Wednesday, March 9, 2011

DailyMarkets.com - Sheeple: Government Handouts = 35 Percent Of U.S. Wages, But For Michael Moore, That Is Not Nearly Enough

DailyMarkets.com - Sheeple: Government Handouts = 35 Percent Of U.S. Wages, But For Michael Moore, That Is Not Nearly Enough


Sheeple: Government Handouts = 35 Percent Of U.S. Wages, But For Michael Moore, That Is Not Nearly Enough

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:56 AM PST

The ratio of government handouts to wages and salaries in the United States is now at an all-time high.  According to TrimTabs Investment Research, government handouts have reached a level that is equivalent to 35 percent of all wages and salaries in the United States.  Considering the fact that this figure was only 21 percent back in the year 2000 and only 10 percent back in 1960 that is very frightening.  The sad truth is that today the American people are more dependent on direct … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Earnings Preview: Smithfield Foods

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:35 AM PST

Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE:SFD) is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Currently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is 66 cents per share, and revenue is expected to be $3,168 million for the quarter to be reported.
Second-Quarter 2011, a Synopsis
Smithfield Foods, which faces stiff competition from Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL), reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2011 results and posted robust pro forma earnings of 80 cents, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Suntech Powered By High Profits

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PST

Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. (NYSE:STP) posted fourth quarter adjusted earnings of 32 cents per American Depositary Share (ADS), surpassing both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents and year-ago adjusted earnings of 27 cents.
Fiscal 2010 adjusted earnings came in at 64 cents per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents. Also, fiscal 2010 adjusted earnings per share surpassed fiscal 2009 adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share.
Operational Results
Suntech registered … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Hot Option Plays: Longs & Shorts Draw Battle Lines

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:18 AM PST

Cusick's Corner
Trader psyche is in question, but the action in the market is not. Trader exuberance, aggressively buying dips and pouring capital into Risk, has moderated but prices continue to hold or go higher. There are true battle lines being drawn — the shorts are defining the 1330 level as their territory and the longs 1300 (I track the S&P front month Futures). If the 50-Day Moving Average is broken then the market shorts could build on their momentum and the longs could squeeze … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/USD Up In U.S. Trading Hours

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:15 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3909, up 0.03% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3856, today's low, and resistance at 1.4036, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the British Pound and up against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP shedding 0.22% to hit 0.8585 and EUR/JPY rising 0.04% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


TI Outlook Narrows

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PST

There was not much out of the ordinary in Texas Instruments' (TXN, or "TI") mid-quarter update. The company narrowed its guidance (as it usually does) to Rev/EPS of $3.34-$3.48 billion/$0.56-$0.60 from $3.27-$3.55 billion/$0.54-$0.62 and stated that end market trends were tracking in line with normal seasonality.  
The only exception was the PC business, which was slower than expected in February. TI attributed the slowdown to another supplier's processor chip recall, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Target Date For Bristol Drug

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:05 AM PST

Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the new drug application (NDA) for its diabetes candidate dapagliflozin.
Dapagliflozin has been co-developed with AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN). The application, seeking US approval of the candidate for treating adults suffering from type II diabetes, was filed in December 2010. A response from the US regulatory body is expected to be out in the final quarter of 2011 (target date: October … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex Trading: USDJPY Has Resistance Against 82.87 And Support At 82.54

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PST

As per the report from earlier today, the USDJPY has resistance against 82.87 and support at 82.54 to 82.60. The range is narrow but seems well defined. The 82.87 level was the level where the Bank of Japan intervened back on September 15th 2010. The level was breached briefly this morning but has held topside resistance since then. ON the downside, the 82.54 is the 38.2% of the move up from the low reached yesterday (see chart). The 82.60 level was low support from yesterday afternoon and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Federal Property Up For Sale?

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PST

Yes, in an effort to alleviate the huge debt burden, President Barack Obama is mulling to sell more than 14,000 unnecessary federal constructions. According to an administrative official, Obama wants to create an independent panel that will review and recommend how the federal government can sell off its superfluous real estate or consolidate thousands of not-so-used constructions to save billions in taxpayer funds, the Associated Press reported last week.
Though selling government property has … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


NCI Building Delivers Mixed 1Q

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PST

NCI Building Systems Inc.'s (NYSE:NCS) adjusted loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 remained unchanged compared with the year-ago level of 99 cents per share. But the loss exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 92 cents.
The loss per share excluded a non-cash conversion charge and other special charges. Including these charges, reported loss per share was $1.14 versus $1.04 during the corresponding period of 2010.
The company's sales were $190.1 million, up 4.3% from $182.2 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Einstein Noah A Penny Ahead

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PST

Lakewood, Colorado-based Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAGL) recently reported fourth quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 26 cents, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny.
Including the tax impact of 5 cents for the restructuring and write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, the company reported earnings of 21 cents, up from 17 cents posted in the prior year quarter.
Total revenue inched up 2.2% year over year to $106.1 million, but was below the Zacks Consensus … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Underwater Mortgage Crisis Lingers

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PST

On Tuesday, data released by CoreLogic Inc. (CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, stated that nearly 23.1% or 11.1 million of all U.S. residential mortgage properties were underwater in the October-December quarter. The fourth quarter figures stood even higher than the 22.5% or 10.8 million households' loans that were underwater in the preceding quarter.
The total amount of underwater mortgages was $751 billion in the fourth reported quarter, up from … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – AUD/USD Up In U.S. Trade

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Australian Dollar was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday.

AUD/USD was trading at 1.0103, up 0.05% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.0054, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 1.0186, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the Australian Dollar was up against the Euro and the Japanese Yen, with EUR/AUD shedding 0.07% to hit 1.3762 and AUD/JPY rising 0.12% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Greece’s Unemployment Rate Jumps To 14.8%

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PST

03/09/11 According to the Statistical Authority, the unemployment rate in Greece jumped to 14.8% in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Will The U.S. Ever Become A Net Exporter Of Natural Gas? (Guest Post)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:24 AM PST

By David Alton Clark

US producers of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and oil like Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) continue to drill the Eagle Ford Shale and other unconventional plays when natural gas prices are at depressed levels. 

The US rig count has increased from 750 rigs at the beginning of 2010 to currently  around 1,700 rigs.  Althoug the domestic gas rig count (around 900) plunged to a one-year low the week ending March 4, gas rigs still … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


CE Mark To Boost BSX’s Stent Market

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PST

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) recently received the CE Mark approval for its Omega Platinum Chromium Bare-Metal Coronary Stent System, a third generation platinum chromium (PtCr) coronary stent system with greater radial strength and minimum stent recoiling. Boston Scientific plans to begin the shipment of the product in the immediate future.
The Omega Stent System is a part of Boston Scientific's platinum chromium stent product line which also includes Promus Element … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


CRL For Salix Drug

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PST

In line with expectations, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xifaxan (rifaximin) 550 mg. Salix had submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xifaxan 550 mg for the treatment of non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome (non-C IBS) and IBS-related bloating.
Salix said that the FDA has asked for re-treatment information. The CRL doesn't come as a surprise as in late February, Salix had … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Employment Trends Index Gains For 5th Month

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PST

For the fifth month in a row, the Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in February to 101.7, up from 100.1 in January. The ETI has improved by more than 8 percent from a year ago (see blue line in chart above).  The Employment Trends Index is a composite index based on eight individual labor-market indicators.

Says Gad Levanon, Associate Director, Macroeconomic Research at The Conference Board: "In the past half year, the economy has been adding, on average, about … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – NZD/USD Down During The U.S. Session

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The New Zealand Dollar was lower against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday.

NZD/USD was trading at 0.7390, down 0.07% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 0.7339, Friday's low, and resistance at 0.7418, Tuesday's high.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand Dollar was down against the Australian Dollar and the Euro, with AUD/NZD gaining 0.08% to hit 1.3666 and EUR/NZD rising 0.03% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


European Markets Close Lower; Dax Down 0.46%

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST

Forex Pros – European stocks were down after the closing bell on Wednesday.

At the close of European trade, Germany's DAX fell 0.46%, London's FTSE 100 shed 0.63%, France's CAC 40 declined 0.55% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.35%.

Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were mixed after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.16%; the S&P 500 index shed 0.07%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


PPL Unit Aiming For Reliability

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PST

PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), has embarked on a capital investment plan of more than $450 million for 2011, which stands nearly 7% above last year's funding and about 35% more than 2009.
PPL Electric Utilities' 2011 capital budget is mainly targeted towards rebuilding and modernizing of its transmission and distribution system. The company aims to become more reliable, strengthen its aging infrastructure, and upgrade system facilities across … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Duke Realty Leases To Keystone

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PST

Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE:DRE), one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the U.S., has recently leased 168,000 square feet of space in its Grand Lakes I warehouse facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. The lessee was Keystone Automotive Industries, a recycled and refurbished automotive parts supplier and a subsidiary of automobile recycling giant LKQ Corp. (NASDAQ:LKQX).
With the deal, Keystone is expected to consolidate its operations in the region and relocate two of its existing Dallas … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Dynegy Does Not Look Dismal

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PST

Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) reported a fourth quarter adjusted loss of 48 cents per share in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results also came below the year-ago quarterly earnings of 5 cents per share.
Fiscal 2010 adjusted earnings came in at 29 cents per share in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, fiscal 2010 earnings came way below fiscal 2009 adjusted earnings of $1.15 per share.
Operational Results
In the reported quarter, Dynegy on the revenue front witnessed a rise year … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


SPY All Tucked In A Tight Gann Angle Corridor, If It Breaks, Ouch!

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:06 AM PST

The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) since the Ben Bernanke Jackson Hole Speech (QE2) has been stuck in a tight Gann Angle corridor between 1×2 and 1×4. If it breaks the 1×2 angle and even worse support at $130 then there is plenty of room for price to fall to $120.This chart makes you think the US Fed hires a Gann Angle specialist. Na cant be … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Staples Boosts Dividend

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:05 AM PST

After only a week's hiatus since its earnings release on March 2, Staples Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) hit the market with the news of dividend increase. This reflects the intent of the global leader in the supply of office products to utilize its free cash to enhance shareholders' return, thereby boosting investors' confidence on the stock.
The Farmington, Massachusetts-based company, Staples, raised its quarterly dividend by 11%. A year earlier, the company had increased its dividend by 9%.
The … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Comps Slowing At McDonald’s

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:05 AM PST

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) posted global comparable sales growth of 3.9% in February, riding on strong beverage sales as well as new menu offerings and promotional activities. Comparable sales growth registered a decline from 4.8% in February 2010 and 5.3% from January 2011. Barring the United States, the fast-food restaurant operator witnessed a relatively downward movement across the U.K. and APMEA on a year-over-year basis.
Geographically, Europe was the major contributor to the month's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Comps Slowing At McDonald’s

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:05 AM PST

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) posted global comparable sales growth of 3.9% in February, riding on strong beverage sales as well as new menu offerings and promotional activities. Comparable sales growth registered a decline from 4.8% in February 2010 and 5.3% from January 2011. Barring the United States, the fast-food restaurant operator witnessed a relatively downward movement across the U.K. and APMEA on a year-over-year basis.
Geographically, Europe was the major contributor to the month's … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Risk Appetite Returns

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

03/09/11 Risk appetite has returned to the forex markets this session following speculation the ECB will purchase bonds of indebted … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/USD Up At The End Of European Session

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Wednesday.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3908, up 0.02% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3856, today's low, and resistance at 1.4036, Monday's high.

Meanwhile, the Euro was down against the British Pound and up against the Japanese Yen, with EUR/GBP shedding 0.23% to hit 0.8584 and EUR/JPY rising 0.16% to hit … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Stories Behind USD/JPY: Risks And Opportunities

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PST

Libya Conflict and Oil Shock

JPY recently has mostly been driven by political events in Middle East and North Africa. Investors' risk aversion had pushed currencies of usual safe heaven countries including Japanese Yen stronger. Money flowing into Japan asset markets has significantly increased since the beginning of 2011. The average amount of weekly Japanese assets purchased by non-residents was 174.6 billion Yen for 2010. But since Middle East conflicts intensified in January, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Why Gov’t. Unions Thrive: Taxpayers Provide Lunch

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:52 AM PST

From Thomas Sowell’s column today:

“There are limits to how long unions can siphon off money from businesses, without facing serious economic repercussions.The most famous labor union leader, the legendary John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers from 1920 to 1960, secured rising wages and job benefits for the coal miners, far beyond what they could have gotten out of a free market based on supply and demand.

His strikes that interrupted the supply of coal, as well as the resulting wage … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Kazakhstan Central Bank Raises Rate 50bps To 7.50%

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:50 AM PST

The National Bank of Kazakhstan increased its key refinancing rate by 50 basis points to 7.50% from 7.00% previously, on the back of rising inflation. Kazakhstan reported a higher inflation rate last month, of 8.8%, which was the fastest since April 2009, and above the official inflation target of 8 percent. Kazakhstan recently returned its currency, the Tenge, to a “managed” free float, abolishing the tenge’s trading corridor at the end of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Most Attractive Commodities Are Benefiting From QE2

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:46 AM PST

Haven't we seen this movie before? The economy enters a recession; we have a bear market, the Fed cuts interest rates drastically flooding the global financial system with cash, and commodity prices begin to soar.

In the United States, the Fed has a handy way to ignore rising commodity prices, something they call core inflation. While most of us eat, drive, and heat our homes, the Fed excludes food and energy from its core inflation reading to remove "volatile" components of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


GBP/JPY’s Short-term Elliott Wave Count Adjustment

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PST

GBP/JPY is in a Flag Pattern Above Key Support at 132.85 (3/8)
GBP/JPY

- The GBP/JPY did not break out of the flat pattern we saw it in yesterday. Instead, it is accelerating higher to about 61.8% retracement of the decline from 135.20 to 132.85.
- The market is ranging, suggesting that the bearish scenario we anticipated is on hold. There is no impulse wave development coming down from 135.20, so looking at the 4H chart, we must have not been done with wave 2, but the outlook is still … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Yields Ease As Crude Oil Prices Trip-up Equity Bulls

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:38 AM PST

Yields are lower as investors weigh up the likelihood of a slowdown in consumption in response to rising crude oil prices. The national average price of gasoline in the United States of $3.52 per gallon easily has the capability of acting like a consumption tax crimping disposable income. Earlier hopes for a speedy end to the Libyan civil war that sent crude oil prices lower have yet to materialize and there are few signs of a meaningful dip in energy prices along the horizon. The trend around … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Is Sprint Finally Buying T-Mobile?

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PST

Rumors of  Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) being in talks with the German company Deutsche Telekom to buy the latter's T-Mobile USA unit have re-surfaced. The market buzz won positive reactions from investors, resulting in a 22 cent jump in Sprint shares at last close.
Both Sprint and Deutsche Telekom are struggling in the US mobile market to compete against two dominant players Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T). Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of  Verizon Communications Inc. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Hitachi Global Joins WDC

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PST

U.S. based disk drive producer Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC) recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd.
The deal is valued at approximately $4.3 billion, which will be paid with cash and shares of WDC common stock. Specifically, the breakup has been settled at $3.5 billion in cash and 25 million Western Digital common shares valued at $750.0 million.
This news pushed up … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


General Dynamics Books Command Deal

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PST

A business unit of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD), General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth $198.7 million. It will supply 120mm mortar ammunition to the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command that will support the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS). Under the contract, the company has already received two delivery orders worth $101.0 million.
The Command’s EFSS is a light, mobile and vertically transportable … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Topamax Linked With Birth Defects

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PST

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning to pregnant women or women of child-bearing age who were being treated either with epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) or its generic equivalent. The regulatory body said that there was a risk of oral clefts among babies born to women who were on the drug during their pregnancy. Oral clefts can lead to problems of eating or talking and to ear infections in new born.
The FDA intends to implement a stronger warning on the label of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Ferrellgas Buys More Propane Assets

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PST

Ferrellgas Partners L.P. (NYSE:FGP) continued its acquisition spree by acquiring Dubois, Wyoming based independent propane dealer Ram Propane. The latter operates in the Western Wyoming markets catering to residential and industrial clients.
The acquisition is a perfect strategic fit for Ferrellgas Partners. The partnership strives to buy assets in the vicinity of its existing operations thereby expanding its market base.
This acquisition is the fourth one in a row for the partnership since the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Hyatt In Expansion Mode

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:21 AM PST

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H) recently signed a deal with an affiliate of HILLGATE Properties NV, for the operation of Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport hotel.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The new hotel in the Netherlands will feature 303 guest rooms along with other amenities and is slated for inauguration in mid 2013. This will be the second Hyatt property both in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, following the expected opening of Andaz Amsterdam in 2012. The opening of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Australian Dollar: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Canadian Dollar: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Stalking NZD/USD In A Flag Pattern; Swing Projection Targets 0.7285

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:12 AM PST

NZD/USD

- The NZD/USD has been consolidating above the support pivot at 0.7342.
- So far this has formed a flag pattern, with a retracement of 61.8%.
- The RSI is resolving a bullish divergence, which suggested a rally. This rally brought the RSI high higher, but the corresponding price high is lower. This is a negative reversal signal, suggesting a swing projection to 0.7285. Note satisfying this projection also breaks important support which we can see was also support for December 17, and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex Trading: GBPUSD Tests 100 And 200 Hour MA And Comes Off. More Proof Needed

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST

 
A move back below the 1.6200 level is needed to give any short comfort, however (see chart below). Below that level is the 100 bar MA on the 5 mnute chart  (blue line in the chart below ).  That level comes in at 1.6189 currently.  I like the holding of the 100 and 200 hour MA, but the pair is up on the day, the pris is in the top 38.2% of the days range, so the downside has to prove their … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – Dollar Down Across The Board As Oil, Yields Weigh

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:55 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was down against all of its major counterparts on Wednesday, amid concerns that the recent rally in oil prices could dampen the U.S. recovery and further weighed by the likelihood for a sustained period of low interest rates.

During European late afternoon trade, the greenback was lower against the euro, with EUR/USD rising 0.18% to hit 1.3928.

Earlier in the day, Portugal's government debt agency successfully sold EUR1 billion of two-year bonds, albeit at … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – GBP/USD Close To 2-day High, As U.K. Trade Data Supports

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST

Forex Pros – The pound held early gains against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, trading close to a two-day high, after the U.K. goods trade deficit narrowed in January to its smallest in nearly a year, recovering from its worst reading on record in December.

GBP/USD hit 1.6243 during European late afternoon trade, the pair's highest since Monday; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.6221, gaining 0.36%.

Cable was likely to find support at 1.6255, the low of February 28 and resistance at … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex – EUR/USD Holds Gains After Portugal Debt Auction

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PST

Forex Pros – The euro held gains against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, trading close to a daily high, after Portugal successfully sold EUR1 billion of two-year bonds, albeit at sharply higher yields than previously.

EUR/USD hit 1.3942 during European late afternoon trade, the daily high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3930, rising 0.18%.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3742, the low of March 3 and short-term resistance at 1.3988, Tuesday's high.

Earlier in the day, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Word From The Floor: Oil Prices Edge Higher

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:40 AM PST

03/09/11 On the second anniversary of the bull market, crude oil prices traded higher amidst ongoing geopolitical … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Crude Remains Above $105

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:35 AM PST

03/09/11 Mixed US demand and continued unrest in Libya has kept front month crude prices trading above $105 a barrel this … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Forex Trading: EURUSD Back Higher Above The 1.3908

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST

The price action is somewhat random for the EURUSD pair with 1.3893 support against the 200 bar MA (Green line in the chart above) holding and now resistance at 1.3923 (38.2% off the hourly chart below and a high level from yesterday afternoon trade) perhaps providing the resistance. In between is the 1.3908 level which is the 38.2% of the days trading range.  In between the 1.3908 and the 1.3923 level is the neutral zone with perhaps a bullish bias intraday (the price is higher … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


(ALI) To Get Up From A Punch?

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PST

Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) suddenly showed some signs of life earlier today when it beat the 8 count and closed at PHP 15.28. Not only did it barely ended just outside the resistance of a descending channel, it also attempted to break out from a small inverted head and shoulders pattern. In my colleague's post about ALI the other day (kindly see it here), things were still somewhat bearish since it was still stuck well within the descending channel. as you can see from the chart above, ALI had … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Range Resources Encouraged By Production Boost At Russell Bevly Well In Texas

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 02:08 AM PST

Oil and gas group Range Res. (LON:RRL) said this morning that production rates were beginning to stabilise from its Russell Bevly # 1 well following fracture stimulation work on two of the lower pay zones inside the well. Russell Bevly, which lies on Range's North Chapman Ranch Project in Texas, US, is now producing at a rate consistent will a targeted rate of 4 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMcfd) plus 320 barrels of oil per day(bopd) per well, based on current production of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Hill Amp; Smith Eyes US Nuclear Power Market With TPG Acquisition

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 01:22 AM PST

Engineering group Hill Smith (LON:HILS) is paying US$45 million (£27.8 million) for US-based pipe support and hanger manufacturer, The Paterson Group Inc. The move will create a major international player in the market for pipe supports with an established presence in North America and the highly regulated nuclear power market. Hill amp; Smith said it estimated that there were 189 nuclear plants, either under construction or planned worldwide, and the deal was therefore an opportunity for it … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


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