Morning Thoughts October 13
Courtesy of the short sellers the rally that started on October 4th continued another day yesterday as they got squeezed a little more and were forced to close their positions. The seven day rally tally on a daily closing basis now comes to 10% on the S&P 500, nearly 16% for the Russell 2000 and […]
Copper vs. S&P 500
copper finally filled that gap to the S&P 500. question now is whether teh SPX will fall or copper's drop is overdone. we tend to think the former is the play.
Interesting Chart Pattern In Ten Year U.S. Treasuries
support at the 50 day moving average, and horizontal support below. The up-trending channel is a dangerous pattern here….if and when it falls out of this range the downside is big.
Near-Term Resistance Level Approaching In Silver
the $33 area should serve as some sort of near term resistance. stochstics and RSI are just now coming out of oversold levels and could indicate silver will bounce much harder.
Eurostoxx 50 Chart…level to watch
look for early clues in this chart. note the resistance area above…that woudl be the maximum level we see for this oversold bounce to get to before turning again.
Keep the bear flag on the SPX in mind today…
a drop out of the bear flag today looks likely. the question is whether it can close out of it. precarious level here
The Solid Charts of Humana (HUM)
Health care company Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) has acted well so far this year despite a sizable setback along with the rest of the market this summer. The non-cyclical health care sector has bounced hard off the August lows which led me to take a closer look at this stock again. On the weekly chart […]
UPS Bear Flag
The transportation stocks have lifted off the August lows along with the market, which led me to have a closer look at the charts of package and freight delivery company United Parcel Services (NYSE:UPS). From a fundamentals point of view the firm’s share repurchase activities and solid cash flow are attractive attributes, but what do […]
Capital One Financial Ready For A Move
The stock prices of both Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) last week broke out of resistance areas while financial institution Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) lagged far behind. The weekly chart of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) shows good multiyear support near $35. Much like the broader stock market this stock […]
Dollar Thrifty Upside Potential
Car rental company Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG) was in the news yesterday as Avis (NYSE:CAR) dropped its bid to acquire the company due to current market conditions. This leaves Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) as the only bidder. The stocks of the two potential bidders surged yesterday while the stock price of Dollar Thrifty (NYSE:DTG) traded fairly flat […]