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Trader's Advantage (05/14/08)

Most mornings, sessions on Wall Street start off on a soft note due to some bit of bad news or another, but then firm up midday to end flat, up a touch or up quite a bit. It's been quite a change from the behavior seen from December to March, in which the market would start the day up or flat, decline a touch in midday and then fall apart in the afternoon. The difference between these two types of behavior is that the first is typical of bullish markets, while the latter is typical of bearish phases. I believe this has led many of my subscribers to ask me at the Money Show this week in Las Vegas whether the bear market is, in fact, over. In today's Trader's Advantage, I'll try to answer that question for you, as well as recommend two new stocks for our buy list. read more >>>

About Jon Markman

Jon Markman provides investment commentary in his Strategic Advantage and Trader's Advantage services. A pioneer in the development of stock-rating systems and screening software, Markman is co-inventor on two Microsoft patents and author of the best-selling books 'Swing Trading' and 'Online Investing.' He was portfolio manager and senior investment strategist at a multi-strategy hedge fund from 2002 to 2005; managing editor and columnist at CNBC on MSN Money from 1997 to 2002 and an editor, investments columnist and investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 1997. read more >>>

About Trader's Advantage

Jon Markman provides investment commentary in his Strategic Advantage and Trader's Advantage services. A pioneer in the development of stock-rating systems and screening software, Markman is co-inventor on two Microsoft patents and author of the best-selling books "Swing Trading" and "Online Investing." He was portfolio manager and senior investment strategist at a multi-strategy hedge fund from 2002 to 2005; managing editor and columnist at CNBC on MSN Money from 1997 to 2002 and an editor, investments columnist and investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 1997. read more >>>

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