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Fed’s New Mandate

By David Nelson, CFA Wednesday, the FOMC released the minutes from their September meeting giving stocks their biggest one day gain of the year. If you aren’t sure if this was a Fed induced rally a quick look at the S&P intraday chart is all the confirmation you’ll need. All of this must be pretty […]

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I Love Gold!

By David Nelson, CFA Anyone who has followed me for the last couple of years knows I’m a long term Gold Bear. I think the Bear Market started in 2011 and could last for several more years. Even Bear Markets have rallies and yesterday’s release of the Fed’s FOMC Minutes may have set up a […]

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Stock Market on Edge

 

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HP Splits in Two – The Movie

http://youtu.be/9Z-JBT7tF6o David discusses Hewlett Packard’s decision to split the company in two on Canada’s Business News Network.

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HP Splits in Two – Sell the News!

By David Nelson, CFA Something was bound to happen at HP so it seems fitting we’d get a breaking story of a large reorganization just days before their analyst meeting on October 8th. For weeks there have been rumors Hewlett Packard (HPQ)* was considering a merger with EMC (EMC). Apparently those talks broke down. I […]

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Jobs Report – Looking Behind the Numbers – CCTV

http://youtu.be/_sghvsa2PGo David discusses the Friday’s jobs report with CCTV host Michelle Makori and John Herrmann Director of US Rate Strategies, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities

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Line in the Sand for the S&P 500

By David Nelson, CFA Obviously yesterday was an uncomfortable one for the bulls. Whenever we get sell offs like this we all become chart gazers looking for levels of support. Where can we draw that line in the sand? For more than a year the 120 day has been a pretty good place to start. […]

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October Surprise – CNBC Interview

http://youtu.be/5bl2ocICD1Q David talks with CNBC anchors Bill Griffeth and Mandy Drury about the 4th quarter’s weak start from the floor of the NYSE.

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