New Video: We delve into the HERBALIFE Smackdown

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

There is a real smackdown going on in the stock of HERBALIFE (HLF). William Ackman, a major hedge fund manager, is accusing HERBALIFE of being nothing more than a pyramid scheme. That is a pretty serious charge about a public company. On the other side of the smackdown is Daniel Loeb, another big hedge fund manager, who is saying that the accusation is all bull crap. Who's right? We are not taking sides, but it looks to us like they are both talking their positions.

With that in mind, we decided to take a close look at HERBALIFE using our Trade Triangle technology and come to an unbiased opinion on this stock. In today's video, in addition to HERBALIFE and our normal rundown, we will be analyzing Ford Motor Company and Facebook, two very different companies. I think you will find today's video interesting and educational. Continue reading "New Video: We delve into the HERBALIFE Smackdown"

New Video: After the bell Alcoa kicks of the earnings season

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 8th of January.

In today's video, we will analyze AlCOA (AA), who reports earnings after the bell today. There are a couple of technical features that are very interesting at the moment and that standout for this stock. Are market expectations on earnings already built into current prices? We will find out after the close, but in the meantime we will share with you exactly how we are positioned in ALCOA going into earnings season.

JUST REMEMBER …
"SILLY SEASON" is not officially over until next week. Look for the markets to continue to be a little crazy until then. Continue reading "New Video: After the bell Alcoa kicks of the earnings season"

New Video: Is Russia the New Face of Capitalism?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 7th of January.

Let me start by wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2013! I hope you all enjoyed the break and were able to celebrate Christmas time and the start of the New Year with your families.

IS RUSSIA THE NEW FACE OF CAPITALISM?
Well, you may or may not have heard that Gerard Depardieu, the French movie actor, recently become a Russian citizen and now has a Russian passport. It was purely an economic decision in his case, because he didn't want to pay the 75% rate of tax imposed by François Hollande on millionaires. Taxes in Russia are 13%!

The country who has the lowest taxes usually does well, as 75% of nothing is after all nothing! Continue reading "New Video: Is Russia the New Face of Capitalism?"

New Video: The Fiscal Cliff is Looming

Hello traders everywhere! Jeremy Lutz here with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 21st of December.

The markets have made a sharp move lower today. The pullback reflects renewed concerns that the U.S. could be pushed over the looming fiscal cliff. While optimism about a potential budget agreement helped to drive stocks higher earlier in the week, traders are expressing renewed concerns about the fiscal cliff following the latest developments in Washington.

The Commerce Department said durable goods orders increased by 0.7 percent in November following a 1.1 percent increase in October. Economists had expected orders to increase by 0.5 percent, matching the increase that had been reported for the previous month.

Excluding a 1.1 percent drop in orders for transportation equipment, durable goods orders surged up by 1.6 percent in November compared to a 1.9 percent jump in October.

The Commerce Department also released a separate report showing a much bigger than expected increase in personal income in November.

Let's see what the Trade Triangles say about the markets today.

Every Success,
Jeremy Lutz

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New Video: Waiting on a compromise

Hello traders everywhere! Jeremy Lutz here with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 20th of December.

The big news of that day is that the NYSE Euronext, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, planned to sell itself to IntercontinentalExchange, an upstart and lesser-known exchange operator based in Atlanta. NYSE Euronext's stock surged 34 percent. IntercontinentalExchange fell to a low of $123.46. That signals traders think the proposed deal could be more beneficial to NYSE Euronext than to its potential buyer. The marriage still needs the approval of regulators, and it isn't clear if they'll offer it.

Uncertainty about the approaching fiscal cliff is still heavily weighing on the markets today as the deadline approaches. In other news, The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales rose 5.9 percent to an annual rate of 5.04 million in November from a downwardly revised 4.76 million in October. Economists had expected existing home sales to climb to 4.90 million.

With the bigger than expected increase, existing home sales rose to their highest level since spiking to 5.44 million in November of 2009.

Let's see what the Trade Triangles say about the markets today.

Every Success,
Jeremy Lutz

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