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Stocks mixed as American manufacturing slows

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(RTTNews) - After ending the previous session sharply higher, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages bounced back and forth across the unchanged line before ending the session mixed.

While the major averages all moved to the upside going into the close, the Dow remained stuck in the red. The Dow edged down 8.70 points or 0.1 percent to 12,871.39, while the Nasdaq rose 16.18 points or 0.6 percent to 2,951.23 and the S&P 500 crept up 3.35 points or 0.3 percent to 1,365.51. Continue reading "Stocks mixed as American manufacturing slows" →

Some Thoughts On Oil And My Favorite Indicator: MACD

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Today we’ve asked Tony Edwards to share his favorite indicator with our readers. Tony Edwards has been an active independent trader for nearly 20 years. He trades an extremely wide range of instruments with a special focus on YM, ES, 6E, CL and GC. He offers traders daily, unique support and resistance levels (“TraderSmarts Numbers”) as well as Live Trade Alerts via www.tradersmarts.net.

Today I thought I would talk about my favorite indicator, the MACD.

I could start by telling you what the MACD is (stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence and plots 2 lines and a histogram. The MACD line, or the fast line, is the 12 day EMA - the 26 day EMA, the signal line, or slow line, is the 9 day EMA of the MACD line, and the MACD Histogram is the MACD line - the signal line) or who invented it (Gerald Appel in the late 1970's) but instead I am going to tell you how I use and interpret it. Continue reading "Some Thoughts On Oil And My Favorite Indicator: MACD" →

Stock Indexes Morning Report

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The September NASDAQ 100 was lower due to light profit taking overnight as it consolidated some of last Friday's rally. Stochastics and the RSI are turning bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near-term. Closes above June's high crossing at 2628.25 are needed to renew the rally off June's low. Closes below the 20-day moving average crossing at 2555.68 would temper the near-term friendly outlook. First resistance is June's high crossing at 2628.25. Second resistance is the reaction high crossing at 2639.75. First support is the 20-day moving average crossing at 2555.68. Second support is last Thursday's low crossing at 2503.50. Continue reading "Stock Indexes Morning Report" →

Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoria

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By PABLO GORONDI
Associated Press

The price of oil fell below $84 a barrel Monday, unwinding some of the massive gains made Friday, when investors cheered the latest EU plans to tackle the continent's debt and economic woes. Signs of an economic slowdown in China also weighed on markets.

By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for August delivery was down $1.35 at $83.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

In London, Brent crude for August delivery was down $1.50 at $96.30 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.

On Friday, crude soared $7.27 to close at $84.96 in New York after the leaders of the 27 European Union countries said that they would seek to centralize regulation of European banks and, if necessary, bail them out directly, instead of funneling loans through governments that already have too much debt.

The EU said it also plans to ease borrowing costs for Italy and Spain, the third- and fourth-largest of the 17 economies that use the euro, stop mandating painful budget cuts to every country in need of emergency financial aid and tie their budgets, currency and governments more tightly. Continue reading "Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoria" →

Doug Casey: A Eurocrash Is Baked in the Cake

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In an interview with Louis James, world traveler and legendary speculator Doug Casey makes a compelling case for becoming a "permanent tourist" to be best able to survive the coming economic crash.

Louis James: So Doug, you're off to FreedomFest 2012 shortly, where people will be able to hear your latest thoughts on many subjects. Maybe you can give us a sneak preview on whatever is uppermost on your mind today. Continue reading "Doug Casey: A Eurocrash Is Baked in the Cake" →