Month: June 2009

On Weedwacking and Crabgrass

There are several technical indicators that have flashing some very concerning signs. One in particular is the number/percent of stocks in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 that are above their mid- and longer-term moving averages.

Clearly this rally has gone a long way to prove that there is more than...

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Housing Recovery or Another 20% DOWN?

This is not encouraging at all. If the housing sector is supposed to lead us out of this mess, then we better start making some alternative plans as Robert Shiller is looking for additional downside to housing prices. And note, these are not insignificant drops that will be quickly reversed.

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ETF Death by Contango

We have been desirous of buying oil and eventually we may want to look into Natural Gas. There is a problem though… Contango. This creates a problem for anyone investing in oil or several other commodity investments, especially when investing through ETFs and ETNs.

The reason is that the wider the...

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TDI Podcast 113: Curzio’s Real Story

Guest: Frank Curzio tells us what happened with his recent departure from TheStreet.com. More importantly, we discuss the markets and we detail many of the important economics that you need to know. Listen in to hear which economic reports you should be watching for and which are simply noise.

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Video: Microsoft’s Project Natal on Fallon Show

Microsoft (MSFT) is coming on strong with the new “Natal Project” for the Xbox. Clearly they are looking to get back in the game and to take over the living room.

From NBC/Gizmodo

Canned videos and secondhand accounts can only tell us so much about Project Natal; it’s really the kind of...

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