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Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – July 22, 2010   The stock market can be a difficult game, to say the least. However, one thing is for certain; traders don’t like surprises. And a surprise is what they got...

Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – July 21, 2010   I received a handful of emails yesterday afternoon asking first what was behind the big reversal and second if the move had any meaning. Frankly, the first question...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – July 20, 2010   One of the most interesting things about the stock market game is that it is constantly changing. Think you’ve got it figured out? You might want to think again,...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – July 19, 2010   Casting aside the wild movements created by the HFT (high frequency trading) boys and their shiny computer toys, it appears that the stock market currently finds itself...

Daily State of the Markets Friday Morning – July 16, 2010   One of THE most important Wall Streetisms that investors and traders alike need to understand is “It’s not the news, but how the market reacts to the news...

Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – July 14, 2010   When the debt mess really started to hit the fan (and the markets) in mid-April, the newly minted term “de-risking” became all the rage in the hedge fund...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – July 13, 2010   Traders spent most of Monday waiting on confirmation that the recent undoing of at least a portion of the April-June correction was appropriate. With the debate...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – July 12, 2010   One short week ago, the talk about town was all about the “death cross,” the likelihood of a global recession, and that the stock market was heading lower...

Daily State of the Markets Friday Morning – July 9, 2010   After three straight days of gains, in which the Dow has tacked on more than 450 points or +4.7%, the question of the day is if the current joyride to the upside is...

Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – July 8, 2010   The talk about town these days seems to be centered on the idea that the results from the bank stress tests in Europe (scheduled for release on July 23rd) are going to...