Is the Stock Market Rally Exhausted?

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Monday October 26, 2009 · 6:31 AM PDT

2009/10/26 · 06:31

The S&P 500 topped on 10/09/07 at 1565 and bottomed on 03/09/09 at 676. We have had the biggest move upward of the Bear market retracing almost half of the decline. The S&P 500 is up about 48% since the low in March. The 64 (add as many zeros as you like) dollar question now becomes, has this been a Bull market rally or a Bear market rally.

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Oil, Gas Market Speculation May Face Restrictions by U.S. CFTC

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Tuesday July 07, 2009 · 12:10 PM PDT

2009/07/07 · 12:10

Here’s some good news. Bloomberg is reporting that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will holding hearings on whether or not to limit speculative trading in commodities markets, with a focus on energy. As everyone should know by now, $147. oil last year was not about peak oil and supply and demand, it was about speculation by hedge funds, banks and investment banks. Limiting the amount of speculation in commodities that are fundamental to the smooth functioning of the economy is a brilliant idea! Duhhh!!!

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Tuesday June 09, 2009 · 1:56 PM PDT

2009/06/09 · 13:56

Virginia held it’s democratic primary today and I voted for Creigh Deeds. He was not the most progressive candidate in the race. I voted for him because I think he is the candidate who will be best able to appeal to the center and center right voters we will need, in order to win in Nov. I write this diary to remind everyone, but especially blue dog bashers, of a few of the reasons we have control of congress and the executive branch currently.

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Wednesday February 25, 2009 · 5:33 AM PST

2009/02/25 · 05:33

The major indices topped out sixteen months ago in October of ’07. During the intervening time the economic news has gone from bad to worse and the averages have fallen at an increasing rate. Have they finally hit bottom? It appears to me that yesterday was turn around Tuesday. A look at a couple of charts will yield some perspective.

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