Today's Video Newsletter: SEQUESTRATION - Much ado about nothing and 3 stocks to exit right now!!

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 1st of March.

In addition to the markets we normally report on, we will also be looking at the following markets using our Trade Triangle technology.

STOCK TO WATCH TODAY-DISH NETWORK (DISH)
Dish and broadcasters like CBS have been battling in court for months now, and it is all over the legality of the Hopper, a digital video recorder that allows users to automatically skip all prime-time network ads on television shows. OUCH!!! Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: SEQUESTRATION - Much ado about nothing and 3 stocks to exit right now!!"

Italy a Major Red Flag for Stocks: Hewison

Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- On today's "Street Fighters," Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich and INO.com's J. Adam Hewison discuss the outlook for U.S. stocks. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)

Let us know what you think about the market. We welcome your thoughts and your comments.

Adam

Crisis Investing 101: How to Invest in Currencies the Easy Way

In the past few weeks, I've told you about the five assets that could save your portfolio. I've shown my favorite gold and oil plays, how to protect a portfolio with commodities, how real estate provides safety in good and bad times, and how owning gold coins and bullions requires some level of expertise.

Today, I'm going to tell you about currency exchange, an investment that has become so popular, you could trade with only $1 in your account.

Like gold coins and bullion, currency trading is a traditional form of investment, because it can be physically held. For example, investors who held greenbacks instead of the euro during the euro-zone-banking crisis were substantially rewarded. Continue reading "Crisis Investing 101: How to Invest in Currencies the Easy Way"

Perspective on Gold and the Stock Market

It has been a relentlessly bullish decade (plus) for gold vs. the broad US stock market as the previous stock bull market flamed out and the former Fed chief chose inflation as the preferred means of managing the US economy.  We are in the age of Inflation onDemand ™, with stock market performance the result of manipulation of interest rates and currency.

S&P 500 – Gold ratio monthly chart Continue reading "Perspective on Gold and the Stock Market"

Today's Video Newsletter: Sequestration Showdown Looms Large

Hello traders everywhere! Jeremy Lutz here, with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 28th of February.

Markets are ending the month of February in an upbeat fashion today, albeit subdued. The Dow Jones industrial average is within striking distance of its all-time record high, despite the prospect of sequestration.

Big-name companies reported higher quarterly earnings, along with some big-time misses today which is leading to a mixed market. We'll take a look at two of the big-time misses, Groupon Inc (GRPN) and JC Penney (JCP).

The government reported that the jobless claims are falling and that the economy is doing better than last year so far in the first quarter. However, Washington's budget battle has cast a shadow over the market, with spending cuts set to automatically kick in Friday and no sign that the two political parties might work out their differences beforehand. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Sequestration Showdown Looms Large"