“A bank is not a casino.” (NYTimes.com). A soup-to-nuts approach to a foreclosures. (Slate.com). “Formalizing the Fed’s transformation into a market stability regulator makes sense.” (NYTimes.com also naked capitalism) ... Go to Full Article

One of the goals that I set for 2008 was to make more short-term trades that have modest upside objectives (7% to 12% gains) when I find those opportunities versus only trading stocks which have (+20% or more potential). ... Go to Full Article

How to choose an online Futures Trading Platform? By Matt Zimberg Optimus Trading Group-President. When you look for any trading platform your first concern should be stability. Today’s platforms offer feature-rich capabilities, ... Go to Full Article

The indices remain stuck in a holding pattern. For the fourth session in a row they traded within relatively tight ranges and closed near last Tuesday’s closing levels. It looks like the market will work off its short-term overbought ... Go to Full Article

Strengthening Self-control:. Interestingly, restraining our consumer spending, in the short term, may cause us to actually loosen the belts around our waists. What’s the connection? The brain has a limited capacity for self-regulation, ... Go to Full Article

During last month's vacation in Maui, I had the pleasure of spending time with Irwin Yamamoto, the Maui Contrarian. Irwin is an interesting person who shares his market perspectives with thousands of subscribers worldwide through his ... Go to Full Article

Man, I think I just did something pretty damn dumb... we live in a place that is literally crawling with deer and full of trees. In an attempt to make a "leaf enclosure" where I could just rake my leaves so they don't blow around, ... Go to Full Article

In my recent post, I recounted the example of Rick and the frustrated thoughts that were interfering with his trading decisions. A major idea from that post was that Rick's thought and behavior patterns were not really overreactions (as ... Go to Full Article

Good morning. Although earnings season has officially begun, it is a quiet morning. Premarket futures are pointing to a weak open following poor reports from Alcoa (AA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Novellus Systems (NVLS). ... Go to Full Article

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Clawing Back? - After a harrowing decline from 40 down to 16 during 2007, the Homebuilders ETF (XHB) failed to make new lows when the major averages hit new lows in March. Since their lows, the group has risen 50% and is making new . ... Go to Full Article

* Sector Strength - The above chart shows how stock sector ETFs have fared since the January and March market bottoms. Interestingly, Materials (XLB) and Energy (XLE) are strong performers since the January lows, but have not been so . ... Go to Full Article

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It looks like it is the end of the line for RedEnvelope (REDE). The company is mired in losses, their credit lines have been terminated, and they have sent most of their employees packing. While their site is still up, there’s no telling what will happen.Perhaps they will be wound down. Or maybe...

-2.76R -$399. One of those days - you can’t win them all. It seemed pretty choppy out there. The trades the automated trading system made long would go up just enough to trigger the trade and then head down. The shorted would go down ... Go to Full Article