From the category archives:
So what’s this “Hindenburg Omen” you may have been hearing about lately? Is it an economic conspiracy theory, or does it really have any value as a leading indicator for a market slowdown?
The Hindenburg Omen is a technical indicator created by the blind mathematician, Jim Miekka, that is supposed to predict financial crashes – and [...]
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If you’ve never paid attention to Beta (β) (or “B”) before, listen up. Even if you don’t consider yourself a technical analyst or a seasoned investor, or if you are just getting into stocks now, beta is fairly easy to understand and can help you with your stock picking decisions.
Beta is a mathematical measurement of [...]
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State of the (Economic) Union 2010: is political news now a leading indicator of stock markets?
I can’t remember where I read it recently, perhaps even in the End of Influence, but the consensus among some who know more about it than I do is that stock markets, and most notably the U.S. stock market in [...]
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In the days leading up to Christmas, and various other times throughout the year, stock market trading thins considerably. Trading volume levels decrease as stock exchanges close early and many institutions are simply happy to hold onto their positions and wait out the end of the year with their gains.
Lower trading volumes mean less liquidity [...]
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I’m an extremely cautious bull on the current markets. Cautious, because, if a few criteria are met, the mini bull market (or bear market rally, if you prefer) we’ve seen since March 2009 could easily tip over and provide the catalyst for the hypothetical “double-dip recession.”
Commentators have recently been pointing out the fact that the [...]
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