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Dow Stock Market Trend In 2010 Equals Dow Bear Market Of 1929 Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market Feb 10, 2010 - 04:28 AM By: INO Is It Déjà Vu All Over Again for the Dow? In today's short video we examine the crash of 1929 and the similarities to today's Dow. This video is not meant to scare anyone, but to educate investors and traders of the possibilities that may exist in today's market. We could be, repeat, could be very close to a tipping point similar to that of 1930 when the Dow had ended a 50% correction to...

The stock market is falling as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke details plans for dismantling the central bank's economic support measures. Bernanke says in prepared remarks to a House committee Wednesday that the Fed likely will begin tightening credit by raising the interest rate it pays to banks on the money they have deposited at the Fed. That would lead to an increase in borrowing rates for consumers and businesses. The Fed chief cautioned that the central bank is months away before it's ready to boost interest rates.

Rumors Of Greek Bailout Produce Monster Victory For The Bulls Vince Veneziani Feb. 9, 2010, 4:03 PM All it took was a rumor about Greece to bail this market out. The Dow closed up 136 points to end at 10,045. The NASDAQ closed at 2147, up 22 points, and the S&P 500 gained 12 points to close at 1068. Energy led the rally today, followed closely by the insurance and consumer goods industry. Oil rallied $2 to close at $73.87 a barrel. Gold rose to $1077.70, up $11.50 an ounce. Silver gained $0.38 to finish at $15.46.

2010: Now Worse Than 2009? by: Bespoke Investment Group February 08, 2010 |Looking back on 2009, most investors will agree that the start of the year was a nightmare if you were on the long side. With that in mind, it's hard to believe that we're now down more in 2010 than we were at this point in 2009. Back in 2009, the S&P 500 was down 4.0% 25 trading days into the year. Barring a late afternoon rally today, the S&P 500 will finish its 25th day of 2010 with a 4.5% YTD decline. After starting the year off...

The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses. Rising deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system.

STUNNING COMEBACK: Stocks And Commodities Back Into The Black Vince Veneziani Feb. 5, 2010, 4:02 PM The Dow was in the 9800s earlier today as all the major indices and commodities plummeted amid sovereign debt concerns, similar to yesterday. But unlike yesterday, a late afternoon reversal rallied the market and we're back to 10,000. The Dow gained 11 points to close at 10,012, the NASDAQ gained 16 points to close at 2141, and the S&P 500 gained 3 points to close at 1066. Commodities staged a comeback as well, though not as well as equities. Soybeans, copper, and energy did...

...never really goes out of style. They should have colors coordinated for the seasons, though.

DOW BREAKS BELOW 10,000 Vince Veneziani Feb. 4, 2010, 4:01 PM The Dow plunged below 10,000 today, and at 4:00 PM it was at around 9999.84. But same late ticks appear to have put it over the top. The NASDAQ: Down 2.75% to 2130 after a 59 point loss. The S&P 2.75% as well, dropping 30 points to close at 1066. Crude oil took an enormous haircut of 5.26%, falling to $72.93 a barrel amid the turmoil. Gold lost $50 to plummet to $1063 an ounce. Silver los nearly 6%, falling to $15.36 an ounce. Why did everything go sour?[snip]

The Bears Pull Off Another Successful Win As The Dow Closes Down 115 Points Vince Veneziani Jan. 28, 2010, 4:17 PM What a day to be short in this zero sum game we call the market! Equities absolutely tanked throughout the day. The Dow closed down 115 points at 10,121. Earlier, it was below the 10,100 mark prompting fears of a four-digit DJIA. The NASDAQ closed down 42 points, nearly 2%, to close at 2179. The S&P took one on the chin, closing at 1084, down 13 points. Commodities were able to make it work today, however. Despite all the...

Stocks trimmed losses by the close Thursday, but remained deep in the red, with techs falling after cautious outlooks from Qualcomm and Motorola. Ongoing worries about the labor market also gave investors a reason to retreat. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) lost 115 points, or 1.1%, according to early tallies. The S&P 500 index (SPX) fell 13 points, or 1.2%. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) lost 42 points, or 1.9%. The Dow & S&P 500 closed at nearly three-month lows and the Nasdaq closed at a 2-month low. --- snip --- Later in the day, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was...

Dow 10,300: Mimicking The Bounce After The Crash Of ‘29 By Eric Fry 01/28/10 Laguna Beach, California – Let’s call it a victory. Despite spending most of yesterday’s trading session in the red, the Dow Jones Industrial Average staged a late-day rally to eke out a 42-point gain. Nevertheless, the selloff that started early last week has erased all of the Dow’s progress since November 9, 2009 – a day on which headlines gushed that the Group of 20 nations would continue to save the world by maintaining their economic stimulus efforts. Investors celebrated that news by rallying the Dow...

Another Big Disappointment For The Bulls, As Markets End Lower Vince Veneziani Jan. 26, 2010, 4:01 PM Despite meager gains yesterday and a lift off into the afternoon today, the major indices just couldn't take the sell offs and once again proved to be a disappointment for the bulls. The Dow, NASDAQ, and the S&P 500 all ended modestly lower. With China's economic lending tightening, the U.S. steel industry backed down and took a hit, as we previously discussed this morning. Gold was a winner, squeezing out a gain of $2.50 to close just below $1100. Silver was down 2%...

Over the cliff with Obama goes the market

Dow Ends Down 220, Largest Three Day Drop Since March '09 Vince Veneziani Jan. 22, 2010, 4:01 PM Thank God the market was open for only four days this week. The Dow took an extreme beating, ending the week down over 4% at 10155 points. NASDAQ: Not much better. Down 3.6% for the week with the S&P down 3.75%. Commodities suffered the same fate as equities. Down, down, and down. Oil: Down 2.4% to $74.27 a barrel. Gold: Down 1% to $1092/ounce. Silver: Down 3% to $17/ounce. It's tough to be a bull today.

President Barack Obama declared war on Wall Street as he promised to impose severe restrictions on the US banking sector in the wake of the global financial crisis, promising an end to excessive risk taking and to limit the future size of American banks. Taking aim at what he called the "excess and abuse" and a "binge of irresponsibility" in the financial system, Mr Obama pledged to "fight" the biggest US banks to ensure that "never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail

Dow Ends Down Over 200 Points, As Bloody Selloff Goes Two Days In A Row Joe Weisenthal Jan. 21, 2010, 4:03 PM This was ugly. A combination of mediocre earnings, jitters out of China and, possibly, Obama's new populist streak, absolutely hammered stocks for the second day in a row. The dow ended down about 217 (212.51), the second big triple-digit loss in a row. Big financial stocks got brutalized. This chart, via FT Alphaville, showing the divergence of large banks and regionals tells the whole story:[snip]

So what happened to the victory dance that was supposed to take place at the NYSE if Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's Senate seat? At mid-day the Dow is down almost 200 points. Analyst Hugh Johnson says traders are viewing the Massachusetts upset through a different prism today. Today the reality is setting in that loss of Democratic control in Washington could mean less federal spending, less fiscal stimulus, less government support of a weak economy. He says the change in the political landscape casts a shadow over the assumption that if the economy were to falter again, the federal...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose broadly on Tuesday as investors scooped up healthcare shares on bets that a potential Republican victory in Massachusetts' Senate race could stall U.S. President Barack Obama's reforms and remove a threat to profits in the sector. The S&P Healthcare Index climbed nearly 2 percent, including drug company Eli Lilly, which rose 5 percent. Massachusetts voters were deciding a tight race on Tuesday to replace the late Edward Kennedy, a Democrat. The loss of one seat in the Senate could hurt the Democrats' ability to proceed to a vote on the planned healthcare overhaul that...

A stunning upset victory by Republican Scott Brown in liberal Massachusetts’ Senate race Tuesday would unquestionably be a significant setback to President Obama’s agenda. It wouldn’t simply threaten Democrats’ health care plans; it would signal that a slippery slope of expanding government and inevitably much higher taxes might become somewhat less slippery. CNBC host and one-time Obama supporter Jim Cramer is talking up the chances of “a gigantic rally.” HMOs, medical device makers, banks, and Big Oil could all rally in expectation that “a more pro-business, less pro-labor government could be in front of us,” says Cramer.

Former Barack Obama supporter Jim Cramer on Friday said the stock market would have a huge rally if Scott Brown defeats Martha Coakley in Tuesday's special senatorial election in Massachusetts. "I think investors who are nervous about the dictatorship of the Pelosi proletariat will feel at ease, and we could have a gigantic rally off a Coakley loss and a Brown win," said Cramer on Friday's "Mad Money." "It will be a signal that a more pro-business, less pro-labor government could be in front of us." The often outspoken CNBCer marvelously declared it a "Pelosi politburo emasculation" (video embedded below...