U.S. Stocks About To Make U-Turn?

I think it's about time for a compelling argument that the stock market could be making a turn around...right? Well like it or not Chrisopher Hill, editor of Investorazzi.com, has come to make an argument that he'll be defending in the comments section! So if you think otherwise tell him why!

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Equities have been on a roll these past two months. On Monday, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which is a meaningful benchmark to investors because it generally reflects the movements of the U.S. stock market as a whole,  reached a four-month high to close at 907.  The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index also has been on a tear, finishing Monday at 1,763--- up 11% for the year.

At this point, many traders and investors are asking, is the current rally in equities sustainable?  Or, are U.S. stocks about the make a U-turn and head south?

Recently, a couple of legendary investors shared their views on where stocks might be heading.

Back in early March, Marc Faber, who is famous for warning clients to get out of the U.S. stock market a week before the October 1987 crash, predicted that U.S. stocks would rally.  On April 13, the money manager told a Bloomberg Television audience:

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Gold ... is it time for this market?

Today I'm going to take a look at the gold market. While many traders have been frustrated with this market for the past several month, it has in fact performed quite well given the generally negative feeling for most markets.
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Stock Fluctuation in an Efficient Market?

Today's post is by Saj Karsan of BarelKarsan.com. Saj's post is on stock fluctuation and value investing. Enjoy and be sure to leave us a comment on your favorite value stock.

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In an "efficient market", all stocks are fairly priced by the market. If the US stock markets are efficient, and many finance industry professionals believe this to be the case, one cannot generate index-beating returns except through luck. However, if we were in an efficient market, it seems hard to believe that stock prices for even the most stable of companies should fluctuate so drastically from year to year and even from week to week. Yet that is exactly what happens.

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I didn't bungee jump in New Zealand ... I jumped off the tallest building instead.

My business partner Dave Maher, posted this response to my Gone Fishin blog. "If Adam sends me any photos of himself bungee jumping, I’ll be sure to post them to the blog. Ok Adam?"

I didn't get to bungee jump Dave, but I thought that this was the next best thing. The SKYJUMP in Auckland is a 630 ft thrill jump that I highly recommend to anyone who visits New Zealand.

To all MarketClub members and soon to be members, always remember ... You are never too old to learn how to trade or jump off tall buildings.

Have a great day. It's good to be back. Adam

Pulling the Trigger

Last week I asked Jason Fielder from TriadFormula.com (who has 2 webinars tomorrow, 2 times 1pm eastern and 8pm eastern that you should check out) to teach us a little bit about scalping! Everyone seemed to enjoy the article so I asked him if he could come back and break down the always hard 'pulling of the trigger'. Please enjoy the article, comment below, and check out one of his webinars tomorrow!

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Recently I conducted a survey that had the question: “What is your single biggest question about trading?” There were numerous responses, but one that I kept seeing over and over again was…

"When it comes time to place a trade, I just can’t seem to “pull the trigger”.

In my experience, people have trouble “pulling the trigger” for one reason and one reason only: fear. There are three main issues that generate this fear, and all three issues boil down to the trader’s belief about himself, his trading system, or the market. The first is a trader’s psychology. The second is the trader’s confidence in their trading system, and third is position sizing.

Let’s take a look at each one of these factors…

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