Doom & Gloom . . . or a QE2 Boom?

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On Tuesday, the market lost support at Nasdaq 2500 after losing S&P 500 1200 last week, and then threatened to breakdown below the psychologically important Dow 11,000. But alas, one bad day does not confirm a trend change, and today (Wednesday) was the exact opposite. Read more about Sector Detector: Holiday Rainbows and Butterflies

Slow Holiday Week Ahead

by David Brown, Chief Market Strategist, Sabrient Systems Read more about What the Market Wants: Slow Holiday Week Ahead

Is It Just Me, Or Is It Getting a Little Volatile In Here?

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” ~Joseph Campbell

Now is the time of the Dog Days of the markets. Read more about ETF Periscope: Is It Just Me, Or Is It Getting a Little Volatile In Here?

Flip, Flop & Fly Friday – Options Expiration Spectacular!

By Phil of Phil's Stock World

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The market is finally giving us the long anticipated and overdue pullback. This is good for its longer term health. The media is attributing the weakness to news out of Ireland, but the fact is that the technical picture has been screaming for a pullback and retest of key support levels, including Dow 11,000. Read more about Sector Detector: Rankings positioned to weather a pullback

The RSY portfolio uses rating changes from Sabrient to signal recommendation of either a reduction of an equity position or to exit completely.   IVR was recently downgraded to Hold by Sabrient. Read more about Rock Solid Yields (RSY): Partial Harvest Profits of IVR

Canary in the Coalmine Does the Irish Jig

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.” ~ Lao Tzu

Well, it looks like things are about to get interesting. Read more about ETF Periscope: Canary in the Coalmine Does the Irish Jig

It is often handy to start with a culled list of prospects when looking for the next investment, so when exploring Seeking Alpha I ran across the following article that provided a list of 21 Utilities Yielding More Than 4.5%. Read more about Rock Solid Yields (RSY): Let us go buy some eGAS. (Buy 400 at $10.01)

The Fed’s Got POMO Fever!

By Phil of Phil's Stock World

Ben’s got POMO Fever, Tim’s got POMO Fever

They’ve got POMO fever, what a scam Read more about The Fed’s Got POMO Fever!

The resolution of uncertainty last week around the elections and FOMC announcement allowed the market to release some pent-up energy and finally break out of its consolidation pattern. After the normal head fakes in both directions, it rallied hard such that the S&P 500 reached a 2-year closing high. Read more about Sector Detector: Healthcare ranking makes post-election surge

LEA vs. TSLA

by Robert Maltbie,  StockJock.com

The Long:   Lear Corp.  (LEA)
The Short:  Tesla Motors Inc.  (TSLA)

Lear Corp. (LEA) $ 88.00 -- 6-12 month target: $104 Read more about Pairs Trades: LEA vs. TSLA

DARK HORSE HEDGE – Here I Go Again, RAIL

By Scott Brown at Sabrient, Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Read more about DARK HORSE HEDGE – Here I Go Again, RAIL

Biting the Silver Bullet, or Maybe Hopping on for a Ride?

by Daniel Sckolnik of ETF Periscope

“I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.” ~ Mark Twain

The markets seemed to have taken a decision this week, though in a somewhat strange fashion. Read more about ETF Periscope: Biting the Silver Bullet, or Maybe Hopping on for a Ride?

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Read more about Rock Solid Yields {RSY}: Update, Buy 200 PL @ $24.51

Inflationary Thursday - Benny Drops the Big One!

By Phil of Phil's Stock World

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). Read more about Inflationary Thursday - Benny Drops the Big One!

Reps take the House and QE Too!

By Phil of Phil's Stock World Read more about Reps take the House and QE Too!

Note from Editor: Read more about What the Market Wants . . .