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The mania continues for the big 3 U.S. new economy plays. This is the latest on the price action: Apple: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares have been in a rising trend channel on their daily chart since November, with the floor of the channel currently running through around the $655 level just above the 50 day moving […]

U.S. equity market is struggling for direction in trading today as investors remain on the sidelines after last week’s rally, which was sparked by the launch of QE3.

Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5 won’t make its retail debut until September 21st, but its pre-orders have already surged their share price to record levels.  As news unfolded that yesterday’s orders had surpassed 2 million units, Apple’s stock soared briefly over the $700 mark for the first time in the company’s history, settling in at $699.78 […]

Markets are currently trading now and seem range-bound, but there is plenty of action on individual stock level. Bucking the general market trend, there are some stocks gaining strength and touching their 52 weeks high price level.

I tried to get a fatwa levelled against ADVFN CEO Clem Chambers with an early post on my ADVFN blog. That failed. And so I must try to take him to task for his assertion that Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve has done us a favour by signing up for QE3, QE4  and QE ad infinitum. He […]

Much against the run of play my portfolio is now up over 26% so far this year. Since I didn’t start rebuilding before October I’m happy to take 25% as this year’s profit, which of course is extremely good. However, this is what I get year in and out. The cycle of the years tends […]

Markets are trading up today, thanks to the generous stimulus package announced by the Federal Reserve on Thursday. Individual stocks are also doing well with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) touching yet another all-time high.

As an avid stock market player, my day does not start with the regular trading hours on the exchanges. It starts much before that. I pay special attention to pre-market activities, as they tend to act as lead indicator for the day to come.

Market is tugging along in an uncertain way with Dow Jones currently up by measly 0.23 percent, while NASDAQ is in green with barely 0.19 percent gain. However, even in this lackluster market, there are plenty of stocks gaining attention and scoring big volumes. Let’s have a look at today’s top volume busting stocks and […]

While the NASDAQ is trading only marginally high with 0.19 percent gain, it does not mean that there is any action lacking on individual stock level. Riding the bullish wave of a particular stock can be a profitable strategy, provided you research the stocks properly for their fundamental robustness. Following are the top stocks that […]