The stock market typically experiences a September slump, but with last month's steep drop, volatile trading and bull run, investors shouldn't be surprised to see a break from the norm this year.
Any way investors look at it, almost all signs are pointing south right now. Current economic numbers and charts agree…the market looks weak and heavy.
US stock futures are up more than 1% this morning, erasing yesterday's entire gap down. When stocks opened down nearly 3% yesterday, many investors feared it was the beginning of a harsh downward spiral.
Flip flopping or staying nimble in a volatile market? Investors need to understand that there's no crystal ball when it comes to investments. Stay flexible to react to change.
The global economic condition is on a knife's edge of either falling precipitously lower or managing to grasp on to solid footing and claw its way back up into prosperity.
Unidentified factors may be artificially and temporarily pushing the market higher. If confirmed, then the market is moving higher only on non-structural events not tied to economically strong underpinnings.
Remarks by the German finance minister hurt investors' confidence Europe would soon solve its debt crisis, triggering a sell-off in Hong Kong and other global markets.
European markets have pulled back this morning as hopes begin to fade over the rescue package. Earnings from Wells Fargo and Citigroup today proved to be a bit lackluster.
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