Daily Video Update: ECB, the FED, and the Fiscal Cliff OMG

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 31st of July.

Will they or won't they? That is the question on every trader's mind these days. Will the ECB ride in and save the Euro? Will Ben Bernanke and the FED come in with another round of quantitative easing? We are not sure, and we don't think anyone on this side of the pond or in Europe, is sure either.

Will ECB Chairman Mario Draghi really follow through and enact concrete measures to avert the European crisis? Regardless of any actions the ECB takes, Italy, Greece, and Spain all owe a boat load of money. How are they ever going to pay it back?

While these uncertain times are full of questions, one thing is for sure, the markets will eventually tell us which way the decision is going. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: ECB, the FED, and the Fiscal Cliff OMG"

Daily Video Update: Is Monday going to be 9 in a row?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 30th of July.

For the past 8 Mondays, the market has closed lower for the day. Is this Monday going to make it 9 in a row? If it is, the market will break a record that has stood since 1973.

Last Friday we posted on the Members Blog a chart of the Euro saying that we think that it has topped out. Today's market action sort of confirms that, and we would not be surprised to see this market on the defensive for the balance of the week. Of course we have some big reports coming out this week, but as always we will rely on our Trade Triangle technology to keep us on the right side of the markets. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: Is Monday going to be 9 in a row?"

Daily Video Update: When Mario speaks, the markets freak!

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 26th of July.

Here is what Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), said today in Europe that freaked the markets:

"Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the Euro. And believe me, it will be enough."

My thoughts are, talk is cheap, show us the money Mario!

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: A swing and a miss for Apple

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 25th of July.

Perception and expectations can be everything in the markets, and these two powerful forces sometimes trump the fundamentals and the technicals. Such was the case yesterday, when Apple reported its numbers for the quarter. It was a swing and a miss for Apple as they missed on both the top and bottom line. The after market was swift in its perception of the numbers, and pushed Apple down over 5% later in the day.

Today's early rally in stocks was largely caused by no more bad news from Europe, the Euro rally, and Caterpillar's earnings.

Let's not get carried away with happy times are here again, we still have a myriad of problems here in the US and all of the same growing problems in Europe. These problems, in our opinion, are going to be a drag on the market for the rest of the year. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: A swing and a miss for Apple"

Daily Video Update: Can Apple save the market?

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

After the close today, Apple reports its earnings for Q2 and expectations as always, are very high for Apple. Should Apple just meet those expectations, we think it will be a negative for the market. Should Apple exceed those expectations wildly on the upside, then we think it will give a bump to the tech sector, but it will be temporary. People are not buying iPhones right now as everyone is waiting for the new iPhone 5 to make its debut. The iPhone 5 is scheduled to come out later this year.

Cyclically we see the general market under pressure and to the downside for the balance of the year. Continue reading "Daily Video Update: Can Apple save the market?"