Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: Europe’s Got the World on Hold
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/McjA1tkxM9k”] After a bullish inaugural day of 2012 trading, the market has been essentially flat. So far this year, stocks in the S&P 500 Index are up about 1% on relatively light trading volume. One reason for the trepidation in the market right now is Europe. In fact, you might say that Europe’s got […]
Alert: Don’t Get Kicked by the Bull
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/gUDf84SWDqA”] Tuesday was the inaugural day of 2012 trading, and we witnessed a whole lot of bullish action. In fact, I think that the New Year’s Eve party that began last Saturday night in Times Square may have spilled over onto Wall Street on Tuesday. Markets were up big across the board, not only […]
Alert: Turned Back at the 200 Day — Again
The year is nearly over, but the volatility we’ve come to live with in 2011 is by no means over yet. On Wednesday, stocks sold off sharply as traders opted to bank the gains they captured in last week’s bullish action. Of course, this time of the year is characterized by very low trading volume, […]
Alert: Holiday Volatility Reigns Supreme
In a year where volatility has ruled the roost, I guess it should come as no surprise that stocks continue to soar and dive into the final weeks of the year. We saw this characteristic 2011 volatility rear its head on Tuesday, as the Dow surged more than 337 points on renewed optimism in Europe, […]
Alert: The Global Bear Roars
It’s ugly out there, and it has been for the past week. Stocks around the globe are plunging, as the situation in Europe keeps putting pressure on worldwide equity prices. Fear and anxiety over the lack of any substantive plan from European leaders to effectively do more than put a band-aid on a burn victim […]