links for 2006-10-05

what is happening here is that the cheerleaders of the U.S. equity market are putting their shoulder behind a smaller and smaller number of stocks. Sooner than later, these stocks will not be able to withstand the weight of carrying the rest.

(tags: stocks)

Dave is now CyberTrader's #1 fan

(tags: trading)

Forget, for a moment, that over 70% of the index composition is 20% off their all-time high and a staggering 57% are more than 30% below their respective high water marks.

(tags: stocks)

There is a terrific breakdown of the Dow's components by sectors over at the free section of the WSJ:

(tags: stocks)

If nothing else, the stock market crash of 1987 proved that trading is all about timing. Timing is hard to master, but you can still capture significant gains on an ill-timed trade if you follow a few simple rules.

(tags: trading)