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The Dull Days of December
The S&P 500 Index and emerging markets both rose more than 5% this past week. Most of the...
Booking a 43.66% Gain… And Betting on an American Stalwart
It was a big week for the markets in your Bull Market Alert portfolio. While the S&P 500...
To Rally, or Not To Rally — That Is the Question
News reports out of Europe have held markets in a well-trodden trading pattern over the past several months....
Feeling So Bad… That it’s Good
Well, I'm feeling pretty lousy. The S&P 500 has now fallen seven days in a row. The broad...
Markets Back In “Risk-On” Mode
Global markets have endured a tough week, with the S&P 500 sliding 4.62% and emerging markets dropping 7.28%....
A “Masterful” Bet on a U.S. Economic Recovery
Global stock markets endured a bad week, as the S&P 500 pulled back below key support levels at...
European Troubles Holding Back a Rally
Markets ended the past five days lower with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.41% and emerging markets...
Protecting your Downside in Greece
You have two positions in European banks, Bank of Ireland (IRE) and National Bank of Greece (NBG). I...
A Bullish Bet on the U.S. Market for the Rest of 2011
For the week, the S&P 500 dropped 2.5%, snapping a four-week winning streak. The Dow pulled back 2%,...
Risk On, Risk Off
It was yet another “Risk-On, Risk-Off” week in the markets. Traders opened the recent five-day trading period...