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Whither the Oil Markets

Contrarian Profits — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:31:36 +0000

p“Global Demand for Oil to Plummet,” screams a recent emFinancial Times/em headline. Huh? No it won’t. Who are they trying to kid?/p pGlobal oil demand is not going to “plummet.” And for the emFT/em to say so is just plain silly, if not irresponsible. OK, I know. There’s an old saying that they teach in journalism schools. “You have to sell newspapers.” But this declaration by the FT highlights the perils of letting a headline-writer do your thinking for you. It’s what I call “arguing a screaming conclusion.” And a wrong conclusion at that./p p style="text-align: center;"strongOil Demand – Down, Then Up/strong/p pBut let’s move past the headlines. The emFinancial Times/em article explains that the World Bank has just issued a new study. The World Bank believes that#8230;/p

Buy Gamestop (GME) while cheap

Eric Cheshier — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:44:07 +0000

Shares of GameStop Corp (Public, NYSE:GME) reached a high of $63.77 near the end of 2007 before crashing down to current levels of $40 a share. With the lineup of games coming out this year, not to mention the release of GTA4 in Q2, Gamestop shares could prove to be a lucrative investment at current levels. Letâ€™s take a look at the lineup of games coming out in the latter half of 2008:

Gas could be $2 a Gallon, get the Oil Speculators under control

Stockmasters Staff — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:38:15 +0000

Testifying to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Michael Masters of Masters Capital Management said that the price of oil would quickly drop closer to its marginal cost of around $65 to $75 a barrel, about half the current $135.

A Plan to Grant the Fed Additional Powers Will Only Exacerbate Current U.S. Woes

Peter D. Schiff — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:56:19 +0000

By Peter D. Schiff Guest Columnist Throughout history, governments have always used crises to justify blatant power grabs. All too often, the "expanded government powers" that... Money Morning is here to help investors profit hands...

Make Sure Our “Ones to Watch” are on Your Radar!

QualityStocks — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:28:13 +0000

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This Week’s Performance will be tied to Trina Solar (TSL)

Trader Mark — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:06:00 +0000

Our current #1 position reports tomorrow AM; usually my methodology is to cut back on all positions ahead of earnings but due to the severe undervaluation in this name, I am keeping my entire stake going into the cattle call tomorrow. I'm not sure if...

Bullish Percents getting a little toasty

Declan Fallon — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:45:00 +0000

Although not of immediate concern, some of the bullish percents are about to enter bear market (but not bull market) top territory. If January lows represent the start of a bear market then these breadth indicators should top soon. If the current rally is a continuation of the cyclical bull market then there is room for another 15-20% of gain (perhaps as much as 50% for the Nasdaq Bullish Percents).

How this impacts on the market remains to be seen, but the likely outcome would be a negative divergence between breadth indicators and the market; indices make new highs as bullish percents fall. Time will tell.

I'm traveling to D.C. so there will be no update tomorrow. INS appointment Friday.

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