The name of this blog suggests that I am a physicist trying to introduce some principal rules of  mechanics into economics. Economics is a hobby rather than every day activity. At some point, it’s worth  to present my…

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In case anyone missed it, I wanted to highlight a report yesterday from Reuters which quoted  Edward Tilly, President of CBOE Holdings, as saying that not only is the VIX product line ripe for expansion, but: “We have benchmarks on a number …

The Facebook IPO is scheduled to debut late next week. This is possibly the most anticipated IPO since Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). While the hype of Facebook makes it a high risk buy at the debut price, there are other ways to swing trade the social networking stock. Both Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) [...]

One of the most important stock sectors that any trader or investor can follow is the transportation sector. Many investors will look at the transportation sector as a sign of market strength and economic expansion when the sector trades higher. On the flip side, when the transportation sector trades lower it is usually viewed as [...]

This morning, all of the leading financial stocks are catching a bid higher. This is the first real bounce for this important sector in about a week. The most important financial stock in the market is J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM). This leading financial stock is is trading higher by 0.68 cents to $41.30 [...]

Solar stocks have been pounded for well over a year. While most investors continue to stay away from them, the right decision may actually be to buy them now. Based on valuation levels, they are extremely attractive at current levels. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is trading at $16.85, +0.31 (+1.87%). This is one of the [...]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trading higher today. The technology mega player is trading at $571.12, +2.94 (+0.52%). An inverse head and shoulder pattern has triggered on AAPL and may be telling us of further upside. While a head and shoulder pattern is bearish, an inverse head and shoulder pattern is bullish. Note the chart below. [...]

This morning, all of the leading oil service stocks are declining lower with the major stock indexes. The important Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSE:ARCA:OIH) has been selling off for over a week and this sector is entering short term oversold conditions; therefore, a small bounce in the next few day is possible. The OIH [...]

This morning, all of the leading oil service stocks are declining lower with the major stock indexes. The important Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSE:ARCA:OIH) has been selling off for over a week and this sector is entering short term oversold conditions; therefore, a small bounce in the next few day is possible. The OIH [...]