Author: Michael Kahn

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I’ve been charting the market for 22 years and now I can finally say I am legitimate. I have just received my CMT (chartered market technician) designation. For anyone working in this business – and that includes...

I have been bearish on bonds for months now and the breakdown seen in June has been negated. Not only that, but it looks as if a new short-term uptrend has begun, too. So much for rising rates…or is it?br /br /While...

I can’t give it all away as paying subscribers would be cheated but read Carl Swenlin’s latest piece on Decisionpoint.com (free article). The bottom line is that in bear markets things don’t really bounce so...

The media, me included, made reference to the fact that we have just seen the worst June since 1930 – and we all know what was going on back then (hint – the post 1929 crash bear market). The media has a job to do...

I have long wondered just how the airlines stay in business. From fuel costs to security to the stupid need to overbook flights to the unbelievable infrastructure needed to keep things moving I really want to know how they do...

Here they go again. The headline after the close today read:br /br /bDow off nearly 20% from high, signaling bear market/bbr /br /That’s what HAS happened. Calling something a bear market implies that more of it WILL...

Put up your dukes! I am now in the unenviable position of having to defend my column looking for a market bounce despite all the warnings in it that this is still bear market and possibility that the runup to the Fed was buy the...

Here is a quick excerpt from yesterdays’ Quick Takes Pro, updated with overnight data. It is the Indian Sensex (stock market) index for the past three years.br /br /a onblur=”try...

Last week, Moody’s cut the ratings of the bond insurance companies MBIA and AMBAC by two and one notch, respectively. I am really not sure that Joe Investor comprehends the meaning of this. Sure, the financials dragged...