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Contrarian Stock Market News and Views (7,134 Links)
Created by lucretius 1 year 183 days ago in Finance. Views: 871. Link Views: 96,406
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As investment guru Rick Rule puts it, “You are either a contrarian or a victim.” In the financial world, most people are losers because they just don’t know what game they’re playing. They think they can just get “into the market” along with everyone else, do what everyone else does, and they will make money. Not likely. By the time you’ve paid commissions, spreads, fees, taxes – and suffered the consequences of inflation – you’ll be very lucky just to have as much money as you started with.

ContrarianProfits.com is a contrarian site, in the sense that we provide ideas, opinions and recommendations that often run counter to the mainstream financial press. We do this not just to be contrary, but because we’ve realized that Rick is right. You don’t make money by following the crowd; you make money by leading it.
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A Serious Bet on $1,350 Gold
Posted by lucretius 70 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 14
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Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), the world’s largest pure-play gold miner, is about to make a very big bet on gold prices going higher. The company announced this week it will raise as much as $4 billion in a stock issuance and use the proceeds to pay off its [More...]
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BP’s ‘Giant’ Discovery Gives the Gulf of Mexico New Life
Posted by lucretius 78 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 7
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BP PLC (NYSE ADR: BP) yesterday (Wednesday) announced a “giant” oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico that may contain more than 3 billion barrels of oil. The find is evidence of the Gulf’s resurrection as a major oil producer, as well as the great lengths [More...]
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Wall St Skids on China Concerns
Posted by lucretius 81 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 6
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as concerns about the global economy’s health weighed on Wall Street, following a hefty sell-off in Chinese equities. Energy shares led the decline after the sharp drop in China’s main stock index increased worries about a [More...]
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Understanding Options Symbols
Posted by lucretius 99 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 6
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Options symbols follow an outline.  Once you know the rules you can assemble and understand options symbols. The fundamental parts of an option symbol are as follows: Option root symbol + Expiration date code + Strike price code For example, [More...]
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Don’t Believe What You Hear About a Housing Recovery
Posted by lucretius 107 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 26
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If you look at recent headlines such as CNNMoney.com’s “Another Sign of a Housing Thaw” you may be inclined to believe that the housing market has finally found a bottom. Various reports cite increases in sales, slight increases in sales prices, and [More...]
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Irrational Exuberance Continues
Posted by lucretius 112 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 20
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The stock market is about to finish the best July since 1989. The S&P 500 is up over 8% this month, its best month since April and best July in 20 years. After yesterday’s 1% rally, the index is up to 987. Baring catastrophe today, the S&P will [More...]
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China Warns (Again), The Housing Faux-Recovery, Three Sectors to Short and More!
Posted by lucretius 114 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 17
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China turns it up another notch… now “concerned about the security” of U.S. investments… Chris Mayer tells the “story of today’s economy”… Mainstream celebrates latest home price index… our perceptive on the housing “recovery”… Three market [More...]
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The Real Economy is Getting Worse
Posted by lucretius 116 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 22
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The jobless rate hit a 26-year high of 9.5% last month – and many economists are betting for the jobless rate to hit 10%. “Of the June total,” reports the Labor Department, “1,235 mass layoffs were reported in the manufacturing sector.” “All the [More...]
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The Ghost of Housing Past
Posted by lucretius 136 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 9
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The housing bubble was one for the ages. We’ve all heard stories of one kind or another… There was the glass cutter who earned $5,000 per month, pretax. WaMu gave him a $615,000 home loan with payments of $3,600 per month. There was a house - a [More...]
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Why Gold’s Price Dip Is A Blessing
Posted by lucretius 308 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 51
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Gold prices have fallen sharply to one-month lows this week. This is great news for investors, says Dan Denning. It’s a chance to buy the precious metal at a price that will soon be considered a steal. Good news everyone. Gold has reached a one-month [More...]
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Bernanke Casts Doubt on Stimulus, Says Fed May Buy Toxic Assets to Loosen Credit
Posted by lucretius 310 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 4
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Warning that the timing of an economic recovery is “highly uncertain,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday (Tuesday) that an economic stimulus program might not be enough to do the job. Bernanke went on to say that the government might [More...]
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Wells Fargo (WFC) Buys Wachovia (WB)
Posted by lucretius 1 year 48 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 146
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There is something exciting and fascinating about this market. When the Street thinks it finally has things figured out, something goes and throws a really big wrench into the works. Take Wachovia (NYSE:WB) for instance. Just a few hours ago, we all [More...]
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Manufacturing is Suffering… Badly
Posted by lucretius 1 year 48 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 86
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For the past year, the prices producers pay for their goods have been skyrocketing. Yet even with the higher prices they pay, they’ve hesitated to pass along higher prices to consumers. Now they’re paying the price as they face the biggest margin squeeze [More...]
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Trichet Holds ECB Rates Steady but Softens Stance on Inflation
Posted by lucretius 1 year 48 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 48
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The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday (Thursday) held its key interest rate steady at 4.25%, but ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet struck a much less hawkish tone in announcing the decision and may be forced to cut rates before year-end to revive the [More...]
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Credit Crisis Safety Plays: How to Make Sure That Your Bank Deposits are FDIC Insured
Posted by lucretius 1 year 48 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 65
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With evidence mounting by the day that the banking industry may be in deeper than it admits, many investors are wondering what the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) actually does and how it will protect them. This question becomes even more crucial [More...]
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Early Indicators: Happy Ending?
Posted by lucretius 1 year 48 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 98
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-- After a week of grim news, could Friday provide a happy ending to the week? Some in Washington certainly hope so. According to the WSJ, the bailout bill "appeared to gather momentum in the House of Representatives" after the strong bipartisan [More...]
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Argentina and Brazil Drop the Dollar
Posted by lucretius 1 year 49 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 73
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Today Argentina and Brazil will drop the US dollar for commercial exchange between the two South American markets. Imports and exports will be carried out in Argentine pesos and the Brazilian real with an exchange rate that will be published daily by the [More...]
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Desperate Lehman Bros. (LEH) Still Ripe for Shorting
Posted by lucretius 1 year 90 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 133
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There is still a short investment opportunity in the banking sector. The Daily Reckoning's Dan Denning thinks that if Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) were human, it would be selling vital organs by now. That's how desperate the bank is to raise cash before it [More...]
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U.S. Surreal Estate: Will Commercial Prices Fall Next?
Posted by lucretius 1 year 134 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 137
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While the residential real estate bubble has been well publicized, little attention has been paid to the fate of commercial real estate. All real estate has been on a massive bull run this decade, with home prices up 200% in six years and commercial real [More...]
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Brazil and Inflation: The Struggle Continues…
Posted by lucretius 1 year 159 days ago (contrarianprofits.com).  Views: 77
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Paola Pecora asks: "The inevitable moment arrived: higher inflation in Brazil continues rising dangerously, although it remains within the inflationary goals for the year… what can Brazil do regarding this matter?" Buenos Aires, Argentina June [More...]
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