August 18, 2010 · 7 comments
in September, VIX volatility, indicators, market crash, market reports, market timing, news and updates, preparedness, technical analysis, terminology, theories, wealth protection
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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May 7, 2010 · 4 comments
in Greece, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, debt, europe, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, government, international economy, international stock market, legislation, market crash, market reports, market trends, news and updates, risk, stock exchanges, world order
Is Greece triggering the double-dip? Yesterday’s several-hundred point dive in the stock markets globally was said to be the result of a “fat finger” typo – someone, a really big trader (eg., Citibank), typed in 15 “billion” of futures contracts instead of 15 “million” somewhere.
And is this the new kamikaze capitalism – where you don’t [...]
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April 5, 2010 · 6 comments
in bubble, discipline, economy, emotions, financial planning, future, investing, market crash, market timing, money lessons, opportunity, preparedness, psychology, purchases, savings, stock picks, stocks, wealthbuilding
One week we’re done with market crashes, the next week there’s more talk of bubbles and Wall Street antics wasting taxpayers’ money. This list of market doom headlines is a good enough reminder of how the fear for the end of the world felt like just over one year ago now in early March 2009.
What [...]
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We all want to know when the market is going to bottom. Well, right now it’s definitely at SOME kind of bottom. So start dipping your toes in if you’ve not been paying attention for a while (buy some of the Canadian banks that Obama likes so much) – there are great sales out there [...]
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