We will see how the week plays. But we did some work to see if there is any support for a bounce from what appears to be a fear driven sell-off. Take a look at the weekly chart below. The 40-week is support, down a little from here. This is the similar look as last [...]

The Facebook (FB) chatter needs to take a break. Everywhere I look there is something about the company and it is getting really boring. Now, this is much cooler anyway – I mean, a paper airplane flying 200+ feet! If you ever spent time in 5th grade English class trying to come up with the [...]

This coming Friday, we will host a live event that will showcase the TriggerPoint Research ALERTS!. Throughout the day we will be blogging Breaking UP, Breaking Down and Bounce ALERTS! as well as the important aspects of the Facebook moves. If you have any interest in following/trading along, resister and we will send you all [...]

This coming Friday, we will host a live event that will showcase the TriggerPoint Research ALERTS!. Throughout the day we will be blogging Breaking UP, Breaking Down and Bounce ALERTS! as well as the important aspects of the Facebook moves. If you have any interest in following/trading along, resister and we will send you all [...]

Whatever they say on the boob-tube, the retail sales print was awful. Yes, it was in-line with estimates, but that is nothing to cheer about. Of course the glass-half-full crowd will see this as a “resilient” consumer, even in the face of  all sorts of headwinds around the world. Follow @andrewhorowitz Just taking a look [...]

I thought this was a rather well thought out guide (basic as it is) on how to best pick up shares of Facebook (FB) if you are not lucky enough to get in on the Pre-IPO price. Our friend Josh Brown sits down with Jeff Make to go through basic principals of the deal and [...]

This weekend, the NY Times did an extensive review of the college debt burden that is growing exponentially.It comes at an interesting time when the unemployment rate of under 25 is still close to record highs and the vote to extend the low cost loans is hanging overhead. Something is going to have to give [...]

The yields on Spanish debt are exploding over the “acceptable” levels again. At the same time, time, CDS levels are the highest since last December. The exit of Greece from the Eurozone is being talked up among the members in a way that is obviously for one or two purposes: A threat to Greece to [...]

After a better than expected (weaker) PPI report last week, the CPI numbers will tell us just how much we are not paying more for fuel, food and housing. While we all know that prices have been driving higher for almost everything, however the survey of leading economists shows a 0% rise for the month-over-month [...]

While the actual indicator is not new, it is now available on the Bloomberg Professional platform. My friend Bill Sindel is a whiz at making these indicators come alive on Bloomberg charts. This one I like as it has some interesting applications for a longer time-frame as shown below for the S&P 500 monthly. On [...]

We listen and discuss the Meet The Press interview of Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan (JPM) , Facebook’s (FB) IPO and much more Virtual guests include Simon Johnson, Art Cashin and Lakshman Achuthan. Fed minutes are due, China’s bank reserve reduction and a listener question is answered in this episode. Check out TriggerPoint Research ALERTS! [...]

3D printing is still a dream that was popularized by early Star Trek episodes. The replicator was something that could create objects on the fly and that is what is being attempted today. One of my favorite sites to see some really cool inventions that are rolling out is KickStarter. There often some really interesting [...]

The UMich confidence numbers came in this morning with a bang. For whatever the reason, this group of respondents had a very upbeat view of their current position. That is on the heels of the a so-so month in April. The outlook was not as rosy and that may be as there was the beginnings [...]

Last week we were all treated to a report on the unemployment situation in the U.S. that was not pretty. Sure, on the surface the “official” unemployment rate of 8.1% looked good and that was a nice splash for the media to publish. But, beneath the number there were several areas that concerned investors and [...]

Overall it was a very sloppy day. Perhaps the relief that Greece may be looking to leave the Euro region was reason for European markets to move higher. But, it will obviously cause Greece some hardship. The equity market over in Europe tell the story. Ouch. That is obviously a nasty reaction to the elections. [...]

Last week we looked at the key levels of support for the S&P 500. On Friday it held just about the the penny and that would have set up some sort of potential for the bulls to come in – if not for the European debacle again. The S&P 500 has some important tests over [...]

Guests: Kerry Lutz of The Financial Survival Network comes to us with a discussion of why some hard assets and MLPs. Gold and Silver are discussed as are some alternative energy (high yield) plays. Hear of the 2-headed Llama? We have the push-me, pull-you markets now and there is a battle between the earnings and [...]

There is clear support across a high volume node from the most recent swing at 1,368.72. That is a point that provides for a “bounce” if it approaches. Now that the index is once again below the 50 DMA, there are additional considerations, but the more important area is defined. Follow @andrewhorowitz Crossing below that [...]

The fear is palpable. What may be coming on Friday could be a disappointment as compared to the lowered expectations – at least that is what the latest market gyrations are saying. Over the past few weeks, initial claims have been ramping higher and had been above to 4-week average. Then a surprise comes today [...]

Acme Packet Inc (APKT) is expected to report earnings on 5/2/2012 (after the close). The current consensus of the 22 analysts is a buy rating. Over the past four weeks analysts have increased their rating and have increased it over the past three months. For this analysts are expecting next quarter’s EPS and revenue of [...]

Guests: Larry Williams and Mark Hanna help us wade through the trends and cycles of the markets. Mark starts us off with a nice discussion about the IBD market trend and how that is derived. Then we get deeper into the markets and the areas that may provide some profitability. Larry Wiliams has predicted stock [...]

Yesterday, the announcement of a potential deal struck me as obvious. Coca-Cola (KO) would be a direct beneficiary of the energy drink business which is booming. Adding the Monster brand to the mix could be instantly accretive if the price was right. Combining the distribution alone would be a great deal for both companies. On [...]

The much awaited manufacturing index for China was released overnight. We have been seeing a sharp weakening in the Flash Index which is a private report by HSBC. In other words it is not the “official” numbers prepared by the Chinese government. There is plenty of skepticism when it comes the “official” data from China, [...]

By almost any measure, there is a slowdown in manufacturing here and abroad. Clearly the lack of stimulus and the forces austerity in Europe is starting to show through. In addition, as we have been noticing, both business ans wholesale inventory levels have been rising and while that is good for the statistical calculation of [...]

Our proprietary Market Trend Indicator (MTI) has been upgraded. Just a few short weeks ago, the market started to slide and the indicator quickly signaled a Strong Downtrend. As of Friday’s close, that changed to a market Uptrend. The MTIs we use: Strong Downtrend Downtrend Uptrend Strong Uptrend When this condition is present, it is [...]