The Disciplined Investor

MarketMash

The last few weeks have shown a pronounced change in sentiment. Daily trends show a higher level of selling with a leap in volume. Geo-political concerns have helped to crush the carry trade that has been funded with the U.S. dollar causing a short-cover and thereby creating the need to sell risk assets.

In addition, stimulus (aka “The Punchbowl”) conversation has shifted to Read more »

Screens

Guest: Brian Shannon, AlphaTrends.net provides insight and direction of this ever confusing market. We review buy an sell rules along with some key tips on how to profit and limit losses. We review trends to watch and Brian tells us about some of his favorite technical indicators. Andrew also brings in some stocks that may see a bounce due to oversold conditions as well as the unemployment report….. Also, we review StockTwits – Listen in…

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Strategy Lab

From my latest MSN Strategy Lab Journal:

Market manipulators won’t go down without a fight against President Obama’s reform plans for Wall Street.

It appears that we could be heading for a showdown. In one corner: the Masters of Disasters, the Thrashers of Crashers, a.k.a. the Lending Loonies (theatrical pause) . . . Bank CEOs and Financial Company CEOs and Upper Management! In the other corner, the Cool of Rule, the Pope of Hope, the Arranger and Changer … President Barak Obama. (crowd roars).

It is no joke. The likes of Goldman Sachs (GS) Morgan Stanley (MS) and JP Morgan (JPM) have a lot to worry about. No one argues that there is a new sheriff in town and he is aiming to clean up the street. So far, he has not given the “you are out of this town by high noon tomorrow” speech, but who knows how far you can push a man on a mission.

For too long, the markets have been run and even at times manipulated by those that will do anything to make a buck. Just this summer, we were astonished to learn that a little known legal loophole was left open after the Enron debacle. Now known as the Enron Loophole, it was one of the main reasons that the price of oil was headed to $200 per barrel. Only until the Commodity Futures Trading Commission intervened and ultimately changed the definition of who was considered a speculator did the price of oil begin to fall.

Yet, all the time, Goldman Sachs analyst “Arjun “where is he now?” Murti was projecting that we should see oil at $150-$200 within a year. Here is something to think about: What firms made a killing trading oil during 2007-2008?

Read the entire journal entry HERE

Gameplan

Here are a few indicators we are watching. A few are showing some signs that the rally is getting strained. Last week we saw some very good news on the earnings front with a few decent economic reports. Even so, markets fell on increased volume. Not a good sign.

Sentiment seems to have Read more »

Media

I had the opportunity to be on the other side of the microphone as I speak with Frank Curzio about a few stocks and the economic environment. We had a great time as we usually do yucking it up.

“Andrew Horowitz from the Disciplined Investor Podcast breaks down the markets and Read more »