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Central Banks Cut Rates; Stocks Still Weak! SPX, Nasdaq, GLD, ABX, AEM, GDX, FCX, PCLN, CTRP, IBM

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Central banks around the global cut interest rates in a coordinated effort to help ease the credit crisis.  The Fed slashed rates by half-a-point to 1.5%.  The market was very volatile, going up-and-down many times; but, still ended down!  Certain sectors were able to hold on […]

A Broad Market Rally! SPX, Nasdaq, RIG, DO, NOV, CLF, X, RTP, ATI, FCX, PCU, PKX, ACH

Yesterday, in my evening post, I said, “The market does still show bullish formations in the major indices. We’ll have to see how VIX deals with the $18 mark (now, a resistance). If VIX gets pushed back down toward $16, we could still see the market forming a new leg up.”
This morning, VIX tried […]

Commodities Jump Again! SPX, Nasdaq, FCX, PCU, CNX, ACI, BTU, PBR, RIO

It was kind of a sluggish day on the market today, although the commodity related sectors were very strong! This weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, “I will also be watching how commodities play against the techs. Some commodity related sectors are threatening to make a comeback already, although some money did seem […]

Metals, Oil, and Natural Gas: SPX, Nasdaq, SWN, DECK, DVN, UPL, ECA, APA, XME, PCU, FCX, BTU, ACI, CNX

Gold (and other precious metals), oil, and natural gas prices spiked up again! Gold is above $970/ounce and crude is above $102/barrel, while the rest of the market staggered. Yesterday, I mentioned that I didn’t like seeing VIX above $22. Sure enough, the broader market faltered today.
The Dow closed down 112.10 points; […]