NYSE posts
FeedPosted Oct 5th 2009 10:20AM by Zac Bissonnette (RSS feed)
Filed under: Indices, Economic data, NASDAQ
When the market started to crap the bed last year, hundreds of public companies were faced with the prospect of delisting due to their low share prices and market caps.
Because of the unusual nature of the circumstances -- and the fact that they had much bigger problems to devote resources to -- the NYSE and Nasdaq elected not to enforce minimum share price requirements temporarily. But now that the market has rallied, what about companies that haven't been able to get their share prices back up a bit?
Continue reading Exchanges set to crack down with more delistings
Posted Aug 26th 2009 8:30AM by Jonathan Berr (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Economic data

The stock market seems like it needs a rest today.
After posting strong performances
earlier this week following growing optimism about the economy and the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the main indexes appear headed toward a muted opening. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq Composite Index were trading down in pre-market action.
Whether this rally will hold depends on a few things. The U.S. Commerce Department is due to issue its durable goods report for July later this morning. As the
Associated Press notes, "Economists polled by Thomson Reuters predict orders to U.S. factories for items expected to last at least three years increased 3 percent in July, due in part to increased auto sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program." They fell in June.
Continue reading Before the bell: Stock markets taking a breather
Posted Aug 19th 2009 5:15PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts, ETF Investing, S and P 500

If you are like just about every other stock investor out there, you are asking yourself the question, "Can the market keep going up, or am I going to have to suffer through another decline?"
Well, while there is no sure fire way to know exactly if and when the stock market is going to turn around, there are some tools available -- semi-cloudy crystal balls, if you will -- that can give you a heads up when a turnaround may be just around the corner.
Let me show you one of my favorites: the NYSE Bullish Percent Index.
Continue reading Forecasting the S&P 500; Dusting off the crystal ball
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 2:40PM by Todd Harrison (RSS feed)
Filed under: Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy
The post was written by Minyanville Contributor James Anderson
High Frequency Trading (HFT), which is the use of computer models to enter trades, has received a considerable amount of attention in the blog space as well as the financial press. There are number different styles of HFT, but the most important part is the speed at which these trades are entered and executed.
The fastest possible computers are located adjacent to the computers that receive orders at the stock exchanges, and I when I say adjacent, it's not the building next door, it's literally feet away. This world operates in milliseconds, and even the speed of light in a fiberoptic cable is not fast enough for anything other than colocation.
Continue reading High Frequency Trading gets high frequency attention
Posted Jun 10th 2009 1:20PM by Beth Gaston Moon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Short stories, NASDAQ

For the first time in two months, short interest
increased on the major exchanges from the May 15 - May 29 period. On the NYSE, the overall number of shorted shares rose 1% to 15.29 billion; Nasdaq short interest rose 3.6% to 6.6 billion shares.
The NYSE short-interest ratio reached 2.7, while the Nasdaq's ratio hit 3.1. The
short-interest ratio can be loosely defined as the number of days, at the average daily trading volume, it would take to buy back all shares currently sold short.
This potentially indicates a turning tide toward bearishness after a March-May period that was painful for the short sellers and others maintaining a bearish disposition. With the S&P 500 Index moving back to challenge the 950 area, the bears may becoming a bit more brave. Are we range-bound, do we have further to run, or are we setting up for another correction phase? Share your thoughts in the comments field.
Beth works for The Options News Network (www.ONN.tv), which provides daily stock and options commentary. The above comments are not intended as trading advice.Posted May 18th 2009 11:00AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Market matters, NYSE Euronext (NYX), DJIA
Let's go back in time and imagine ourselves standing near a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street on May 17, 1792. We watch as 24 stock brokers sign the Buttonwood Agreement under that tree and the New York Stock Exchange is born. The brokers call their group the New York Stock Exchange. Their first president is Anthony Stockholm.
Flash forward a few years to 1817, when the exchange rented a room at 40 Wall Street. When that building was destroyed by fire, the exchange moved into temporary headquarters and then moved to a permanent location at 10-12 Broad Street.
Continue reading Sunday marked the 217th birthday of the NYSE
Posted Apr 7th 2009 7:33AM by Jonathan Berr (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Earnings reports, Market matters, Alcoa Inc (AA), Economic data

Alcoa Inc. (
AA) must have drawn the short straw to be the economic canary in the coal mine decades ago, but for many investors the aluminum maker's earnings are seen as a harbinger of things to come. Judging from Wall Street estimates, expectations are so low, they are almost laughable.
Analysts expect the Dow component to lose 56 cents per share on revenue of $4.08 billion compared with $303 million, or 37 cents, a year earlier on revenue of $7.38 billion, according to
estimates by Thomson Reuters. The Pittsburgh-based company reported its first loss in six years in January. Its shares are down about 30 percent this year, even with the recent surge in the stock market.
Continue reading Before the Bell: Will earnings season start with a whimper?
Posted Mar 13th 2009 9:30AM by Sam Collins (RSS feed)
Filed under: Technical Analysis, S and P 500, DJIA

On Thursday, the S&P 500 closed above the 20-day moving average at 745.10 for the first time since Feb. 9. And it closed above the resistance line drawn from the November low at 741.02 for the first time since Feb. 13.
Volume for each of the days of higher prices increased to more than 1.8 billion shares on the NYSE, and that is a higher-than-average volume for any month this year (1.6 billion average). But volume has been picking up since the breakdown on Feb. 27 at S&P 740 when more than 2 billion shares traded.
With a reflex rally now underway, the question is: "How far can it go?"
Continue reading Today's technical outlook: How far can this rally go?
Posted Feb 27th 2009 10:50AM by Zac Bissonnette (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Amer Intl Group (AIG)

The New York Stock Exchange has decided to
temporarily suspend (subscription required) a rule requiring that companies be kicked off the exchange when their shares fall below $1 for 30 consecutive days. With the stock market in free fall, many once proud companies have seen their shares dive into that bargain basement, and the NYSE has decided it doesn't want to add fuel to the fire by sending them off to Casino Pink Sheets.
The exchange also said that it would maintain its relaxed minimum market cap standard of $15 million -- down from the usual $25 million. Both new policies will be in effect until June 30th, unless they are renewed.
Continue reading NYSE suspends $1 rule
Posted Feb 18th 2009 9:30AM by Sam Collins (RSS feed)
Filed under: Technical Analysis, DJIA

With turmoil in virtually every equity market, caused by the uncertainty of the world's economies, there was a rush for the exits Tuesday. But negative breadth of 14-to-1 on the New York Stock Exchange -- with just 1.6 billion shares traded -- is usually not the mark of a breakdown but of an emotional selling climax.
Yesterday, the Dow's close came within just 0.31 of the index's lowest close made on Nov. 20 at 7,552.29, with decliners on that day ahead by 15-to-1. Curiously, on that day the Nasdaq recorded breadth of 6-to-1 compared to a negative 5-to-1 yesterday.
Continue reading Today's technical outlook: Watch out for a bear trap
Posted Feb 13th 2009 9:30AM by Sam Collins (RSS feed)
Filed under: Technical Analysis, S and P 500

On Thursday, stocks opened sharply lower, with the financial sector caught in a wave of selling. And the selling accelerated during the afternoon as it began to envelope the entire market, driving into the heart of the major support zone of the S&P 500 at 800 to 820.
With one hour left in the session, the broader index was at 810 and falling rapidly. It seemed inevitable that the day would end with a major breakdown and a rush to the November low at 752.
But a story from Reuters that the Obama administration is working on a plan to subsidize mortgage payments and stem foreclosures -- and thus, stop bank write-downs -- turned the tide.
Continue reading Today's technical outlook: Holding the line on a dramatic rebound
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