Daily Video Update: New week, same old problems

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 16th of July.

As we start this new trading week, we still have a myriad of problems that haven't gone away. This morning, Citi Bank announced their earnings for the second quarter. Earnings exceeded expectations, but fell short on revenue.

Technically, the banks are locked in a broad trading range and we are at the upper levels of that range at the moment.

Disappointing retail sales this morning underscore the still fragile psyche of the American consumer. Consumers continue to struggle with the uncertainty of the upcoming elections. At the same time, the world economy continues to muddle through fiscal austerity that is going to infect Europe and the markets for sometime to come. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: New week, same old problems"

Daily Video Update: Warren Buffet said that "Europe is beginning to slip pretty fast ... "

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 12th of July.

We are glad to see that Warren Buffet is in agreement with our Trade Triangle technology, which has being negative on Europe and the United States for sometime.

We were pretty sure that this week was going to be an important week for the markets, and it's turning out to be just such a week. Since tomorrow is Friday, we'll see how the markets behave as JP Morgan Chase drops a bomb on the markets reporting their earnings and derivatives loss.

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Daily Video Update: This week could set the tone of the markets for the year!

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 10th of July.

Score one for Spain. However, this short-term Spanish victory did not get Spain or Europe off the hook by a long shot. There's still much to be done and somewhere along the line someone has to bite the bullet.

China also appears to be slowing down dramatically and that could further exacerbate the contagion effect, not just for China but the entire world economy. This week could mark the most important week for the stock market. We are not convinced that the German courts or the public will okay the current new bailout fund. Stay tuned, as it's going to get very interesting. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: This week could set the tone of the markets for the year!"

Daily Video Update: Is Global Gloom Setting In?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 9th of July.

This could be the start of a very interesting week, both in equities and in commodity prices. Earnings will be coming out this week on some major stocks and we will be on the lookout for more news from Europe. It would seem the global rate cuts last week did nada for the the markets so far.

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Daily Video Update: Another Jobs Disaster Report …but will it translate into a loss of confidence in the stock market?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 6th of July.

Here is where the markets stand: As of 11:30 7/06..... Continue reading "Daily Video Update: Another Jobs Disaster Report …but will it translate into a loss of confidence in the stock market?"