Author: Michael Kahn

No, not the stock market although by every measure I use it is indeed calming. What is back to normal – if such a thing exists – are prices of the things I use. Gasoline on Long Island, where I live, is supposed to...

Just some misc stuff to brighten a dreary market day:br /br /Investors now have a 201K plan – Len Smithbr /br /The best commentary I’ve heard lately was on TV where the guy said he was diversifying: he’s...

The evil virus that has been going around suburban NY got me and I am unable to write my column today. Look for it Tuesday

When indicators and prices diverge, usually it is price that concedes and moves in the direction of the indicator. What happens when a commodity and its related stock sector diverge?br /br /a onblur=”try...

So the Fed cut to zee roe point two five and the stock market took off. Who knows if it will last?br /br /I want to point out something I wrote here yesterday. No, I am no genius but with the market shrugging off all sorts of...

They say that bear markets end when everyone is sick of stocks and would rather go to the dentist than their broker. By then, the bears have ground everyone down and portfolios lay decimated in the financial waste that once was...

No, not that.br /br /I was at a party tonight and met a securities lawyer. He said something that could be scary or could be nothing at all. It seems that the lag time for lawsuits brought by brokerage and hedge fund customers...

My colleague Dave Steckler likes to flaunt his New York heritage even though he’s been living and working in the central part of the country for more than the decade I’ve known him. When he jokes about earl he means...

Today’s column was about a rally within an overall decline. The two time frames – long and short- are not in agreement so right away pundits tell us that following one violates the rules of the other. It makes sense...

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