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Sunday, October 14, 2012

S&P looking for the 1400 test?

With the S&P futures closing at 1421 and the latest numbers from JPM and WFC disappointing investors, it looks like the 1400 level may be the magnet in the short term.

Nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the best pizza in Abbotsford this weekend and wait for the futures market to open up Sunday night.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Market rallies on Bernanke bearish outlook

It is a little contradicting in its reasoning, but the worse things are, the higher the odds of more quantitative easing from the Fed, which means the markets will rally.

When Bernanke gave his testimony yesterday, the initial market reaction was to sell off, but almost as fast, everything rebounded as the more aggressive traders took the weakness as an opportunity to buy shares and force a rally on QE hopes.

More on this in the daily stock market discussion thread for the week of July 16th.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Stock market forum

Stock Market Today discussion thread for the week of June 4th

European markets are buckling and putting the pressure one, but we have  a relief rally taking place at the moment as financials and tech stocks come off the lows of last week.


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Stock Market Today - May 2nd

Possible candidates for an ascending triangle break out in todays scan reveal the following stocks:


Symbol Last Chg(%)
CMCSA 30.35 -0.82
CMCSK 29.97 -0.37
CHS 15.9 1.15
ELNK 8.34 0.97
GGC 35.8 -1.86
BOH 49.52 0.36
ACGL 39.3 0.49

For more discussion, please drop by the Stock Market Today section of the HSM forums.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Investing forum

HSM has started up a new section, the investing forum is being built up to contain tools and information for investors.

Be sure to drop by and give your advice on investing to other members!

While majority of the current information is trading related, expanding  an investing how to section is an important step in educating new investors and ensuring that they have balanced portfolios beyond.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

BAC breaks the $8 barrier

Is this the big move retail buyers have been waiting for? The big move over $8 which is the highest level since the Buffett purchase last year. Or is this the top coming in as the early buyers below $7 start to unload?

The Stock market today forum has the chart on BAC from today.