Category Archives: 2011
Which Is Right And Which Is An Illusion?
- What we can expect from 2012 Stocks opened up the first day of the New Year with a pretty good pop higher, leading many to pronounce that the problems of markets past are behind us. Add this to the … Continue reading
Market Gives Investors A Happy Ending
The market is finishing up in pretty good shape. Of course that’s all relative as stocks are at best flat for the year, but given that we all would have traded our ________ (fill in your own blank) for such … Continue reading
Will Santa Heed The Call?
-A year-end rally will bring joy to all Normally by now the Santa Claus rally is well underway and people are concentrating on parties and gifts and I get to take a break from writing this newsletter for a couple … Continue reading
Santa Better Be Packing A Howitzer!
-Time fading for Christmas rally As the end of the year approaches, seasonal factors typically help boost the stock market. After all, the Christmas rally is one of the staples of Wall Street. However, if there is going to be a … Continue reading
Taking Out The Euro-Trash
-Focus on EU keeps investors on edge It seems like nothing matters away from Europe as investors are fixated on the Eurozone debt problems like they are a celebrity sex scandal. Even though the US market has had a pretty … Continue reading
Tickling The Market’s Sweet Spot
-More return, less risk Making money in any market is every investors dream. The current massive volatility, easily the most I have seen in my career and I have seen some crazy times in my 27+ years, is making that … Continue reading
Greeks Learn from Babe Ruth
-Big Papi plays hardball with the EU Things looked so rosy…for almost a whole day. Last Thursday Big Papi, no not the Red Sox slugger but George Papandreou the Prime Minister of Greece is playing hardball, but finally agreed to a … Continue reading
The Ride of Your Life
-Europe seconds that emotion 3 things to watch right now: 1. Europe situation resolved (for now) — investors will smile all the way to the bank 2. Stocks set to rally on what’s important — earnings and better than expected … Continue reading



Bernanke Plays a Little Slap and Tickle
-Ben warns even as things look better Just when things start to look up, Ben Bernanke gives us a little slap of reality, warning that things don’t look so rosy down the pike and a little tickle in the form … Continue reading →