The Star-Ledger – NJ.comOpinion: Despite Facebook IPO bust, JPMorgan $2B loss, capitalism …The Star-Ledger – NJ.comThe bottom line is that, in our economic system, there are winners and losers. We certainly do not want to take action that reduces an …
… in its quarterly “flow of funds” report on Thursday, the Federal Reserve sharply revised its estimates of how much cash companies are holding on…
BloombergJC Penney Posts Loss; Stock SlumpsWall Street JournalBy NATHALIE TADENA JC Penney Co. swung to a loss in its fiscal first-quarter as restructuring expenses weighed on the retailer's bottom line and sales fell 20%. Its shares slumped as res…
Want to see a completely wrong headline? Here’s mine from seven months ago:
The “deal” that I was referring to in this piece was changed dramatically from the one that is being worked on with creditors today.The haircut on bonds has changed, a…
The Congregational Budget Office (CBO) is out with its annual report. It’s a blockbuster. This 165 page monster is filled with dozens of charts, graphs and detailed projections. It will be talked about for weeks. The report provides a dismal outloo…
10/21/2011
The Gold Picture in Three Time Frames
by Carl Swenlin
Whenever possible it is best to look at a price index in the long-, medium-, and short-term time frames. For me that means analyzing monthly, weekly, and daily bar charts.
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10/14/2011
Rydex Cash Flow Ratio Oversold
by Carl Swenlin
One of the ways we have of measuring sentiment is by tracking cash flow into and out of Rydex mutual funds through the use of our Rydex Cash Flow Ratio. The Ratio is calculated by dividing cumu…
Bottom Line: The most important lesson learned from the bond rally is that it is best to follow mechanical timing models based upon price movement. At the end of August we were on a buy signal for bonds, which I regretted because it looked technically …
08/26/2011
Oversold All Time Frames
by Carl Swenlin
After the price breakdown in late-July, some internal indicators quickly became oversold in the short-, medium-, and long-term, and have stayed there for nearly a month. This fact is clearly illustra…
As a veteran of the health care system, I can tell you this guy is giving good advice…
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Just a month ago I found myself telling one of the nation’s top neurosurgeons that the break in my wife’s neck had gotten worse. In his defense, he hadn’t s…
