Author Archives: Michael Murphy

Flash Alert – S&P 500 and Gold – 2.15.14

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Feb 14
The march towards a double top near 1850 on the S&P 500 continues, and may have achieved its objective on Friday at 1838: (Thursday’s chart) I expect the advance to stall out now, and retreat to the 38.2% level that is now at 1801. There is a small chance...

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New Board for Comments – 9.15.13

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Sep 13
The S&P 500 continues to churn near its highs in the 1690-1700 range. Although the chracter of the market changed dramatically after the July 19 top date, marking an end to the 2013 upturn, the big downturn has not yet shown itself. We bonked against the highs for almost...

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Another New Board for Comments – 9.4.13

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Sep 13
Well, I certainly didn’t expect that from the gold market. Tuesday looked like the clear beginning of a push up to $1,440, but almost all of that advance was given back on Wednesday. The price of gold is being whipped around by the U.S. potential action in Syria. Unless...

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New Board for Comments – 8.10.13

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Aug 13
The S&P 500 has held up well since the July 19 energy peak, and really just consolidated into the lesser peak on August 8. But the next peak is not until early November, and in the meantime there is a very negative trough coming up on September 8 to...

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This I Believe: My List of Investment and Strategic Values

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Nov 12
This is who I am as the Editor-in-Chief of New World Investor.  These are my core investor principles and it drives every financial decision I make. 1.  I believe high-frequency trading is stealing money from real investors, and should be banned. 2.  I believe naked short-sellers should be...

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Radar Report – 9.13.12

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Sep 12
Dear New World Investor: First, these guys and gals came through: Then these guys and gals came through: And – bang – the world was saved…. The Bundesverfassungsgericht (German Constitutional Court), led by President Andreas Vosskuhle, the handsome 48-year-old dude in the center of the top picture, said Wednesday...

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Radar Report – 9.6.12

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Sep 12
Dear New World Investor: Today the S&P 500 broke out of its month-long consolidation, broke above 1420 and closed at a four-year high. Try as it might, the bull was not able to throw us off, while the “sell in May and go away” crowd is praying for a...

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Radar Report – 8.30.12

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Aug 12
Dear New World Investor: Here we are at the end of August, the time I expected to be selling some stocks to hunker down for the recession I expect next year. The seasonality pattern in Presidential years says to sell: Click for larger graphic The Economic Cycles Research Institute...

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Letters to SEC and Congress on Dendreon

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Jul 09
July 14, 2009 Mary Schapiro, Chairman Securities & Exchange Commission Dear Chairman Schapiro: Today you said you are taking steps that will reinforce your focus on investor protection and market integrity. If you do not investigate, prosecute and imprison the conspirators behind the April 28th bear raid on...

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TKO Stop Trading Request

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May 09
I have put in a request to Market Surveillance at the NYSE AMEX to stop trading in Telkonet (TKO) until the company puts out a press release on the results of the vote on Proposal #3 at yesterday’s annual meeting. There is no excuse for not getting this information...

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