Archive for the ‘Forecasting’ Category:
Massive spending kicks the Dow back to life
After a week of scary tendencies, DJIA and the global markets open on a upbeat note. But will it last? What is financially different about this week, from the depressing market week we just had? In reality, not much. However, stock trading is much more than a numbers game. Adjustments, the methodology of trading, automation, [...]
Is politics killing the economy?
In our Dow Live Report earlier this year (see Dow Q1 fails to reflect global turmoil) I highlighted the somewhat artificial buoyancy of the markets and warned about a repercussion during Q3. Although this now seems to come true, the current market weakness has largely been triggered by a political spark rather than fundamental values. [...]
Dow Q1 fails to reflect global turmoil
Despite global turmoil, the first quarter of 2011 comes to a close with the Dow Live Chart pointing at just over 12,220. The Dow has this last week both breached the 12,000 milestone and the 10 week moving average. Looking at Q1 2011, DJIA is up around 5.5%. If we look away from local financial [...]

