股海一粟的博客
投资是一门艺术，投资是一所永远的学校。股海一粟第一次接触到股票还是在1988年，那时候上海只有老八股，没有正规的交易所。。。那一年股海一粟只有10岁。
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(2008-05-08 14:27:56)
Themarkethadamodestreboundfollowingyesterday’ssharpdrop.However,thevolumewasquitelight.Mosteconomicnewsforthedaywasonthepositiveside.Theweeklyjoblessclaimscameat365Kvs.375Kconsensus.Thecontinuingclaimswere3.02millionfortheweekendingApril26thcomparedto3.03millioninthepreviousweek.Inaddition,mostchainretailersreportedbetterthanexpectedmonthlysamestoresalesforApril.Unlikeyesterday,anotherrecordhigho...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-07 14:00:10)
Afteraquietandflatstart,themarketgraduallytrendedlowerduringtheearlytradingbeforetakingaplungelateintheafternoon.Allthreemajorindicespostedalossinexcessof1.5%.TheDowTransportationAverage,whichperformedgreatuntilyesterday,didevenworseandclosedthedaylowerbymorethan3%.Itisworthnotingthattoday’ssharpdrophappenedinasessionwithmosteconomicnewsin-lineorbetterthanexpectation.TheproductivityforQ1rose2.2%c...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-06 14:02:32)
Despitearathernegativeopening,thestockmarketendedthedaymodestlyhigher.TheDow,whichgained0.4%forthesession,continuedtolagbehindtheNasdaqandtheS&P500,bothofwhichpostedagainofaround0.75%.Thereisnoeconomicnewssothemarketmovementismoreofanactionofitsown.Itisquiteimpressivethatthemarketmovedhigherdespiteseveralnegativeearningsreportsfromfinancialandhomebuildingsectors.Also,themarketshruggedoffnegativeim...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-05 14:30:47)
Themarketendedthefirsttradingdayofthenewweekmodestlylower.ThelosswasquitecontainedastheDow,whichperformedtheworstamongthebigthree,postedalossof0.7%.Theonlyimportanteconomicnewsturnedouttobebetterthanexpected.TheAprilISMservicesreadingcameat52.0,up2.4pointsfromthepreviousmonth.Economistsexpectedadropto49.1instead.ItmarkedthefirstexpansionintheservicesectorsincelastDecember.However,anewrecordoilpric...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-01 10:18:59)
AsI’mgoingawayfora4-daytripsoon,dailymarketcommentsforMay1stand2ndwillbeomitted.
Briefcommentsoftoday’smarket:
Itlooksmorelikethecasethatyesterday’ssell-offfollowingtheFedmeetingwasmerelyprofit-taking.TheUSdollarcontinuedtomovehigherandatthesametimeequitiesalsomovedmateriallyhigher.Commodities,ontheotherhand,continuedtoslumpasmoneypulledoutofthepreviouslyhotsector.Astomorrowwillbringint...[阅读全文]
Briefcommentsoftoday’smarket:
Itlooksmorelikethecasethatyesterday’ssell-offfollowingtheFedmeetingwasmerelyprofit-taking.TheUSdollarcontinuedtomovehigherandatthesametimeequitiesalsomovedmateriallyhigher.Commodities,ontheotherhand,continuedtoslumpasmoneypulledoutofthepreviouslyhotsector.Astomorrowwillbringint...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-30 14:18:31)
ThemarketendedtheFeddecisiondaymodestlyloweraftergainingasmuchas1.4%earlier.Forthemonth,itgainedmorethan4%,thebestsinceDecember2003andendingthelongestlosingstreaksince1990.Mosteconomicnewsforthedaywaspositive.ThefirstreadingonQ1GDPcameat0.6%vs.0.5%expected.Inotherwords,althoughitcertainlyfeelstheUSeconomyisalreadyinarecessionandmostlikelyitis,technicallywearenotthereyet.TheChainDeflatorreading,ont...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-29 14:14:36)
Themarketcontinuedtobehaveinaratherlacklustremoodaheadoftomorrow’scloselywatchedGDPreportandFed’sinterestratedecision.Similartoyesterday,allthreemajorindicesspentmosttimehoveringaroundtheunchangedlevelandclosedwithin0.4%fromtheprevioussession.TheDowTransportationAveragecontinuedtobeastarperformerandclosedatanewhighforthisyear.Yeartodate,thatindexisupanimpressive14%comparedtoa5%dropinthebroadS&P5...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-28 13:56:34)
Themarketstartedthenewweekinarathermutedfashion.Allthreemajorindicesspentmosttimeofthedayhoveringaroundtheunchangedlevelandclosedwithin0.2%fromtheprevioussession.TheDowTransportationAveragecontinuedtobeastarperformerandclosedatanewhighforthisyear.ThereislittleeconomicnewsbutwehavesomesizeableM&AdealsincludingoneinvolvingMars,WrigleyandBerkshireHathawaywithapricetagof$23billion.Earningscontinuedtob...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-25 13:58:47)
Themarketendedthedaymixedwithlightvolume.Fortheweek,allthreemajorindicesmovedmodestlyhigherandclosedatthebestlevelinmorethan3months.TheDowTransportationAveragecontinuedtooutperformthebroadmarket---itgained1.2%fortheday,bringingitstotalyear-to-dategainto12%comparedwitha4.8%dropintheS&P500index.Theeconomicnewsofthedaywasquitenegative.TheUSconsumersentimentindexfellmorethanexpectedinAprilto62.6,thelo...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-24 14:33:33)
Themarketadvancedfortheseconddayinarow.TheNasdaqagainbecamethetopperformeramongthebigthreeandposteda1%gain.Wegotsomemixedeconomicnews:Onthepositiveside,weeklyjoblessclaimsunexpectedlydropped33Kfromthepreviousweekwhileeconomistsexpectednochange.Inaddition,thecontinuingclaimsalsodropped65Kfromthepreviousweekandcameat2.934million.Inaseparatereport,ordersfordurablegoodsexcludingtransportationroseagrea...[阅读全文]
