Stock Capitalist

Les and Simon are a couple of “Stock Capitalists” that scour thru literally hundreds of stock market related sites, newsletters, e-mails, blogs, etc… and “siphon” out great ideas, quotes, recommendations, and stock market related information. They have been trading the stock market for more than 20 years and offer some of their insight and best articles of interest.

Archive for January, 2009

Uncle Leo Rumbles: The Economic Crisis: Square Pegs and Round …

31st January 2009 by Leo Wang Comments Off

It should be given only to a limited number of major banks that are on the verge of collapse, for the purpose of preventing systemic financial collapse. Fed Efforts to Lower Mortgage Rate . The Federal Reserve has been buying up …

Stock Market Guide: February: Uncertain but crucial month for economy

31st January 2009 by unknown Comments Off

Indian Stock Market blog with analysis of BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty moments along with tips, advice and recommendations of Indian stocks . Articles on Stock market investment strategies and impact of economical events on Indian Share …

Housing Affordability at Record High

30th January 2009 by Les Comments Off

An upside of a crashing-and-burning housing market: the National Association of Realtors’ affordability index was at a record in December.

How Will the Recession Affect Innovation?

30th January 2009 by Les Comments Off

Not much, two economists argue.

How to understand market cycles with “The Market Quadrant”

30th January 2009 by Simon Comments Off

Here is a very interesting article written by Justice Litle, Editorial Director ofTaipan Publishing Group that explains the relationship between “credit flow” and “risk appetite” as it applies to “Booms and Busts” like I have never seen before!
Original Article
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How Do You Feel About Your Trading?

30th January 2009 by Simon Comments Off

Great article by R.J. Hixson in the latest www.iitm.com newsletter with Van K. Tharp.
Excerpt:
My emotions used to be driven by what the market was doing. Volatility was good and smooth periods were bad (it meant waiting patiently or impatiently). By trying to call market turning points, I would be elated when I caught them or [...]

Use StockTwits to chat with other traders

30th January 2009 by Simon Comments Off

If you have a www.twitter.com account (or easily sign up for it for FREE), you can sign into
www.stocktwits.com
andcomment with other traders all over the world about different ideas… see what they are doing… etc.
Check it out!

Is Crude Oil Set To Rise?

30th January 2009 by Simon Comments Off

Here is an iteresting article from our friends at www.investmentu.com(don’t forget to sign up for the FREE newsletter)
Excerpt:
“…the same manager that runs the USO fund runs another exchange traded security thats custom designed to benefit from situations like the crude oil contango. Its called the United States 12 Month Oil Fund (NYSE: USL). It uses [...]

Banking Sector Groundhog Day Hits U.S. Treasury Bonds :: The …

30th January 2009 by unknown Comments Off

Then the politicians, regulators, and Federal Reserve policymakers run around like chickens with their heads cut off and push through some new “solution.” One of the first federal ideas was FHASecure . …. offering the latest investing news and financial insights for the stock market , including tips and advice on investing in gold , energy and oil . Dr. Weiss is a leader in the fields of investing, interest rates , financial safety and economic forecasting. …

Cassandra John Paulson Hedge Fund Manager Makes Billions from the …

30th January 2009 by unknown Comments Off

Stock -Markets. Best Financial Markets Analysis Article As expected, the Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate near 0% and claimed it stands ready to take additional steps such as purchasing longer-term Treasury bonds if such a move …

TARP by Any Other Name . . .

30th January 2009 by Les Comments Off

The winning entry in a previous reader contest to rename Congress’s bailout legislation is catching on.

Economist Round Tables

30th January 2009 by Les Comments Off

In addition to the usual blogosphere debates about the crisis and its solutions, a few other structured economist round tables have cropped up in recent days to address the causes of and solutions to the current global crisis.

G.D.P. Report: Which Part(s) of the Economy Grew?

30th January 2009 by Les Comments Off

At least a few sectors of the United States economy grew in the last quarter.

Recession Makes Stocks Pause For Thought :: The Market Oracle …

30th January 2009 by unknown Comments Off

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Stock Market Investors Becoming Overly Complacent and Gold Update …

30th January 2009 by unknown Comments Off

Stock Market Investors Becoming Overly Complacent and Gold Update :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website. … Recently it has felt as if the morning market news has morphed into the morning job losses report. It is no longer tracked on a monthly or weekly basis but rather the consortium of job cut announcements have been a routine part of the morning news. This Thursday morning, we were confronted with 12000 jobs cuts …