MarketClub TV for 8/29/12: September could be a killer month for stocks

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 29th of August.

In today's episode of MarketClub TV, we will be covering inflation and the bull market in the commodity sector. We will be examining crude oil more closely, given the fact that hurricane Isaac has now made landfall in Louisiana.

Why are the markets so quiet? Could September be a killer month? History has shown that September is the scariest month for Wall Street. Many traders remember September of 2008. Could this September be a repeat of the 2008 disaster? Europe and Ben Bernanke hold the keys to how September plays out.

We will be examining the nine major sectors and point out which ones are performing well, and which ones to avoid. We will be also looking at one index that is not performing the way it should be.

Now, let's analyze the major markets and stocks on the move using MarketClub's Trade Triangle Technology.
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Daily Video Update: OMG - It's the Godfather movie all over again, as Europe makes nice with Greece

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 24th of August.

Earlier today, German Chancellor Merkel along with French Prime Minister Hollande made another "warm and fuzzy" statement directed towards Greece. They both agreed that they want Greece to stay in the Eurozone. What it possibly implied was, "we are nice guys, so don't blame us when we kill you". It was a classic political touch.

It reminded me of a scene from the Godfather movie... first you sit down with someone who thinks you are their friend, have an enjoyable glass of wine and tell them what they want to hear, and then you kill them!

In this case Merkel and Hollande are not killing a person, but rather an entire country. Sooner or later, Greece is going to leave or get kicked out of the Eurozone. It is just a question of when it is going to happen.

P.S. Anybody want to buy the Greek island?

Most markets are lower for the week, with the exception of the metals, energy, and the CRB commodity Index. The commodity markets are all indicating that inflationary pressure is headed our way. So stay sharp, and protect yourself with our Trade Triangle technology.

Next week marks the last trading week of August and also the beginning of the Republican convention in Tampa. All eyes will be on Tampa, the hurricane, and the Republican convention. Look for these events to overshadow the markets.

Now, let's analyze the major markets and stocks on the move using MarketClub's Trade Triangle Technology.
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Daily Video Update: Is the stealth rally over in stocks and has the bull market in gold just begun?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 23rd of August.

The question on everyone's thoughts and minds has to be, is the stealth rally over in stocks and has the bull market in gold just begun?

Back on Tuesday, we warned that Tuesdays tend to be reversals days. We also did a recent poll asking if you thought the market was going to close lower or higher for the week. Results were remarkably close, almost a 50-50 split, so there's an equal number of people who are bullish and others who are still bearish on this market.

Overall the equity markets are lower for the week. Should we close at current levels or lower on Friday, it will mark the first time in six weeks that we've seen profit-taking coming into the market on a little more volume. Volume for the most part in this stealth rally has been low, very low, which is sometimes a clue that stocks are moving higher on little to no fresh buying.

We expect the S&P 500 to move back to the midpoint of its Donchian Trading Channel. That would bring the market down to the $1,390 to $1,380 level. Let's see how the markets close out the week tomorrow.

It is official, all of our Trade Triangles are positive on Gold today. Now, let's analyze the major markets and stocks on the move using MarketClub's Trade Triangle Technology.
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MarketClub TV for 8/22/12: Just how unsocial is social media?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 22nd of August.

A number of years ago, there was a market guru named Joseph Granville who came up with the phrase "bag holder". I've always loved the term because it really describes exactly what's happened to a lot of investors in social media these days. Yes, they've been left holding the bag and the bag has little or nothing in it!

Social media has been decidedly unsocial to investors. So what's the ahead for the likes of Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and other public social media companies?

Let's take a look at Groupon first. I think that merchants really don't want to discount to such a degree that they lose money on promoting their businesses. The people who use Groupon don't come back. So the basic business model has a fundamental flaw as it is being repudiated by the very companies it was supposed to help. Continue reading "MarketClub TV for 8/22/12: Just how unsocial is social media?"