Feb
17
Investing Pitfalls In the Year of Metal Tiger
February 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
Given that the tiger is a ferocious animal, this year is generally not good for risky ventures. To succeed in investing, we will need the traits of a tiger - courage, stealth and strength.
Oct
20
Get Real On The Economic Recovery And Stock Market Rally
October 20, 2009 | 6 Comments
In view of the challenging times ahead, I believe the stock market is too optimistic with its valuations of 15-25 times earnings. Stocks have rallied aggressively since March. Most of them are trading above their 200-day moving average and with no sign of slowing down. In this kind of bullish environment, fundamental analysis seems really foolish. A monkey, with no baggge of knowing how bad things really are, could have made huge profits just by throwing darts in the dark.
May
31
Is This Stock Market Rally For Real?
May 31, 2009 | 4 Comments
With each passing week, the case for a bearish reversal out of this stock market rally becomes stronger. For the time being, the bulls triumphed by breaking out of a potentially ugly double top pattern. This raging bullish sentiment pretty much sums up last week’s stock market actions.
Sep
11
Stark Naked Fear In Stock Markets
September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
On Monday, we had a fantastic stock market rally after the US Treasury engineered a takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Regardless of it being the costliest bailout in US financial history, investors’ confidence were restored… for a while.
Suckers, er, investors rushed into the stock market again, picking up oversold stocks as […]
Sep
3
Plunge In Oil Prices Claims Another Major Casualty
September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The US dollar, inspired largely by plunging oil prices and growing pessimism over the economic health of the EU and the U.K, is going gangbusters of late. It traded at $1.4455 Wednesday, a seven-month high against the euro.
On the other hand, oil prices continue downwards to $107.48 a barrel, as Hurricane Gustav’s path of destruction was […]

