Fed likely to slow bond buys despite tepid economy

Hiring is soft. Pay is barely up. Consumers are cautious. Economic growth has yet to pick up.

And yet on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to take its first step toward reducing the extraordinary stimulus it's supplied to help the U.S. economy rebound from its deepest crisis since the Great Depression.

If it does, the Fed will likely spark a debate: Has the economy strengthened enough to withstand the pullback?

The answer might not be clear for months.

The Fed is meeting this week at a time of deepening uncertainty about who will succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke when his term ends in January. On Sunday, Lawrence Summers, who was considered the leading candidate, withdrew from consideration. Continue reading "Fed likely to slow bond buys despite tepid economy"

Weekly Futures Recap w/Mike Seery

We’ve asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.

Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.

Soybean Futures-- Soybean futures had a wild trading week ending lower by $.13 this Friday at 13.83 but having a very bullish USDA crop report despite the fact that we are going to have the 4th largest crop in U.S history, but the carryover level dropped from 220 bushels all way down to 150 million bushels which now means the carryover in soybeans is tight again which should keep prices high for quite some time. We thought the carryover number was going to be 295 million bushels earlier in the summer and that’s how much this figure has dropped and if you go into the next report with possibly an even lower crop than 3.14 billion bushels and a carryover of 100 million prices could really move to the upside in my opinion. The grain complex in general is still in a bearish trend except for soybeans as the spread price between corn and soybeans is right near record levels as there is still huge demand for soybeans and I wonder what the next crop report is going to say as this was a disappointing crop year in my opinion. This year’s crop is only 3% higher than last year’s drought stricken crop which is amazing in my opinion but we just had too many bad things happen this year with cool & wet weather and then hot & dry with a very sporadic weather pattern causing the poor crop this year as now we start to enter Brazil’s planting season which is expected to be another record crop. TREND: HIGHER –CHART STRUCTURE: IMPROVING Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap w/Mike Seery"

A word of thanks to all our visitors this past week

Just a quick word of thanks to all who voted in our polls and left comments this past week on our blog.

We had a record number of comments and votes on our blog for:

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It is still not too late to voice your opinion and vote. We will do our very best to respond to any comments you leave.

We also received some pretty interesting comments on a newspaper clipping titled: A Short Guide To The Middle East

Latest poll: Trading superstitions - Do you have any?

We are off to a rip roaring start with this poll. One trader I knew, back when I was trading in the pits of Chicago, was so superstitious that he didn't change his clothes, shower, or shave when he got on a hot streak. That's why we all gave him a pretty wide berth in the pits after the first few days of his hot streak. It is crazy but true.

Do you have a superstition you practice in your trading, or are you not superstitious? Either way, join the vote and share one of your favorite trading stories.

Did you miss my Mystery Stock of the Week? You can find it right here, the reveal might just surprise you.

Lastly, did you manage to catch my tutorial titled: Learn How To Trade Netflix In 90 Seconds?

Have a great weekend everyone,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub

Trading superstitions - Do you have any?

With today being Friday the 13th, I thought it would be fun to see to if our readers had any trading superstitions. I've heard of all kinds superstitions over the years such as, never trade in the first 30 minutes, never set stop-losses on round numbers, don't triple dip a stock, and never sell a stock crossing past $90. And then we have mine, I never buy a stock on Friday or at the open on Monday. In every attempt, I've ended up on the wrong end of a trade. Maybe I just have bad luck!

I would like to know...

Do you have any trading superstitions?

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Take a second to vote, then leave a comment with your trading superstition or any superstition that you may have. I bet we have some good ones out there.

Every Success,
Jeremy Lutz
INO.com and MarketClub.com

A Mystery Stock That No One Is Talking About

mthumbOne of my favorite things to do is to look at charts and chart patterns. The pattern I'll be showing you today, I've seen a thousand times before. What I like about this pattern is that it is very reliable.

I am going to share with you a stock that no one is talking about and is probably not on anyone's radar at the moment. It has a similar analysis and pattern to Apple stock, but before Apple had its big up move.

Now I have to admit, this stock may not be as appealing as Apple, however it is a big, well-known stock. You will recognize the name immediately when you watch the video.

I had put this stock in my portfolio a while back and had almost forgotten about it, when it popped up in the little chart box on my personal MarketClub homepage. The chart pattern of this stock immediately caught my eye and demanded more analysis on my part.

See if you agree with my analysis. If you have a different view on this stock or think you see something that I have missed, please feel free to leave a comment. Buying or selling, agreeing or disagreeing, that is what makes a market.

All the best,

Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub