Author: Samuel robinson

Is leveraging going to be an issue down the road? Financial reform is going to take place over the next few years but this does not mean it will be done away with. The amounts of money required in accounts will be higher but...

The market is shrugging off negative job data which could be due to low volume. Many traders moved out of positions over the past few days slowly and into bonds and gold. Supposedly banks are examining their books closely to...

What is the actual unemployment rate? Is it 9.6% or is it more like 20%? The thing that gets me is what happens to the disgruntled Americans who cannot find a job after 1 yr or after their unemployment money runs out? There...

Should a company show profits due to the fact that they lay of thousands of people? Is this really a cost savings technique or are companies just worried about their stock price? If sales are lower and momentum seems to be...

This week should show where the market intends to go. Housing data was so-so and job reports on Friday could be a huge factor. Consumer confidence did come in higher than expected which has many economists scratching their...

People are jumping on the band wagon today because unemployment numbers came in better than expected. This is short lived and the support levels I discussed seem to be on track. 1035 is lowest this market can go without causing...

This week it is apparent we are seeing traders test the market. There is support around the 1050.00 level on the S&P. Foreclosures and employment are still on the minds of consumers. Are we looking at a double dip recession?...

Let’s break this down real quick! GM is going to create an IPO and consumers can only be involved if they are a hedge fund. Basically rich investors or hedge funds that give large commissions to brokers will be allowed to...

Oil has been having a very tough time of breaking this $82.50 resistance level as the market has come down to $81 after the weak jobs report Friday.  Ben Bernanke speaking tomorrow will be huge to this market and it is...

The Precious metals sector has been climbing back in recent weeks after Gold stumbled to $1,157 as the Euro has now climbed to a 3 month high against the USD trading at $1.3300.  Gold is now back above $1,200 but there is...