Archive for May, 2010
Friday Morning and Economic Data
Futures are looking mixed this morning, after yesterday’s stellar market action. Today will be an interesting day in the financial markets. I am wondering if traders will be starting their Memorial Day Weekend early, which could lead to light volume today. However, there are some key Economic data being released today, which I am sure [...]
Thursday Action
“The Dow jumped 284 points, or 2.9 percent Thursday to 10,258, and the S&P 500 rose 35 points, or 3.3 percent to 1103. Stocks turned higher Thursday as China denied that it was reviewing its euro zone bond holdings, a story that drove stocks lower into Wednesday’s close.” (CNBC) — But the financial news networks [...]
New addition to the Piotroski Screen
As of yestrday, 5/25, there was a new addition to the Piotroski Screen! Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) has been added to my Piotroski screen, which I have saved in an Excel file which can be refreshed against a web query from The Graham Investor website. TSM engages in the computer-aided designing, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and [...]
Stock Screen v.1
U.S. stocks on Wednesday ended lower after a late-session lapse that coincided with a drop in the euro below a key threshold, as investors focused on reports that China might review its European bond holders. (MarketWatch)
Dow
9,974.45
-69.30
(-0.69%)
S&P 500
1,067.95
-6.08
(-0.57%)
Nasdaq
2,195.88
-15.07
(-0.68%)
Currencies
Euro – USD
1.2199
-0.0114 (-0.93%)
USD – JPY
90.0600
-0.0900 (-0.10%)
GBP – USD
1.4412
+0.0051 (0.36%)
CAD – USD
0.9395
+0.0097 (1.04%)
USD – HKD
7.7742
-0.0282 (-0.36%)
USD – CNY
6.8292
-0.0018 (-0.03%)
AUD [...]
5 ETF charts for your viewing pleasure
This evening was quite busy, so I did not have a lot of time to conduct investment research related to today’s market action. Below you will find 5 ETF charts for your viewing pleasure. These are five of the most popular (in terms of volume) ETFs being traded. The charts look pretty similar to me [...]

