Kurt Osterberg

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Hubris Hangover? Stocks, Bonds, & Bullion All Red

For those who bought the breakout to 5,000 in the Nasdaq… We are sad to report that The Nasdaq Composite was unable to trade back above 5,000 today… An early dip into the red for the week ...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Can Abercrombie Manage To Eke Out A Beat Tomorrow?

(Photo Credit: dadahappy99) Before tomorrow’s opening bell, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) will report results for the fourth quarter. The Estimize community is calling for EPS of $1.16, two cent...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Government And Corporate Bond ETFs Breaking Short-term Support

Click on picture to enlarge Government Bond ETF TLT and Corporate Bond ETF LQD have done really well since the 2014 lows. Both are attempting to break short-term support with momentum lofty and curlin...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Investing In Utility Stocks The Right Way

Over the weekend I read through Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter to shareholders, an item every investor should read. While it was extremely insightful, there was a bit in it that pertained to the t...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E WhatsTrading Recap – 03/03/2015

The S&P 500 opened lower and is off 10 points to 2107.5 late-Tuesday, but the decline has been orderly and lacking much conviction. With no economic data to guide trading, the Treasury complex fin...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Gareth Hatch: New REE Export Rules Inside China Level The International Playing Field

TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. The era of rare earth elements export quotas and ta...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Why Do I Have To Be Mr. Pink?

Because you’re an ag! OK, that was dumb. Let’s proceed….. The agricultural ETF shown below has been trying to bang out a bottom for ages. It has been in a grinding, multi-year downtrend as defin...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Tilting At Golden Windmills

There is a writer we’ll call Don Quixote who is tilting at something that no longer really exists… the evil gold promoters that used to be taken seriously by innocents to the tune of near total de...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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What The Nasdaq’s Round-Trip To 5000 Really Means

When the Nasdaq Composite Index hit 5000 in March of 2000, jubilant investors celebrated the milestone. Shortly thereafter, however, scores of individuals lost their collective shirts. Many witnessed ...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Chicago’s Only Possible Salvation: Bankruptcy – A Name That Cannot Be Spoken

Is the Chicago pension system so messed up and union work rules so entrenched the only way to change either of them is bankruptcy? I think so. So does Dennis Byrne who wrote on his blog today Chica...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg