http://www.traderplanet.com/blogs/mysterytrader The Mystery Trader helps you to keep from losing your shirt in the world's biggest casino. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:42:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many people seem to be concerned about the "evils" of short selling and how it can drive down the prices of a stock. Various means to limit it or ban it altogether have been proposed. But what about analysts' "expectations"? How many times have you heard that a stock went down ... http://www.traderplanet.com/blogs/mysterytrader/2009/06/27/another-stock-market-evil/ As the value of the U.S. dollar has bounced off support at a previous low, prices of a number of commodities have tumbled, reinforcing the value of including intermarket analysis in any analytical approach. At least we assume the reversal -- or at least a pause -- in the dollar ... http://www.traderplanet.com/blogs/mysterytrader/2009/06/18/it-seems-to-be-all-about-the-dollar/ As the prospects for higher inflation and higher prices increase with the billions of U.S. dollars created out of thin air being pushed into the financial system in various government bailout and stimulus programs, one might expect that a traditional inflation favorite like gold would benefit. Indeed, gold prices have gone ... http://www.traderplanet.com/blogs/mysterytrader/2009/06/08/not-all-gold-glitters/ Traders in the energy markets have had more than their share of ups and downs in the last year, and it appears they may be in for another ride higher. After slumping to almost $45 a barrel in conjunction with the stock market skid last Monday, crude oil futures have ... http://www.traderplanet.com/blogs/mysterytrader/2009/04/24/on-the-energy-roller-coaster/ Brokerage statements showing results for the first quarter of 2009 for 401(k)s, IRAs, SEPs, etc. are reaching mailboxes this week and will look somewhat better for many investors than they would have a month earlier. But even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 7.7% in March and added another ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/182459245/retail_telltale.php Remember four or five years ago when the housing market was strong and new housing developments and McMansions were popping up everywhere? And people in them were buying SUVs and big-screen TVs and all kinds of expensive "toys"? How can they possibly afford to do that, you may have wondered. ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/185345082/rough_road.php One place where it seems wise not to invest money is Venezuela. President-for-life Hugo Chavez continues to expropriate anything and everything he chooses, and his comments about doing so make him sound like the ultimate thug. His latest decision this week is to take over the rice plant owned by Cargill ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/187522116/loony_loonie.php Is President Obama’s economic stimulus plan working or do investors think it will work? Based on the reaction of the iShares Financial exchange-traded fund (IYF), a good gauge of sentiment about the viability of the financial system, the answer is clearly and definitely NO. It is said that refugees talk with ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/200109041/the_color_green.php With the inauguration of Barack Obama as president at hand and all of the discussion about solutions to the U.S. economic mess, one of the best suggestions I have seen came from Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics Inc. in a presentation several months ago. "Fiscal stimulus" seems to be the ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/214007041/the_market_says.php Whenever a bitter cold snap reached the Midwest and Northeast U.S., you could count on a spike higher in markets like natural gas and orange juice in the past, no matter what the fundamentals looked like. But this winter, with those frigid conditions having blasted across the country, the market ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mysterytraderblog/~3/214498619/grain_game.php