Forex Investment and Currency Trading

S&P 500: Is this index ready to go on and make a new low?

The high on September 19th was the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement of the last aggressive fall that
preceded it (from September 2nd). The market went on to make a new low for the trend.
The high on January 6th was the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement of the last aggressive fall that
preceded it (from November 4th). The market went on to make a new low for the trend.
The high this week was the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement of the last aggressive fall that started on February 9th. In addition we see the high [...]

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On Friday - following a 650k job loss - right in line with expectations - but a sharper than expected jump in the unemployment rate, equities initially rallied. After turning sharply, stocks managed to claw back deep intraday losses on Friday, to finish flat, but it was another week of new lows.
Bond markets proved surprisingly soft given the price action and data, something that has become more common of late. Even at the depth of the intraday losses yields did not really fall and bonds closed meaningfully lower on the day. While the dollar weakened a little, USDJPY has again [...]

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Your investment style as an investor is almost certain to reflect your character —perhaps more than you’d think. That’s just fine, because people have done well with many different styles. There are value-oriented investors, bargain hunters who look for stocks that are undervalued now. Then there are growth investors, glass-half-full types who look for stocks with bold prospects for the future.
Most people aren’t 100 percent one style or the other. In fact, it’s not always possible to draw hard-and-fast lines between growth and value. Many seasoned investors don’t bother to try; they simply characterize their style as a blend of [...]

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There are only two ways to make money from stocks. The first is capital appreciation, selling your shares to someone else for a higher price than you bought them for. The second is dividend income, a piece of a company’s earnings that’s paid out to stockholders.
Capital Appreciation
Stocks don’t have one value, they have several. The first and simplest is the price that shares are selling for at any given moment.
Then there’s the longer-term, underlying value of the issuing corporation. If there are a million shares of a company, each share represents ownership of one millionth of the company. Shareholders essentially [...]

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