Stock Market Commentary and Insight

This section of Online Stock Trading Guide contains various stock market commentary articles from not only myself, but from other authors who have either contributed their articles exclusively here, or have provided syndicated content to share.

These articles will bring current and related topics that may be of interest to stock traders and investors alike to the forefront.

Many of these articles can help provide a better understanding of how and what moves the markets as well as provide general information for building a broad background of knowledge of the markets in general.

This section may very well turn into one of the largest sections here at Online Stock Trading Guide for the mere fact that, well, people always have something to say! Rather than list every article on a single page, at the bottom of the page you'll find links to additional pages as this section grows.

I hope you enjoy reading the articles. If you would like to know more about a specific topic related to investing or trading, let me know by using my Contact page and I will do my best to find some useful information for us all.

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• Product Lifecycles and Long Term Investing Consequences
• Darkest Days for the Economy Behind Us or Just Ahead?
• No 2011 Recession in Sight
• Citigroup Reverse Split Update August, 2011
• Can the Fed and Economists Forecast the Future?
• DJIA Declines 6 Straight Weeks and Falls Below 12,000
• Sprint Nextel Update 06/03/2011
• Citigroup Update 2 Weeks After Reverse Stock Split: The first of most likely, many updates on the Citigroup saga.
• Citigroup Begins Trading Post 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split
• Potential Breakout Stock - Ticker Symbol S - Sprint Nextel - 04/26/2011
• Gold 5 Day Chart Trend Reversal: As Gold (GLD) made new 52 week highs, prices reversed. Is this a short term reversal or a potential longer term top?
• Citigroup announces 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split: Is this good news or a warning?
• Two Stocks on the Radar at Market Club: Using Market Club's Trade Triangle technology, you'll see how stocks can be filtered and once preset signals are triggered, stocks can be selected for further analysis.
• SPY Follow Up 02/01/2011
• SPY, Current Trendlines and Egypt
• Is the Dow Jones Forming a Top....behind the scenes?: Reading the headlines about news being made don't prepare you for a possible top in place. Take a look at some fo the charts I've prepared here.
• Keep Ahead of the Herd in 2011: Learn how social trends can be used to help predict future price movements in the stock market.
• What Really Moves the Markets?: News? The Fed? Economic Reports? Take a closer look and you may see things in a different perspective...
• Long Term Bonds Best Investment: Well, maybe not. Take a look at this contributed article and then look at a chart of a bond etf to see how they've been doing lately.
• 2010 US Bank Failures: Here's an updated chart of 2010 US bank failures to date as well as a historical bank failure chart going back to the early 1930's.

• Are Funds In A Brokerage Account Insured?: Unlike the funds in a bank account and the FDIC article below, funds in a brokerage account have some protection through the SIPC.
• Are Funds In A Bank Account Insured?: Depending on the type of account and a few other things, in many cases, yes, they are.
• Dow Jones Forming a Head and Shoulders Pattern - December, 2010: Not just a potential Head and Shoulders pattern but a final move towards another major top in an Elliott Wave Pattern.
• Municipal Bond Crisis Is Here: Have you been following the constant reports of government budget deficits and spending cutbacks? Take a look at what's been happening behind the scenes.
• Robert Prechter Explains the Fed - Part III: The final article in a 3 part series deatiling Robert precther's view of the Fed.
• Has the U.S. Dollar Bottomed?: An article I wrote to point out a few things to be aware of which I noticed happening on a chart of the U.S. Dollar.
• Robert Prechter Explains the Fed - Part II: As the name implies, this is the second of three articles in a series as mentioned below.
• Robert Prechter Explains the Fed - Part I: Elliott Wave International founder Robert Prechter explains the Fed and their actions in part I of a 3 part series of articles.
• Is Disaster Building For Bond Holders?: Bond holders could become "Bag Holders" if the current situation continues in the direction it's going.
• October Historical Market Trends: Independant, individual analysis is important as ever when studying October historical market trends.
• Deflation and What The Current Trend Is Signaling: Learn about current trends in the economy along with recent media coverage and how deflation comes into play.
• 2010 Deflation Ebook Released: Newly updated, the 2010 version of Elliott Wave International's Deflation ebook is packed with 90 pages of content, all at zero cost to our readers.
• Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket: I was hoping I wouldn't need to write an article about this, but I didn't want to leave anyone out and decided to make sure...
• 3 Reasons Now is Not the Time to Speculate in Stocks: Robert Prechter pointing out a few reasons why now may not be the time to be "Gung-Ho" with your trading/investing account.
• The Hindenburg Omen - Omenous or Not: Elliott Wave International discusses the Hindenburg Omen circulating in the media lately due to it beng triggered recently... twice.
• Economic Crisis No One Saw Coming: Taking a look at examples of how many people were blind sided when looking at the big picture of the economy as it unfolded.
• Stress Tests - Finding the Safest Banks: A complimentary report and article on current bank ratings, problems within banks and what to do as things continue on their current path.

• Quadrillion Dollar Debt Day of Reckoning: What will happen when the quadrillion dollar debt day of reckoning comes around? This article provides one view and some ideas for preservation.
• Understanding Robert Prechter's Slope of Hope: Robert Prechter's Slope of Hope was named for the opposite condition of the markets climbing a Wall of Worry.
• Prechter's Perspective on Stocks: Video interview with Maria Bartiromo of CNBC with Robert Prechter and his current views on the markets.
• Signs Point to Deflation: After over a year of "reflationary" action in the markets, signs once again point to deflation.
• Robert Prechter Still Sees Long Bear Market Looming: Robert Prechter continues to see a long bear market looming. He recentlly pointed this out in a video with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC.
• DJIA 200 Day Moving Average - Will It Hold? 06/23/2010: Some insight and analysis of the DJIA and its 200 Day Moving Average, contributed by Elliott Wave International.

• Prechter Called the Uptrend "Out" in April: A reminder of the importance of being an Independent Investor, and thinking for ourselves sometimes. Robert Prechter made a bold analysis back in April, 2010 against the mainstream media.
• Bank Reform Will Shrink Credit and Kill the Economy - Robert Prechter: Robert Prechter discusses why he feels bank reform will shrink credit and kill the economy in the recent video from Yahoo Finance.
• Where is the Stock Market Headed Next?: Take a look at some of the charts and analysis I have put together with some historical comparisons.
• Prechter - Even One Trillion Dollars Can't Save the Euro: Robert Prechter of Elliot Wave International discusses what he thinks is in store for the currencies.
• Is a Bigger Correction Coming: Is a bigger correction coming than the typically spoken ten percent correction?
• Robert Prechter Discusses Recent Global Selloff: Robert Prechter discusses the recent global selloff in the markets while a guest with Yahoo Finance Tech Ticker host Aaron Task.
• The Federal Reserve Does NOT Control the Market: Taking a look at mainstream beliefs that the Federal Reserve will always be able to swoop in and come to the rescue.
• Signs of Deflation You May Not Be Able To See Clearly: An article contributed from Elliott Wave International with a couple of key signs of Deflation that are often overlooked.
• Long Term Elliott Wave Picture: The latest article from Elliott Wave Internaional providing insight into the long term Elliott Wave picture.
• What Do These Technical Indicators Mean For The Stock Market: Take a look and see what these technical indicators mean for the stock market, now that they are all pointing towards the same thing.
• Is the DOW Heading Higher, Again?: A free video analysis with some key levels to watch for the DOW's potential future price movement.
• Is the Meltdown in Greece a Sign of Further Pressure on the Euro?: Greece, Spain, Portugal- who's next? What's next for the Euro?
• Free Chapters of Conquer the Crash: Enjoy 8 free chapters from Robert Prechter's best selling book Conquer the Crash.
• Ford: Buy The Rumor, Sell The News?: Is Ford stock a case of buy the rumor, sell the news? News trading can be tricky, let's take a look and see why.
• Goldman Sachs Charged With Fraud: Who Would Have Thought? Part III: Goldman Sachs charged with fraud - the big news in the markets recently. Here's part III of a special report that goes into how something like this was actually predicted 5 months ago.
• Goldman Sachs Charged With Fraud: Who Would Have Thought? Part II: Goldman Sachs charged with fraud - the big news in the markets recently. Here's part II of a special report that goes into how something like this was actually predicted 5 months ago.
• Goldman Sachs Charged With Fraud: Who Would Have Thought? Part One: Goldman Sachs charged with fraud - the big news in the markets recently. Here's part one of a special report that goes into how something like this was actually predicted 5 months ago.
• Stock Alerts In The Mail - BEWARE: Whatever you do, beware of stock alerts in the mail, please. Here's an article on one I recently received myself and what has happened since.

• Inflation Is Not A Threat, Deflation Is: Inflation is not a threat at the moment, deflation is. Don't think so yet? Take a look at this article and then ask yourself which is more of a threat at the moment.
• Understanding Market Psychology: Understanding market psychology and what you can learn from a multi-millionaire who understood it.
• Understanding The Fed - Not Just The Myths: Understanding the Fed - not just the myths about the fed, is a contributed article that takes a look at how the federal reserve works and the potential consequences.
• Can The Fed Stop Deflation?: An article with charts and analysis to take a look using a relation to interest rates.
• How The DOW Has Really Performed When Measured Using Real Money: An interesting contributed article on How the Dow has really performed when measured in real money, Gold.
• What Does NOT Move Markets - Examining 8 Claims of Market Efficiency: An article providing some insight into classic claims about the market and what you can do to start making your own decisions.
• Research Reveals Insight Into Fed Chairman's Popularity: A new article on Ben Bernanke's Burn Notice - Why Now? Research reveals insight into Fed Chariman's popularity.
• Where You Should Be In The S&P 500?: The latest free video from Market Club on Where You Should Be In The S&P 500, based on their analysis and Trade Triangle technology.
• Why 2010 Should Be One To Remember: Why 2010 Should Be One To Remember is a contributed article form Elliott Wave International and provides opinion and analysis of current market positioning in comparison with previous examples.
• Stock Market Myths Exposed: Here's a free eBook resource on Market Myths Exposed. It's being offered by Elliott Wave International and provides some of their opinions on 10 common investment myths.
• Popular Culture and The Stock Market - Free Report: Taking a look at popular culture and the stock market brings several interesting observations to the forefront. This article takes a look at music, movies and fashion and introduces possible correlations with the stock market.
• Are Earnings Really Driving the Stock Market Higher?: As the stock market continues higher, are earnings really what's driving it? Taking a look at past earnings results compared to prior highs and lows may give some insight.
• How to Prepare for the Coming Crash and Preserve Your Wealth: How to Prepare for the Coming Crash and Preserve Your Wealth is a recent article pointing out several accurate predictions made in the first edition of Conqer the Crash. The second edition can be pre-ordered here.
• Death of the Dollar: The Death of the U.S. Dollar is being announced by various news agencies recently. In the past, situations like this happened close to extreme tops and bottms. Will this time be any different?

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