Benzinga dives into the market to uncover trends in various sectors and asset classes with top company management, fund managers, and Wall Street analysts to bring you actionable trading ideas and keep you abreast of the various undercurrents in financial markets around the world.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep founder and principal Stephen Eubanks: "We've had 35 days of nothing but up. We're up 8.8 percent for the year. You're even starting to hear some bulls getting nervous."
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep founder and principal Stephen Eubanks advises traders to take caution at current equity levels.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep founder and principal Stephen Eubanks discusses AAPL and NFLX earnings, looks at relative value in credit and equities.
SK Options Trading's Sam Kirtley describes a trading strategy - wherein the investor goes long gold from the PM to AM fix (overnight) and shorts gold in the intraday session (AM to PM fix) - which has delivered surprising returns to what has already been a profitable trade for a long time.
Oppenheimer and Co. managing director and oil analyst Fadel Gheit discusses his near-term outlook for oil, incorporating the potential for conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and lower earnings across the board for multinationals.
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein's Monday Morning Market Outlook on Benzinga Radio.
CNBC Fast Money contributor and author of the recent book entitled, "Buy High, Sell Higher" Joe Terranova breaks down the major headlines moving U.S. markets to close out the week.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep founder and principal Stephen Eubanks reviews the financials that reported earnings this week and discusses the wave of bullish sentiment that has seemingly swept across the Street as of late.
Gleacher and Co. head of rates trading Russ Certo discusses large financial sector imbalances not getting much attention in the mainstream conversation.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep founder and principal Stephen Eubanks breaks down the week's major financial headlines and gives an outlook on next week as earnings season goes into full swing.
Factor Advisors CEO Stuart Rosenthal weighs in on the volatility debate--whether market participants should expect another trading year like 2011--and explains how to maneuver around the risk-on/risk-off trade.
CNBC Fast Money contributor and author of the recent book entitled, "Buy High, Sell Higher" Joe Terranova breaks down the major headlines moving U.S. markets to close out the week.
Andrew Keene, independent trader and founder and president of KeeneOnTheMarket.com: "As long as we don't get any terrible news from the European debt crisis, I think we are going to rally through earnings. 75 percent of companies reported good earnings and beat last time, and I think we will continue to see strong earnings this year."
Joe Terranova on his new book: Buy High, Sell Higher.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep principal and founder Stephen Eubanks discussed key levels in equities and the collapse in gold, silver, and oil this week.
Eubiquity Capital and MrTopStep principal and founder Stephen Eubanks discussed on Benzinga Radio the market reaction to big news today on the policy front as well as the volatile market dynamics that have erased nearly all of the losses on the S&P 500 after what was one of the worst Thanksgiving weeks for the market in a long time.
Gleacher and Company managing director and head of rates Russell Certo: "What I'm trying to tell you is that $400 billion of income, give or take, is being sucked out of the economy through extended low interest rates for an extended period of time, and this is a departure from the historical rate structure that we used to live in."
MrTopStep founder, principal, and director of institutional sales and trading Stephen Eubanks: "If it's a chase and it's nothing more than guys trying to flip stock to get their performance numbers up, that's a moment in time that is eventually going to evaporate."
Hedgeye Risk Management director of research Daryl Jones discusses managing risk, following markets on Twitter, extraordinary earnings calls.
MrTopStep founder, principal, and director of institutional sales and trading Stephen Eubanks: "These are all stocks that have had huge runs, and even good news gets hit and you're not being rewarded for taking the risk."
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein says major markets continue their holding pattern leading up to Eurozone announcements midweek.
Casey Research senior precious metals analyst and author of the BIG GOLD newsletter Jeff Clark discusses price movements and disparities between gold and gold mining stocks.
MrTopStep founder, principal, and director of institutional sales and trading Stephen Eubanks: "Now is a time more than ever that you may want to get some of your money back--you know, the return of your money rather than the return on your money."
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein says the good times may keep rolling after last week's unexpected buying frenzy, but don't expect the S&P to break its range without significant momentum.
Kirkreport.com founder and independent trader Charles Kirk discusses trading strategies he employs in the current wave of market volatility as well as how to spot what algorithms are doing in the markets in order to profit from the same side of their trades.
Credit Writedowns founder and former finance and tech exec Edward Harrison discusses eurozone interbank woes and the weak policy response from eurocrats in addressing the crisis.
Sabin Metal founder and president Andrew Sabin on president Obama: "He doesn't understand you can't create jobs until you create consumption."
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein discusses signs of large potential for downward movement in the market this week.
Millennium Wave Advisors president and New York Times bestselling author John Mauldin: "The simple reality is that there are banks in Europe that are already losing their access to the market, and when that happens, it’s a crisis."
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein: "There is an enormous amount of uncertainty out there still, and I think that there is some resolve and a little bit of confidence that we aren't going to see situations develop the same way we did in 2008, but certainly there is concern out there for recession right now."
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein discusses what traders are looking for in what will likely be a low-volume, sideways week heading toward Bernanke's Friday morning Jackson Hole speech.
Oppenheimer managing director and senior oil and gas analyst Fadel Gheit discusses the speculative forces in oil markets he identifies as the true source of volatility and outsized price swings, the Exxon case and the U.S. regulatory environment, and where to look for investment opportunities in energy.
Gleacher managing director and head of rates Russell Certo explains how Fed policy is pushing fixed-income investors into riskier assets in their search for yield while currency wars flare up with other monetary regimes from Switzerland all the way to Japan.
Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein: "I think we're in the midst of a longer-term mood change in the market. I don't anticipate a V-bottom type rally off this."
Rodman and Renshaw senior biotech analyst Dr. Reni Benjamin discusses the causes behind the more than 60% wipeout in Dendreon's market value after their earnings report and how he is tweaking his models going forward.
Wunderlich Securities media analyst Matthew Harrigan gives his thoughts on Time Warner's latest quarterly earnings release as well as his outlook for Ultraviolet, the new digital-rights locker that media companies hope will revolutionize and spur digital movie ownership.
Standard Chartered China analyst Stephen Green: "In five years time when we call the banks to stop lending, we're going to have a problem."
Domini Social Investments managing director and general counsel Adam Kanzer discusses the firm's investment strategy and how shareholder activism with regard to their portfolio companies generates alpha.
BGB Securities analyst Sam Yakes covers a lot of restaurant stocks. While current valuations may be a bit rich for his value investor taste, he likes the company's outlook for a number of reasons, not least of all their solid business model, charismatic leadership, and large private equity stake.
Nilson Report publisher David Robertson discusses trends in mobile payments, NFC, and the iPhone 5.
Foundry Group co-founder and managing director Brad Feld discusses his new book, "Venture Deals: How to Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist," and his attempt to empower the entrepreneurial community with a higher level of financial literacy.
Capstone Investments senior internet analyst Paul Meeks explains why he is the only guy on the Street with a sell rating on LNKD, citing excessively high valuations. Meeks thinks we could see a bubble in social media last until some of the bigger players like Facebook and Twitter come to market.
Dennis Gartman, author of the Gartman Letter, discusses an impending eurozone breakup and says the gold in euros trade has become too crowded.
Wageningen University water economist David Zetland, author of the new book entitled "The End of Abundance: Economic Solutions to Water Scarcity," explains free market pricing solutions to the threat of increased water scarcity in the U.S.
STRATFOR Senior Eurasia Analyst Marko Papic breaks down market fears over Italian and Spanish political crises and debt loads, discusses the latest out of Greek bailout talks, and explains the reason why credit ratings agencies have been relegated to uselessness in the eurozone.
Oakland Institute founder and executive director Anuradha Mittal details the institutional investments being made in African farmland right now as investment banks and sovereign wealth funds move to sweep up property on the cheap while driving up land and food prices.
UMKC professor of economics and former senior regulator Bill Black and Atlantic Equities partner Edward Lewis offer a cautious outlook on Bank of America despite recent optimism as a result of its recently-announced $8.5 billion mortgage settlement.
Bianco Research president Jim Bianco: "The companies are gaming the system and the analysts are willing to play along."
TD Economics senior economist James Marple discusses weak personal income data in the context of inflationary pressures and broader economic conditions.
Peterson Institute for International Economics research fellow Jacob Kirkegaard explains why buying time with another bailout for Greece is the best way forward.
International Securities Exchange Index and ETF Manager Mark Abssy discusses ETF offerings that allow investors to go long resources like copper and water.