 19.89 (-0.47), HYG: 89.60 (unch), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), SN: 9.44 (+0.15), PVA: 6.44 (-0.24), MHR: 3.39 (+0.25), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), LQD: 119.83 (+0.42), CORP: 103.46 (+0.51), UDN: 23.55 (-0.21), SLCA: 26.51 (+0.82)
Stocks Have Done Well This Year but Are Going Even Higher in 2015
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:36PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel expects 2015 to be generous to investors.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), SJT: 15.32 (+1.07), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), BYD: 12.51 (-0.27), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), WDAY: 80.41 (-1.20), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), YELP: 55.15 (+0.42), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), CRM: 59.24 (-0.07), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06)
Today's Market: Activists Continue To Make Moves, Small Caps In Favor Among Investors
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 9:16AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), CSC: 63.25 (+0.20), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), IYT: 163.33 (-0.74)
P/E Compression And Share Evaluation: Encouraging Words
Gary Jakacky - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 8:54AM CST
JNJ: 104.52 (-0.05), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), WMT: 85.90 (+0.02), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Federal Reserve Exit Watch: Number 4
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 8:51AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
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)
'Fast Money' Recap: Where's the Market Going This Year?
at The Street - Sat Jan 03, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed the 'January effect,' which loser stocks will win this year and whether Apple is a defensive play.
YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), DDD: 32.42 (-0.45), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), JCP: 6.29 (-0.19), TIF: 105.50 (-1.36), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), SNI: 75.94 (+0.67), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), BABA: 103.60 (-0.34)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Economic Myth And Financial Reality
Kevin Flynn, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 11:41AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Investors Should Not Cheer Cheap Oil In 2015
Lawrence Fuller - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 8:19AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), REZ: 59.92 (+1.01), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XRT: 95.34 (-0.67)
2 Strong Forces Propelling This Secular Bull Market
Gary Jakacky - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 6:10AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
How Old Was That Shoeshine Boy Again?
Paulo Santos - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 3:11PM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Market Outlook 2015 - Robust Economy Could Offset Rate Hikes
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 2:51PM CST
VTI: 105.92 (-0.08), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06)
Peak What? Christmastime In Hell? Part 4
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 1:57PM CST
HK: 1.87 (+0.09), EXXI: 3.46 (+0.20), SLB: 85.67 (+0.26), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), LNCO: 11.50 (+1.13), SCTY: 52.92 (-0.56), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), BKF: 34.93 (-0.10), PSX: 72.29 (+0.59), EXC: 37.57 (+0.49), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), EOX: 1.18 (-0.02), TPLM: 4.64 (-0.14), HNR: 0.93 (-0.88), CLB: 119.31 (-1.03), CPE: 5.38 (-0.07), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), PDCE: 41.26 (-0.01), OAS: 17.04 (+0.50),
77.49 (+0.59), KMI: 42.81 (+0.50), F: 15.36 (-0.14), BPZ: 0.33 (+0.04), UNG: 14.96 (+0.19), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), JNK: 38.68 (+0.07), MXWL: 8.85 (-0.27), UNT: 34.25 (+0.15), ECA: 13.81 (-0.06), QEP: 19.99 (-0.23), TRP: 49.29 (+0.19), CHK: 19.76 (+0.19), REN: 1.18 (-0.14), FCG: 11.24 (+0.03), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), APA: 63.83 (+1.16), EMB: 109.32 (-0.39), CRZO: 41.78 (+0.18), LINE: 11.35 (+1.22), SYRG: 12.72 (+0.18), PEIX: 10.94 (+0.61), UDNT: 11.70 (-0.39), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), USO: 19.89 (-0.47), HYG: 89.60 (unch), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), SN: 9.44 (+0.15), PVA: 6.44 (-0.24), MHR: 3.39 (+0.25), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), LQD: 119.83 (+0.42), CORP: 103.46 (+0.51), UDN: 23.55 (-0.21), SLCA: 26.51 (+0.82) Stocks Have Done Well This Year but Are Going Even Higher in 2015
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:36PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel expects 2015 to be generous to investors.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), SJT: 15.32 (+1.07), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), BYD: 12.51 (-0.27), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), WDAY: 80.41 (-1.20), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), YELP: 55.15 (+0.42), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), CRM: 59.24 (-0.07), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06)
Today's Market: Activists Continue To Make Moves, Small Caps In Favor Among Investors
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 9:16AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), CSC: 63.25 (+0.20), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), IYT: 163.33 (-0.74)
P/E Compression And Share Evaluation: Encouraging Words
Gary Jakacky - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 8:54AM CST
JNJ: 104.52 (-0.05), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), WMT: 85.90 (+0.02), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Federal Reserve Exit Watch: Number 4
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 8:51AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
