http://www.hedgefolios.com/read Helping equity investors build and manage their own portfolios in bullish or bearish markets Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:48:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had a slow trigger finger when considering signal changes this week and I hope the restraint will pay off. After looking over the charts and reading through a lot of research articles, I decided to rely on the Hedgefolios Timing Indicator (See ANALYZE MARKET STATISTICS) and stick with ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/slow-trigger-finger Mark Cuban is not afraid to say what's on his mind or to tell it like it is and for that, he is taking a lot of criticism. From me, he gets admiration. Bluntness is a trait that I have also been accused of and without a doubt, ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/mark-cuban There are times during all the chart watching that I do when I see trading patterns that look like someone is accumulating shares in a way that might suggest an acquisition is on the way. Usually it turns out that I am wrong and nothing ever materializes. It's ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/no-inside-info-here A few of you have asked why I don't write a post every day to give my thoughts on why the market is going one direction or another. At some point in their lives, most people have been told - "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/at-a-loss-for-words The report of North Korea's fueling / launch preparation of its long range missile is the most serious threat to the markets, at least in my opinion. While North Korea denies that it is readying a launch, the UN members are apparently meeting to figure out what to do ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/north-korea There's a lot of happy feelings toward ethanol and a renewed sense of anger towards big oil over high gas prices - hopefully not caused by huffing the respective fumes. I guess it must be fear over the summer driving and hurricane seasons, but whatever the cause, ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/high-on-ethanol-fumes It's past midnight and I am watching Bloomberg's coverage of the Asian markets which are doing quite well by the way (Nikkei is up 3% as I write this). They just had an analyst/technician on who said that the market is looking really good on a technical basis. ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/market-technicals It's been said that we see what we want to see. Some of you are probably familiar with the Young Girl - Old Woman perceptual illusion where your brain alternates between seeing a beautiful young girl or an ugly old hag. The market is like this image right ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/in-the-eye-of-the-beholder The Hedgefolios Timing Indicator found in the ANALYZE - MARKET STATISTICS section is worth a look. Given that I designed it, I am biased and think you should look at it every week - but please humor me and do it today. The HF Bearish (Red) line ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/hedgefolios-timing-indicator Yesterday I asked for a bad CPI that didn't have huge selling as a result. It's nice to get what you ask for every once in a while. I'd like to see some follow through tomorrow and Friday before I am willing to comment much more, but I ... http://www.hedgefolios.com/read/getting-what-you-ask-for