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The tale of two markets continues as Spain is downgraded by S&P, economic data disappointed today and Amazon lights up the after hours.  Standard & Poor’s Ratings slashed...

Apple Computers and Dr. Ben pushed today’s markets, as the NASDAQ rose 2.3% in response to Apple’s earnings report and Fed policy statements Today was a large day for investors as...

What Is The VIX and How Can You Trade Stock Market Volatility?The VIX, as defined by Investopedia.com, is “the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, which shows the...

Trade The Pain In Spain For Gain The pain in Spain for the last few weeks and the pain in Europe for the last year have worn down investors who have witnessed near disaster and catastrophe in Greece,...

Bear alert triggered for U.S. stock marketOn Monday, April 16, 2012, one of the primary indicators I use for tracking long term trends in the U.S. stock market triggered a “bear alert,”...

Wall Street disses mixed Spanish, Italian, and German bond sales as the European sovereign debt crisis continues.  Wall Street and investors are not buying mixed Spanish, German, and Italian bond...

Stock prices on major indexes rebounded yesterday on easing worries in Europe.  Major US stock indexes rallied yesterday, back into significant resistance as this trading range continues.  ...

Apple falls from tree, dropping 4% on its fifth straight day of losses.  Apple Computer (NASDAQ:AAPL) continued to reverse course today, dropping 4.15% and taking the tech heavy Nasdaq...

Major U.S. markets declined for the second week in a row, leading a global sell off in equity assets.It was the worst week of 2012 for U.S. stocks, triggered by declining sentiment and slowing growth...

Spain roils world markets as borrowing costs increase and stock market plungesSpain is back on the front pages of global financial media as worries mount over the health of the country’s banking...

The Reasoning Behind “Sell In May And Go Away” and Whether this Stock Market Slogan will apply in 2012The cliché, “Sell In May And Go Away,” comes from the idea of...

Global investors gave global markets a big thumbs down in response to Friday’s jobs report that missed all expectations.Friday’s Non Farm Payrolls report was a true disaster, coming in at...

With last week’s poor employment report and recurring problems in Spain, global markets can only hope that the Easter Bunny hasn’t left the building.It was a poor ending to a lackluster...

There is any easy way to invest in Gold: Exchange Traded Funds!If you have ever seriously considered investing in gold, you may have pondered the inconvenience of accumulating (and securely storing)...

Markets and ETFs were quiet today as investors left for their annual Easter Egg Hunts  In other words, markets and Index ETFs declined slightly this week as investors mulled over declines in...

Indexes and Index ETFs to Europe: No Spain, No GainIndexes and Index ETFs continued their plunge today in response to Fed action (or lack thereof), Spain troubles, and an overall market...