August 8, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 8/8/12: Since the “Draghi Whatever it Takes” bottom on July 26th, the DAX is up more than 10%, the SPX up 4.7% and the Shanghai Comp 2%.  With much focus of late on the …

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August 7, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 8/7/12: A year ago this very week, the SPX concluded a peak to trough draw-down of nearly 20% that started in early July largely related to Europe’s Sovereign debt crisis but quickly morphed into a U.S.-centric issue focused on slowing domestic growth and …

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August 6, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 8/6/12:  The re-test of 1400 certainly seems in the cards this week, as the champagne corks get pulled and everyone starts toasting each other again.  But all is not well in the world.  There …

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August 2, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

MorningWord 8/2/12:  As an aging trader who started in the business in the mid/late 90s, I have seen my share of bubbles emerge and then pop.  When I was just a lad in the 90s, …

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August 1, 2012 by Dan • Commentary

  MorningWord 8/1/12: Market sentiment is a weird thing, most of the time it does not exactly correspond with where the market appears to be heading or be indicative of the price action to come, …

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