The FTSE 100 is trading above the 6,500 points this morning boosted by the Fed’s bullish views over the domestic economy last week. One may wonder what does the Fed have to do with the…
The FTSE 100 spent most of the last week range-trading around the 6,400 points as volatility remained low and there were no significant developments to spark investors’ interest. The price action we saw at the…
More losses for the FTSE 100 last week and my prediction for a ranged trading pattern went out of the window on Wednesday when the London index turned negative again. By Friday the FTSE was…
The FTSE 100 managed to stay above the critical 6,750 points during the past week and was actually able to make another run towards the 6,900 points area. As I mentioned in my last note…
US Markets are still in a clearly defined uptrend despite increased geopolitical uncertainty and low trading volumes. The current state of VIX, Volatility Index, is indicative of very complacent market conditions. The end of next…
As I have discussed many times the VectorVest edge is based on combining three aspects of the market in a very unique way. These are 1. The Fundamental position of a share as ranked by…
I write and talk about the market distortions that the “open market operations” of the Federal Reserve Bank cause, and nowhere is there a clearer example of this than on the daily chart of The…
These hot summer days encourage people from all professions to slow down their activity and enjoy more time with family, friends and wine! Never is this seen more in the markets where traders traditionally are…
A series of volatile sessions have driven the FTSE 100 above the 6,700 points during the last week but the index stalled ahead of the 6,800 points barrier. It did seem that the momentum was…
The valuation of a company is no simple matter. It involves the prediction of future profits and then discounting those cash flows into present day money. The novelist Mark Twain said that the “future is…
