Short Term Trading

Dow Takes a Harrowing 1010.14-Point Trip
Credit-market indicators that reflect jitters about short-term lending to banks have been creeping higher for several days. The London interbank offered …

Dow Falls 1.3%, Off 5.7% For Week
Rates have been creeping higher in recent weeks, and some hear an echo of the short-term funding problems that preceded the credit crunch of 2007-08. …

Australian Dollar Up Late, Bonds Slide On Greece Rescue Plan
“It may be onwards and upwards in the short term as what was weighing on markets, the ECB indecisiveness, appears done. But there are some real factors to …

Long Term Trading

Market Provides Some Tough Lessons for Traders and Investors
I have seen assorted crashes, mini-crashes, Asian contagions, S&L crises, Mexican bond problems, Latin American defaults, the dot-com crash, Long Term …

Dramatic stock plunge could reinforce investors’ fear of getting back into the …
The relative dearth of such long-term holders meant that stocks were increasingly being batted back and forth among hedge funds and other fast-trading …

History suggests this bull market has further to run
Short-term traders can profit during plateaux if they are good stock pickers. But longer-term investors with diversified portfolios are likely to be …

What you should do about market’s selloff
Of course, that might be exactly the wrong move for investors, especially those with long-term goals. But honestly, if Wall Street professionals don’t have …

Self Managed Super

Super mistrust can only grow if Henry proposals stay on table
The recommendations of the Cooper review for self-managed super funds were widely applauded and contained many practical improvements. On the other hand, …

Australian Property Investor :: Self-managed super holders turn to ...
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) holders are increasingly turning to the property market, according to accountancy firm Chan and Naylor.

Handouts will be hard to find in Budget
But self-managed super funds will have to make decisions on whether or not to hold or sell. “Everyone has suffered significant losses in recent years, …

Technical Analysis

Oil Poised for Biggest Weekly Drop in 9 Months; Copper Slumps
If crude prices fall below support at $75, “it could spark a $15 decline,” according to technical analysis by Jim Stellakis, an independent analyst. …