MartinZweigisawellknowmarketguru.Hemadesomuchmoneyinthestockmarketthatheretiredlongtimeago.Inhisbookpublishedin1990,hediscussedinlengththeimpactofFed’smonetarypolicyonthestockmarketperformance.HisstudyshowedthataftertheFedcutthediscountratetwicewithinafewweekstoafewmonths,thestockmarketwouldgetintoan“extremelybullish”period.Duringthe30yearsfrom1958to1988,therewere14suchperiods(totalof9.4years)....[
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Marketstatusandmyplan9-22
AfterahugeweekfueledbyFed’sratecut,WallStreetmaytakeapausetoconsolidatethegainsinthenextweek.Buttheunderlinepicturesofmoststockswillkeepimproving.Morestockswillbreakintonewground.It’stimetotakeactions.
AfterlastweekcutintheFedFundsRate,thefuturesmarketisbettingonmorecutsinthenextseveralmonths.Currentlytheoddsfora0.25%cutbeforetheendoftheyearstandsat148%,andtheod...[
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TheDowJoneshadthebestdayinmanyyears.Allothermajorindexesperformedequallywell.Alopsideddayliketodayusuallychangesthemarketpsychology.Thebullswilloverrunthebearstotakechargeofthemarketfromnowon.Marketresearchshowsthatthestockmarketoftenmoveshigher1month,3months,and6monthsaftersuchaday.Historyrepeatsitselffrequently.Ihavenoreasontobelievethatitwillbedifferentthistime.Somyoutlookforthemarketisdecidedl...[
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Onmywatchlistof250orsostocks,onlyafewsmallareinrednow.
Eventhoughthepre-cautionmeasuresItookearlierthismorningbackfired,it\'sstillgoingtobeablockbusterdayforme.
Fed\'sactionismorethanmostpeopleexpected.Theshortsellershavetocovertheirrearsnow.[
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FuturescontractsbasedonthefedfundsratearetradedontheChicagoBoardofTrade,whereinvestorscanbetonwhattheratewillbeforanygivenmonth.ThefollowingoddsarecalculatedbasedontheclosingpricesofthefuturescontractsonFriday,9/7.
RemainingFOMCMeetingdatesin2007:9/18,10/30&10/31,12/11
CurrentFedFundsRate(FFR):5.25%
CurrentbettingonFedactions:
OddsofFFR@5.00%after9/18:100%
OddsofFFR@4.75%after9...[
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Mostlyonthesellside.TheonlystockIboughttodayisPENX@33.70.
Sincethemarketmadethebottomon8/16,we\'veseensomenicerecoveries.Butnotallthenegativesareoutyet.Sointhenextcoupleofsessions,wemayseesomemildsellingbymorenervousinvestors.I\'musingtoday\'srunupasanopportunitytoraisesomecashforthepossible2ndlegdown.However,lookingatthebigpicture,Istillbelievetheworstisbehindus,atleastintheshortterm.Andthema...[
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Yesterday\'sbigdropmadethegainsoflastweeklooklikeabulltrap.Butwithtoday\'saction,itseemswhat\'sreallytrappedarethebears.Theweakholdersmayhavegotoutyesterday.They\'llstayonthesidelinetonursetheirwoundsinthenearterm.Butthebargainhuntersarebackandmaydrivethemarkethigherinthenextfewdays.Statisticallyspeaking,stocksusuallyperformquitewelloveralongweekend.Let\'sseewhetheritwillbetrueagainthistime.
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13.4%vs8.6%duringtheperiodfrom1978to2004
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Realestatehaspackedquiteapunchoflate,appreciating12.4%annuallybetween2001and2006,accordingtotheS&P/Case-ShillerU.S.HomePriceindex.Thatclobberedstockprices,whichgainedonly4.3%ayearasmeasuredbytheS&P500.
Butoverthelongrunstockswineasily.AnewstudybyJackClarkFrancis,afinanceandeconomicsprofessora...[
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Thecompanywasforcedtosellcloseto$20BworthofAAAratedjumbomortgagesat5%discounttoraisecashtoday.Itdidn\'tdoanythingreckless.Butitisstillpunishedhardrecently.
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Thornburgspecializesinadjustable-rate``jumbo\'\'loansofmorethan$417,000.Thosemortgagesaremadetopeoplewithgoodcredit,thoughbecauseoftheloans\'size,theydon\'tqualifyforpurch...[
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JimRogersmadethefollowingcommentsafewdaysago.HeisregardedasageniusandlookedlikeageniusuntillastThursdaymorning.Butifhefollowsupwithwhathesaidlastweek,hecouldstillbekilled.Investmentbanks\'andcommercialbanks\'sstockswerethebestperformerslatelastweek.WellsFargoevenclosedatanew52wkhigh.Atthismoment,ItrustmuchmoreinWarrenBuffet\'sinstinctthaninRogers\'.BuffethasbeenbuyingalotofBankofAmericastockslatel...[
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