March 5, 2013 The Dow finally closed at a record 14,253.77. Both the Dow and the Transports are at new highs, so there is a Dow Theory confirmation of a new bull market in stocks. The stock market has been very interesting the last year or so. Despite numerous problems in the economy – the… Read more »
February 20, 2012 The stock market has been erratic this year so far, and has become quite volatile after a long period of calm last year. We have made new all-time highs in some of the market averages, but not all. The Dow the most widely-watched index, and it has failed to make a new… Read more »
February 15, 2013 Stopped out of RKUS trade at 20.69. Stock was down below 20.00 at one point. Lesson: I missed the best entry point due to not watching it closely back in November. My entry point was not ideal, and earnings volatility made the trade suspect. I had a similar situation with Facebook. Due… Read more »
November 21, 2012 This was a headline I saw at the close of trading: BULLETIN: U.S. stocks end higher ahead of Thanksgiving holiday; HP leads Dow (HP is Hewlett Packard)
November 9, 2012 The whole market sold off this week after Obama’s re-election as President. Today’s headline was that this week was the worst week for the stock market in over 6 months. Silver Wheaton hit a low this week of 38.57 on Nov 6th, but closed today at 40.39. I like that the stock… Read more »
