Tuesday, July 3, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Hot Option Plays: Market 3 Days In The Green

DailyMarkets.com - Hot Option Plays: Market 3 Days In The Green

Hot Option Plays: Market 3 Days In The Green

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Cusick’s Corner 07-03-2012
The bulls held control over the last three sessions, maybe a little overbought going into the holiday. This could lead to some potentially interesting trading into the end of the week. I am watching volatility, VIX, and the volatility on volatility, $VVIX in optionsXpress’ Quote Detail, which appears to be getting a little cheap, sub 90, so a pop in volatility could potentially be on the horizon. The US stock market is now closed and Xpound will be on hiatus until … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Silver To Shine In Q3?

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Silver futures have been through a rough patch during the past quarter, due to softer economic projections. ETF holdings have fallen, showing lessened retail appetite for Silver, as the metal is less of a defensive play than Gold.
Fundamentals
Silver futures have been weak in recent months, dragged down by Gold prices. Gold suffered its worst quarter in 4 years. The weakness in Silver was also due to poor economic conditions and a stronger US Dollar. Silver is more of an … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Stocks Rise In Pre-holiday Trading

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT

07/03/12 Stocks maintained gains Tuesday as investors took in a better-than-expected factory orders report while volume remained thin during the shortened holiday trading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Mogavero: “Need To Have Retailer Investor Back In Market”

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:39 AM PDT

07/03/12 Mogavero, Lee & Co.’s Doreen Mogavero talks central banks, US employment ahead of the ECB rate decision and US jobs … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Patriotism July 4, 2012

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT

In the last two weeks, the Supreme Court has allowed police in Arizona to demand proof … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Wall Street Turns Higher On Factory Orders

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:20 AM PDT

07/03/12 US stocks gained on a better-than-expected reading of factory orders. It is a holiday-shortened session, ahead of Independence Day. Focus is on central bank rate decisions on … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Barclays Libor Scandal: Reports Regulators Knew; Time For Independent Investigation And Eliot Spitzer

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:06 AM PDT

When the proverbial "you know what" has hit the fan on Wall Street over the last few years, the defense of those occupying executive offices has consistently been, "the regulators were all over the firm and did nothing."
With the industry in full defense mode over the fallout from the Libor price-fixing scandal, we catch a strong and overpowering sense of this stench filtering into the public domain once again. Bloomberg highlights as much in a short must-view video clip, Bad Bankers … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Oil Rallies 2% On Iran Tensions

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT

07/03/12 Growing Iranian tensions has helped push oil prices higher by 2% … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Volatility Calms Ahead Of US Holiday; ECB Rate Decision Key

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Fundamental Headlines
- Asia Stocks Rise on Expectation of Monetary Policy Easing – Bloomberg
- BRICs Priced for Economic Meltdown – Bloomberg
- UK Watchdog and BoE May Have Missed Libor Red Flags – Reuters
- Bond Rift Divides Merkel Coalition – WSJ
- Short Interest on the Rise – WSJ
Asian/European Session Summary
The majors consolidated in tight ranges around the US Dollar in the Asian and European sessions on Tuesday, as little news out of Asia or Europe during thinner trading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Euro Slips, Investors Eye ECB Rate Cut Hopes

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT

07/03/12 The euro took a slight dip Tuesday afternoon as investors continue to eye hopes of a possible ECB rate … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Mid-2012 Sector Rotation Signal Checkup

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:37 AM PDT

With half of 2012 behind us, let's take a quick check of what the Sector Rotation Model is suggesting, both from a Year-to-Date perspective and from the 2012 peak so far.
First, let's update Sector Performance Year-to-Date:

The Sector Rotation Model classifies the major sectors into two broader categories:  Offensive or "Risk-On" Sectors (such as Technology and Financials) and Defensive or "Risk-Off" Sectors like Utilities, Staples, and Health Care.
By observing which group … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Global Stocks And Commodities Rise On Stimulus Bets

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT

07/03/12 Global stocks and commodity prices were rising Tuesday morning as investors were beting on stimulus from the ECB later in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Are Market Expectations Too Low?

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:01 AM PDT

The market expectations going into the European summit last week was extremely low. When the leaders of Europe announced the usual plan to have a plan, the markets surged. Despite the weekend’s chorus of how the devil is in the details of the plan and why the plan won’t work, European stock markets continued to rise on Monday.

This begs the question: Are market expectations too low? As I wrote last week, read the market reaction, not the Summit statement.

The Chinese hard-landing … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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