Author: mysterytrader@traderplanet.com

Last Thursday, the high-frequency traders exposed themselves to the world outside of the trading community. Finally, I say. We have accepted this unfair tactic far too long. To have computers making tens-of-thousands of trades...

Greece, U.S. corporate earnings, the price of oil, the affect of the manipulated Chinese yuan, and developing financial regulation all have something in common – movement in the global equity markets. Although broad market...

I would describe this past week in the markets as interesting, or, at least, understandable.  The DIJA ended the week at 10,997, just three points shy of the big 11,000 mark.  All week long, the market struggled to get...

In the latter part of 2007, the U.S. economy began shedding jobs. By the end of 2008, the number of jobs lost each month exceeded 700,000 per month. Although decreasing in total numbers, those losses have continued right through...

Think technology. Think about what John Chambers (Cisco CEO) told us the day before he announced the new, faster router Cisco is bringing to market. CEO Chambers told us the router would change the Internet as we know it....

  Given the myopic news coverage of the U.S. real-estate market (housing market), the constant focus on limited statistics, one might conclude the housing market is headed south, again. Is it? Putting the...

“The sky is falling. The sky is falling,” cries Chicken Little, and everyone goes running because, after all, Chicken Little is a renowned expert on … on what, exactly? So goes the crying of those who are...

January 2010 has rolled in, and all in the financial world is as it should be. Despite the sell-off on Friday the 15th, the major indices are up for the month, the economic recovery is inching forward, and uncertainty still...

Despite the market setback today, and despite what might happen through the end of this year with the markets, now is the time to stuff your portfolio stocking with some undervalued assets that will prove profitable in the next...