Sentiment Analysis Archive
Consumer Confidence Falls To Lowest Level In 28 Years
Troubling all around, lower confidence and ongoing inflation worries.
- Ian Lyngen, Interest Rate Strategist, RBS Greenwich Capital
This morning the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey fell to 59.5 - down from 62.6 in April and ...
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Macys and JC Penney Report Weak Quarters - And Their Stocks Surge
Yesterday Macy's (M) reported 1st quarter earnings. They reported earnings of 2 cents a share on a continuing basis compared to 16 cents last year. Sales were down 3% and same store sales down 2.6% ...
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The Bear Market Rallies of 2000-2002
May 5, 2008 · Category: Market Commentary, Sentiment Analysis
History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
- Mark TwainÂ
Tim Knight of The Slope of Hope put up an excellent post yesterday covering the bear market rallies of the 2000-2002 bear market. Again and again, ...
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Bulls Have Eye Of The Tiger Ahead Of Fed
April 30, 2008 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics, Market Commentary, Sentiment Analysis, Technical Analysis
Risin up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
Its the eye of the tiger,
Its the thrill of the ...
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Excellent WSJ Article On The Sentiment Shift
April 28, 2008 · Category: Sentiment Analysis
Some market participants are beginning to wonder whether the last convulsion of turmoil in March - when Bears Stearns Cos. nearly collapsed, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. stepped in to save it and the Federal ...
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Buffett Expects Recession To Be Worse Than Most Think
April 28, 2008 · Category: Market Commentary, Sentiment Analysis
Buffett was on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to talk about his Wrigley (WWY) deal, but what caught my attention were his comments on the economy (his comments on the economy start around the 7:40 ...
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Legendary Investor Bill Miller Calls A Bottom
Legendary investor Bill Miller, manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust which beat the S&P 500 for 15 straight years before underperforming in 2006 and again in 2007, appears to have called the bottom in ...
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A Lot Of Bullishness On Apple Heading Into Earnings
We are concerned that expectations may be too high with the stock rebounding over 45% in recent weeks.
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Recall that in only the past year, Apple stock has been below $100, more than doubled to above ...
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Chinese Stock Market Cracks
April 21, 2008 · Category: China, Sentiment Analysis
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting front page article this weekend on the Chinese stock market, "China Stocks, Once Frothy, Fall By Half In Six Months" (subscription required). The chart tells the story: Shanghai ...
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Monster Rally - S&P Up 10% In Five Weeks
Wow. Yowza. Is the stock market cool or what? I mean if you like ideas, if you like psychology, if you like money and people and games, how can you not love the stock market?
Let's ...
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