One of my favorite phrases to use when applicable â particularly apt on afternoons such as yesterday when the market is in a slow yet very...
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury indicated it is seeking a way to reveal the details of the tests it is currently conducting to determine the shape of...
On Monday, President Obama opened a tiny space in the nearly half-century-old U.S. embargo against the communist regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba....
A feature of day trading that many day traders get caught up in is the ârebates.â For a number of years, the various electronic communication...
Sorry this is so late- we had a cable outage at our office this morning negating my 6:30AM arrival. But here it is: This is another âwhaâ...
Last week, $340 million of TARP funds were given back to the government from four very small banks. Clearly, this is not a lot of money when...
The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge commenced in San Francisco Bay. The original film version of âKing Kong,â premiered at new York...
The thing I heard the most around the olâ trading house yesterday was âis it going to be this slow all week?â The answer is a definitive...
A tenet that Iâve come to believe in day trading over the years is as follows: âtrade entries that look the safest usually arenât.â Most...
Yesterday, a G-20 summit took place. The G-20 is a group of nations representing about 90% of the worldâs population; the leaders meet every so...
Stunningly, a major development which could rock the financial markets one way or another is receiving precious little press. And when does said...
If I may self-journalize for a moment to make a point, please grant me a little slack: One of my cardinal rules for a trade is that I must be able...
So, letâs try to hash out what happened yesterday. I gave a brief preview in yesterdayâs markets section should you want to re-read...
For those that really know me and have seen me trade, all of you know that I have a disciplined methodology as to when I enter a trade â...
When one enters into a trade, one naturally hopes that the trade will immediately go into his/her favor. Naturally, the market does not care what...
Late last week, the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao made these comment at a news conference: âWe have made a huge amount of loans to the United...
Before I give my normal synopsys, please read this (from Bloomberg): http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8d4mh.dVP_U...
In another show of resiliency, the markets rallied sharply yesterday. Over the weekend, the Obama administration provided some more much-needed...
With the exception of professional gamblers/poker players, when people are at casinos, they are there for one reason: entertainment. In absolutely...
On Wednesday (and then again yesterday), the markets as a general grouping had one of their most extraordinary showings in recent memory- even in...
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