Author Archives: John S. Hopkins, Jr.

All so insignificant

Posted on December 16, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

By now everyone is in mourning together over the tragic incident at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. It’s not even possible to fully comprehend an event like this but it does help to put into perspective the petty … Continue reading →

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Five Years for 3 Points

Posted on December 9, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

The market has stalled the past few months since the S&P hit 1474 on September 10. Since that time the S&P is down 60 points with investors reluctant to commit to the long side. So, three months of struggle. If … Continue reading →

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Cliff hanger no longer

Posted on December 2, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

The market had been held hostage to fiscal cliff negotiations the past few weeks but that shouldn’t be the case going forward. Instead, late last week President Obama came out with the terms of a “deal” that he laid on … Continue reading →

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Hostages one and all

Posted on November 18, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

I don’t know about you but if I never had to hear the words/phrase “fiscal cliff” again I would volunteer to pay additional taxes. Its gotten that ridiculous that you cannot pick up a newspaper, read a story online or … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Technical Analysis

Posted on November 9, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

The market’s initial response to the reelection of president Obama has been negative. In just the two day period following the election, the S&P fell 3.5%. Importantly, all of the major indexes lost key technical support as they closed below … Continue reading →

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Invested Central Market Minute – November 9, 2012

Posted on November 9, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

The bulls had a ray of hope early on Thursday but that evaporated pretty quickly. It didn’t take long for the sellers to resurface with another bout of selling by day’s end. The S&P finally caved, closing below its 200 … Continue reading →

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Invested Central Market Minute – November 8, 2012

Posted on November 8, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

Traders were in a bad mood on Wednesday as all of the major indexes fell sharply. However, while the Dow and NASDAQ both fell and closed below their respective 200 day moving averages, the S&P did not. Notice the last … Continue reading →

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Invested Central Market Minute – November 7, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

Election day has come and gone and we now know who is in charge. Whatever uncertainty about the election made traders nervous yesterday is now history. Thus, we can now move on business as usual, and that means keeping an … Continue reading →

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Invested Central Market Minute – November 6, 2012

Posted on November 6, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

Its election day and traders aware that the stakes will be big, no matter who wins. There was nervousness earlier in the day on Monday with the VIX spiking before ending up over 4.5% for the day. The S&P got … Continue reading →

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Invested Central Market Minute – November 5, 2012

Posted on November 5, 2012 by John S. Hopkins, Jr.

Traders were on pins and needles ahead of the monthly jobs report on Friday but a better than expected report didn’t stop the bears from taking control of the action. Just the day before the bulls had made a statement … Continue reading →

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