Feb 28, 2010

Daily Markets - Financial News And Opinions

Daily Markets - Financial News And Opinions

Basic Strategies For Futures Trading

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 03:01 AM PST

Futures trading if have done correctly can reap loads of earnings for an individual investors. Basic strategies to keep in mind while investing in Futures trading are mentioned below:

1. Going Long: When an investor expects the price of a certain commodity to increase in future, he buys the futures contract for that commodity. This is also known as going long. If the price of that commodity actually increases in future, this investor can earn profit from it.

2. Going Short: In contrast of … [visit site to read more]


Top 5 Graphs For The Week Ended 28 February 2010

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:01 AM PST

This week we look at GDP; revisions and releases. First up is a look at the revision to the US GDP results for Q4 2009, then there’s the first revision to the UK GDP stats. Then we look to some of the fresh data coming from some emerging markets; we’ve got South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand, all showing a reasonably strong bounce back from the recession.

At a high level we’ve basically got the developed nations (US, UK) recording growth on a quarterly basis, but still with poor growth … [visit site to read more]

Stock Picks For Monday 1 March: Ciena, Allied Irish Banks, Plug Power

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST

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Ciena (NASDAQ:CIEN) - It looks like Ciena is finding support on its 13-day Moving Average. Short-term outlook for the CIEN is bullish. If in the next sessions new highs don’t happen, I expect to see a decline due to the overbought conditions. On contrary, new fresh exposures on CIEN should be made only when the stock move above $14.86. If you are a short-term trader, use a stop loss at $14.22. Technically, the stock is in a Bull Market with share price above 20 dma, … [visit site to read more]

U.S. Stocks Trim Gains For February As Consumer Confidence Drops To Lowest Level In 10 Months

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 08:27 PM PST

DailyMarkets.com (New York) - U.S. stocks fell for the first time in three weeks as investors turned their attention to weak U.S. economic data. The S&P 500 index declined 0.4% to 1,104.49, trimming its February gain to 2.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7% to 10,325.26.

U.S. consumer confidence tumbled to the lowest level in 10 months. The Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence dropped to 46 in February. The measure of current conditions fell to 19.4 -  a 27-year … [visit site to read more]

Latest Forecast For The US Housing Market

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 07:01 PM PST

I’ve been talking about interest rates an awful lot lately … and for good reason. The next BIG story in the bond market is clearly the sovereign debt crisis.

But I don’t want to ignore the housing market, either.

My best-case forecast is still a recovery - albeit an anemic, lackluster, moribund one. Some of the latest numbers leave a few questions in my mind, though. So let’s recap where we stand …

Price Declines Ebbing as Inventory Overhang Shrinks

Home prices have been … [visit site to read more]
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