I read an interesting article that had some very interesting implications in it. It discusses the multiplier and the effects of fiscal stimulus on an economy. In it was another article, by Ethan Ilzetzki, Enrique Mendoza, and Carlos Vegh, entitled “How Big…
We are becoming more and more obsessed with the need for precise measurement and forecasts. At least that’s what Bob Lutz believes:
Everybody signs off on that and the bean counters start going to work. They work with the product planners…
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In case you were unplugged or asleep today, Linkedin (LNKD) had its first day of trading today. This was a long anticipated event and is…
When using a technical method like double tops, it is important to understand the investor mentality that lies behind the chart pattern. Simply trading on a pattern (the how) is more effective…
Is the market getting close to being over-valued again? We saw a run up in prices prior to the crashes of 1929, 1999, and 2007. Again in the 1960′s we saw a run up in prices before being taken down by other forces, but…
The S&P 500 hit a bit of a rough patch this week following the turmoil in Japan and uncertainty of its future.
The chart shows the daily close of the S&P 500 and after a long upward trend , it breaks below its 20 day…
I’ve been hearing a lot about how the S&P500 and the Dollar Index have been moving in opposite directions lately and it got me wondering two things: is this really the case? and has it always been this way?
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Which day of the week is the best day of the week to Tweet? What day are you most likely to get clicks on your link? A six month study concluded with a relatively conclusive answer.
The setup
We used a twitter account starting with 17,000…
Late last week I was running some valuations on some companies for inv
estment opportunities. One of the ones I came across was Apollo Group, which is an education company with names under its ownership including University of Phoenix. The stock…
The U.S. Dollar Index is looking strong. If we take a look at the daily closing chart for the index over the last year we can see that it is well off its highs of 89 this time last year. There have been several…
