Author: Michael Kahn

OK, torturing the data sounds better but everyone is a spin doctor. In this morning’s Quick Takes Pro (why have you still not taken a free trial?) I wrote about the S&P 500 reaching, or at least getting close enough to...

Not so much tales as reporting what we already knew – volume is not really working so well, and price is still king. There as a discussion from a floor trader who mentioned ETFs and there ever fluctuating issue sizes....

Although I will miss the cocktail reception on the floor of the NYSE today, I will be attending the annual Market Technicians Assoc seminar Thursday and Friday in NYC. Over the next dew days, I’ll report on anything new in...

For those of you with some miles under your belt, you might remember a company called “Commodity Perspectives” owned by Knight-Ridder and then by Bridge Information Systems via acquisition of Knight-Ridder Financial....

I just got back from Miami where I helped my son pack up his college dorm room and return home for the summer. As comfortable as I felt in a college setting, I knew with one glance in the mirror that I did not belong – but...

By now, you’ve noticed the blog has been really sparse in terms of regular updates. I hope you have seen the scrolling window to the right –> with updates fed from my Facebook page. There are always several...

My lack of blogging in recent days has a little to do with the kids being off from school and a lot to do with the markets being more like school than places of business. I admit that the following is a brain dump so read at...

Rant time – Those evil speculators! How dare they run up the price of ouil! Who is getting tired of this argument? Energy traders do not cause trends, they exploit them. Energy traders do not make the price go up although...

The comments are coming in fast and furious online thankfully letting me know what an idiot I am for being bearish. Stocks soared today so let’s just ignore this chart,...

Just getting tired of everyone, including women, talking about cajones.  But finally, S&P grew a pair and said what needed to be said. Now will Washington reciprocate and do what is needed? Here comes a rant. If you...