Up, Down, Sideways?

September 12, 2011 By: Brian Keith

Good Morning, Friends. Lower Manhattan still resembles an armed camp in spots, but here we are, with a new day, a new market, and new opportunities.  Equities, and the Euro, are currently climbing higher. A prominent consulting firm observes that the FOMC may feel compelled to act more aggressively following its meeting next week due to weak readings from the U.S. economy. That may well be...

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Doc’s Market Minute, 9/11/2011

By: Brian Keith

A quick thought on today's Market and how to apply it with Options.    ...

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A Dollar, A Day

September 8, 2011 By: Brian Keith

A fair number of equity managers, who in years past would have been hard pressed to spell "FX" if called upon to do so, have in these days of "risk on" and "risk off" trading environments become accustomed to keeping an eye on movements in the Dollar Index (DXY). The chart above is a six month daily, and suggests that movement during that period has been largely sideways. This pattern makes...

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Doc’s Market Minute, 9/7/2011

September 7, 2011 By: Brian Keith

A quick video on the current price action on the S&P500 and how we can use it to profit.    ...

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Doc’s Market Minute, 9/5/2011

By: Brian Keith

A quick video on the current price action on the S&P500 and how we can use it to profit.    ...

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Why Stops Matter (EUR/CHF Version)

September 6, 2011 By: Brian Keith

Even at my age, I'm capable of being surprised. The Swiss National Bank, already under water to the tune of roughly $35 billion on the Euro holdings it has added through its attempts to keep the CHF from strengthening, announced earlier today that it would defend a "minimum rate" versus EUR of 1.20. The SNB's EUR reserves at last report amounted to roughly $164 billion. As the chart...

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