stock market predictions

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Don't get hung up on the Dow Jones. The Dow Jones may not be a "relevant" yardstick for you to use. After all, it's only 30 stocks…and you might not own ANY of them.

Someone is actually holding Jim Cramer responsible for some of the advice he has given, and also for the fact that CNBC has "morphed" into an entertainment channel.

Did you know General Electric (GE) posted record revenues last quarter?  That has not really helped their stock, has it?   Remember always, price is the ultimate indicator, which is why I rely more and more on charts.  Fundamental analysts and company management can pontificate all day long about market share, earnings and revenues.  If the market doesn't like it, the stock is going down. (…)

When I was in college, I loved listening to a local college radio station (WFUV, Fordham) that had a sports-talk show on Sunday nights.  The show featured something new: phone calls from listeners!  This was more than 25 years ago, before WFAN in New York, ESPN Radio and all the other sports outlets we have today. (…)

This is not buy-and-hold market.
As we roll into 2009, I'm sticking with the same overall theme as I have in years past:  this is not for the buy-and-hold crowd. (…)

Don't worry about "why" your investment is falling.
Focus on "what" instead.  What is happening now. (…)

That was the headline I found over at CBS Marketwatch.  As usual, the news media is whipping (anyone who will read) into a frenzy about Lehman Brothers.  More news may be forthcoming about Lehman — between the time I finish writing this and the time you read this. (…)

There's a great story I read in the New York Times. It’s part business/part technology. (…)

Exxon reported nearly $12 billion in profits for the previous quarter recently. $12 billion! More net profits in one quarter, than ever recorded in the history of mankind.
And what did the stock do? (…)

We don't make predictions at Mullooly Asset Management. And we rarely hold anyone else's predictions as credible. So keep that in mind with this post. (…)

Frequent readers have seen earlier posts where I have discussed option expiration week and the volatility that comes with it.  But there was scant mention of option expiration at all this week.  Options expired on Friday and the Dow Jones dropped 220 points. (…)

Do you remember the television program, "Who wants to be a Millionaire"?The show was actually featured in a terrific book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by James Suriowiecki. (…)

The period we're in now is not necessarily a "bull market" or a "bear market" but more like a structurally "fair market." I didn't make that up on my own — Tom Dorsey, from Dorsey Wright and Associates in Richmond coined that term. (…)

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped below 12,000 today, March 7. In technical terms, this is a significant move. (…)

Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)

Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)

Do you get your news — your investment ideas — from the news?
The media — meaning, newspapers and magazines and financial channels all report what HAS happened. (…)