Finance Banter http://www.financebanter.com/ The Business Banter Work en-ca feed@financebanter.com Copyright 2012 Brian Kahn Buying Pressure in the SPX http://www.financebanter.com/article/buying-pressure-in-the-spx http://www.financebanter.com/article/buying-pressure-in-the-spx Good Morning,

First off, thanks to all who made the webinar full of great content. As I said, the more you participate with questions, the better it gets as we can cover more ancillary topics. If I didn't get to your question, feel free to get in touch with via email or on the IBFX Connect Site at "thelocalstake"...

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:37:29 -0500 Brian Kahn The "V" Pattern http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-v-pattern http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-v-pattern Good Morning,

Fundamentally, there haven't been a lot of fireworks (news) which is keeping equities bid given the central bank agreement to strengthen equities. The news also keeps overall volatility low (see last week's post on the VIX). We do have speakers and data ahead, but as I have mentioned many times, the Fed is taking the excitement out of these releases.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:19:59 -0500 Brian Kahn Kick It On Down The Line http://www.financebanter.com/article/kick-it-on-down-the-line http://www.financebanter.com/article/kick-it-on-down-the-line Good Morning,

You may be asking what "IT" is. "IT" is a few things.

One "it" would be volatility. The longer that governments stay involved in the markets, the longer volatility will stay at the lower end. There may be spikes here and ther, but overall, if equities stay bullish to neutral, there is no way the VIX can rise and there is no way that there will be intraday opportunities like there would be in normal trading markets without government interference....

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:29:34 -0500 Brian Kahn Trading the Fed http://www.financebanter.com/article/trading-the-fed http://www.financebanter.com/article/trading-the-fed Good Morning,

The Fed came out with their "new" transparency statement. I am not sure how much more transparency we need then them saying "through the end of 2014". OK, so the definition of transparency is telling us far in advance what they intend to do. So they can't go back on their word regarding interest rate changes through 2014. That means we just received 3 whole years of transparency relating to LOW interest rates, subdued growth, unemployment and a "muddling" economy...

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:37:50 -0500 Brian Kahn Protecting the SPX Relationship Based Trading http://www.financebanter.com/article/protecting-the-spx-relationship-based-trading http://www.financebanter.com/article/protecting-the-spx-relationship-based-trading  

Good Morning,

I was updating the IBFX social site and my "thelocalstake" posting and stressed how inter-market relationships can get you into trades early.

Before I get to it, fundamentally, we have a slew of data, including the FOMC. Remember, there "new" transparency operating stance. By the way, they said they wanted to be more transparent back in 2000-2003. Are they now going to tell us that they get data well before us and that is why they make the decisions that they do?

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:05:54 -0500 Brian Kahn Bullish Equities In Charge http://www.financebanter.com/article/bullish-equities-in-charge http://www.financebanter.com/article/bullish-equities-in-charge Good Morning,

It is dumping snow outside and it is definitely time to break out the powder skis. It has been a long wait as we haven't had snow in over 2 months - thankfully there are amazing snow makers and groomers out there!! We knew snow would come and now is the time to ski it.

Why the snowy prelude? Well, I included a key word in there: PATIENCE. If a trader is to survive, patience is one of the most important characteristics that they must display....

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:49:33 -0500 Brian Kahn Market Internals (and Trading Psychology) http://www.financebanter.com/article/market-internals-and-trading-psychology http://www.financebanter.com/article/market-internals-and-trading-psychology Good Morning,
There is something to be said about surrounding yourself with better people. I created a local trading/investing club a few years ago and had 2 emails on the list. We now have 120 emails and a monthly gathering of 8 to 20 people. Of these, a few are regulars who absolutely love the financial markets and between the two of them, bring over 70 years of trading experience...

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:29:07 -0500 Brian Kahn SPX Still Bullish http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-still-bullish_034 http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-still-bullish_034 Good Evening,

The buyers are still in charge regarding SPX and as I write this, the sellers are in charge of the USD. So the all important USD and equity relationship is still in play. It has been coming and going, but when it is in play, it makes for a very nice trading oppportunity. Again, sometimes the relationship isn't in play and it takes a trader who is paying...

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:13:54 -0500 Brian Kahn SPX Still Bid http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-still-bid http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-still-bid Good Morning,

"Less Is More" is my attitude. Volatility is heading for the teens, the SPX is headed for 1300 and every time the equities drop, buyers come back in.

As you know, I preach a conservative approach and look to generate income off my holdings, profit from market volatility and protect my assets when needed....

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:49:12 -0500 Brian Kahn SPX Can't Go Down http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-cant-go-down_920 http://www.financebanter.com/article/spx-cant-go-down_920 Good Morning,

Just a quick article to wrap up the week.

We have seen this before. If the markets can't go down and retrace the massive move up, then there is only one way to go and that is higher.  We have sold off 3 days in a row after going up 200 points on Tuesday and the buyers have stepped in and the sellers are getting knocked backwards...

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