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Last week, the bulls pulled another save out of their hat -- turning what initially looked like a losing week into a respectable advance to a new 12-week high. The broad market rebound came on the...
There is a class of equities we call “cult stocks.” Roughly speaking, a cult stock is a high-growth concept stock, with an extraordinary degree of emotionally invested ownership. The...
We’re only about halfway through the Q2 earnings season, and already, we have had plenty of action with more than a few cross-currents. Last week we noted how the extremely low sentiment levels...
Traders are gearing up for a full barrage of earnings reports as we settle in for a new week of trading. A number of key announcements could shape the tone for various industries this week,...
‘Dark Pools‘ is a fun, intelligent, beach weekend read. Apart from the obvious Wall Street / HFT focus, the book struck me as a cross between War Games, The Matrix, and Terminator:...
Traders are reluctantly heading back from the Hamptons after a lazy holiday week of trading. If you took last week off, you missed a few sessions of light-volume trading. But you also missed a...
Some quick thoughts on gold as we finish up a light holiday week of trading… We have repeatedly emphasized, in past months, that gold looks terrible. We grew constructive again...
Welcome to the third quarter of a genuinely nutty trading year… The second quarter went out with a bang as the S&P 500 tacked on 2.5% in Friday’s session, and the Nasdaq...
JS Comment:The following is a book review of Hedge Fund Market Wizards. If you would like to see more Mercenary Trader reviews of excellent trading books — including many not featured in...
To say that today’s broad market picture is “unpredictable” would be a gross understatement. On a macro level, there are enough cross currents and shifting dynamics to give...