Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is trading slightly higher at $13.72, +0.12 (0.90%) while the markets are taking a beating. The stock is trading at attractive valuation levels and is also a buyout...

Markets died and then rallied to flat again as European leaders “prepared contingencies” for a possible Grexit  Markets died hard and fast yesterday as major indexes registered as...

T2108 Status: 22.5% (Last oversold period ends at 4 days)VIX Status: 22.3General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold with a bullish biasCommentary For the first half of the trading day, it appeared the...

In part one of this two-part series (Found Here) I laid the groundwork for why I believe that blue-chip dividend paying US equities represent not only a viable, but also a safer investment choice than...

The equity risk premium computes the spread between the earnings yield and the risk-free rate offered by government bonds. Simply put, the higher the premium, the higher the expected return in the...

This is what it would look like.And this is how it would happen from the perspective of the charts. Yes – that is none other than last week’s Bull Wedge/Falling Wedge having grown into a...

My quick snapshot yesterday of major European markets showed a massive rally, which I playfully suggested was driven by a "Don't bet against the EU Summit" sentiment. Well, the market yesterday showed...

After-Hours: Closing Update: Stocks End Wild Session Little Changed; Late Rally Erases 200-Point Loss for Dow4:11 PM, May 23, 2012 -- U.S. stocks pared their losses late in Wednesday's trade, closing...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting a meeting of European Union leaders. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 86 points to 12,391.00 and S&P 500...

Euro hits fresh 2012 lows ahead of informal summit; More reports of an ECB contingency plan in the worksEconomic Data(GR) Greece Mar Current Account: -€2.1B v €1.1B prior(NL) Netherlands Mar...

Yen gains after BOJ stands pat; World Bank cuts China outlook, April lending looks weak; EUR falls on Papademos "grexit" mentionEconomic Data(JP) BANK OF JAPAN (BOJ) LEAVES TARGET RATE RANGE UNCHANGED...

The ES posted the measuring day that we were looking for. Price tested the 10ema, retreated and ultimately settled down 1 on the day. Wednesday is the important day to see if the bulls can build on...

Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps with the highest expected growth for the upcoming fiscal year. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 10...

Vietnam is poised for dramatic growth  There’s still a lot of confusion about the direction of the stock markets. But one major trend you can count on is the growth of the new consumer...