what in the world does it mean the nasdaq - Dow - S&P 500 is Up or down by .20%?
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Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 are indexes or baskets of stocks.\n\nThey're used as a proxy for the various markets.  So when the S&P, Dow, and NAsdaq are up, they say the market is up.\n\nHere's how you read the #'s part.\n\nhttp://www.investopedia.com/university/tables/tables1.asp\n\n\nHere's general info on the indexes.\n\nhttp://www.investopedia.com/university/indexes/\n\nFor Thu, Dow closed at 12,103.30  \nIt was down73.24 or -0.60%\n\nToday's high was 12187.03\nToday's low was 12090.26\n\n\nHope that helps!
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The number of stocks that have gained value that day are called 'advances' and the ones that have lost value are called 'declines'. Advances-declines is a ratio that gives an indication of whether the market was bullish (if ratio over 1.0) or bearish.
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If you are talking about the S&P index then it means Standard and Poor.  For a micro view of what is listed in the S&P Index you can look at the ETF SPY (spiders).  \n\nAs an index the S&P 500 is consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large-cap universe. \n\nCompanies included in the index are selected by the S&P Index Committee, a team of analysts and economists at Standard & Poor's. The S&P 500 is a market-value weighted index - each stock's weight in the index is proportionate to its market value. \n\nThe ETF SPY (Spiders) is composed of the companies that represent the S&P 500.  For more detailed information you can obtain a prospectus at amex.com.
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EVERYTHING. THE DOW PULLS OTHER COMPANIES UP WITH IT. LIKE BOEING (BA) FOR EXAMPLE. BA IS AT A HIGH BECAUSE OF THE BOOMING WORLD ECONOMY. AND SO, FIND OUT WHAT IS WORKING IN THE S AND P 500 AS WELL AS THE DOW 30, THEN DO RESEARCH TO FIND WHERE THE DERIVED DEMAND IS. EXAMPLE, ATI , ALLEGANY TECH., THEY ARE BIG INTO TITANIUM WHICH CORRELATES TO THE BOEING ORDERS, ALL METAlS WILL BE BOOMING AS LONG IS BA IS DOING GOOD. CAT IS ALSO PERFORMING WELL. HPQ IS DOING GOOD AND IT IS NO SUPRISE THAT SEAGATE IS DERIVED FROM HPQ OR COMP MANUFACTURERS IN GENERAL. YOU WILL PROBABLY MAKE MORE MONEY OFF THE SMALLER DERIVED COMPANIES LIKE ATI AND SEAGATE, BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW WHY. SEC.GOV IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET REASEARCH ON THE DOW, HENCE, ALL THE PRESS RELEASES GO THERE FIRST. WHEN YOU SEE BA HAS A LESS THAN EXPECTED QUARTER, YOU SELL THE ATI ETC.\n\nALSO, IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD TECHNICAL INDICATOR THAT THE MAJOR INDEXES ARE AT NEW HIGHS AFTER A FIVE YEAR SPELL. I DON'T SAY ALWAYS W/O PARALLEL. IF YOU LOOK AT HISTORY. THERE HAS RARELY BEEN A TEN YEAR SPAN OF TIME WHERE THE S AND P HASN'T APPRECIATED AN AVERAGE OF TEN PERCENT A YEAR. THE 70'S WERE FAR WORSE THAN 2000 TO NOW IN TERMS OF GEOPOLITICS, OIL, INTEREST RATES, DOOM AND GLOOM, ETC. AND THE INEDEX STILL PULLED OUT A 10% GAIN (AVERAGE FROM 1970 TO 1980). THIS MATTERS, THUS, WE ARE VIRTUALLY FLAT FROM 2000 TO 2006. AND SO, MY THESIS (BASED ON HISTORY) IS THAT 2006 TO 2010 WILL APPRECIATE ENOUGH TO GIVE US A 10% AVERAGE GAIN FROM 2000 TO 2010.
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The stock is still in a strong downward trend.\n\nIf you observe on the chart, you will notice 2 trend lines, one is still showing a strong downward trend and the other acting as a strong resistance.\n\nI suggest buying when both trend intersacts and purchase at that price, or you can drop me a mail if you require further analysis.
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Um...not to state the obvious, but...it's falling.  Markets do that from time to time, and it doesn't necessarily mean that there's anything significant going on.  It's just a sign that people are unhappy/uneasy/worried/ panicking/ taking out money for other things.  \n\nIf a little blip like this has you on Prozac, you'll be comatose before long.  You have to go into investing with an understanding that we'll go through ups and downs.  \n\nHaving said all that, I'm not convinced that this drop is entirely unwarranted.  As one previous answerer said, inflation is now becoming a legitimate worry.  Greenspan, with his magic wand, is gone.  And we're stuck with all this wild spending our government is doing (and not paying for). We're wondering how it could possibly NOT be inflationary.  (Secret hint: it can't.)\n\nSo, armed with that info, what should you do?\n\nPersonally, I've been keen on investing outside the U.S. for some time now.  And today, with overseas markets falling harder than ours, this may be an opportunity to do some switching.  Of course, if the U.S. dollar falls, we'll probably buy less imports from them, but I doubt if that will plunge the world into recession.  We're big, but not that big.\n\nLonger term, I suggest you vote for politicians that understand fiscal responsibility.  (Secret hint: neither of the major candidates in the last election!)\n\nHope you can hold on through this difficult time.
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A stock market is how much a companies shares are worth at the time. Low means that they are not selling for a lot, high means that one shares costs more than it did previously. \n\nThese fluctuations are based on events going on in the company and how much people are willing to support them. Often stocks drop when people either see their stocks are worth more and want the money at the time or the company is having problems.\n\nHigh often occurs when a new product has been developed and people want in on the profits that company is gaining.
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This is homeland security term and has nothing to do with the stock market.  TV news channels may report the "risk alert level" but they are not referring to the stock market but rather to the risk of terrorism in the domestic United States.\n\nRisk levels influence the stock market and investment decisions and valuations but there is no such thing as a "risk alert level" for the stock market, or for that manner, any financial market.\n\nI hope this has been helpful.
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here is a what yahoo has:\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RDSMY.PK\nthe reason there is so little info is that it is ADR which stands for american depository recipts. Which means it is stock in another country that has applied to put its shares in the us stock market in this manner.\n\nhttp://www.investorwords.com/120/ADR.html\n\nit can' be looked up on adr.com but it looks like it might be related to royal dutch shell plc (ticker rds a) or royal dutch petroleum (rdpl) not really sure though just a starting point for you to check into.
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A bull run on the stock exchange is a time when the investors create a situation that they buy shares at lower price and the buying activity is more than the selling side. In such case the prices will go on and then a reasonable rise in price means a good return for the investor. Such upswing is the Bull Market..... the Bull uses his horn to rise the stock index.\n\nOn the other hand there might be heavy selling and out pass the buying. Higher no of sellers will mean a competition to sell shares. So with more stocks available to buy the buyer will want a still lesser price. So the prices will keep falling and finally a time will come where is little to sell. At such lower prices investors may buy because that is the lowest price at which they can buy. Thus it is like a bear hugging the prey when it is on free fall. Thus the Bear run...\n\nLong story short.... Bulls.... upswing...... Bears.... downwards..\n\nHappy enjoying the bourse
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Look for stocks with a BETA of 2 - 3.  That means if the S & P 500 goes up 5 percent this next few months, a stock with a Beta of 2 should go up 10 percent and a Beta of 3 should go up 15 percent.  Be careful though, if the market goes down 5 percent your stock should go down by the same 10 and 15 percent repectivley.
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the market doesn't move in a straight line there will be a bounce. traders think the market is oversold so there should be an array of buying oppoptunities. Spyders might be a good short term play this week. Symbol- SPY
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Stock market has been going well.  It's in a four month uptrend and is due for a small correction/rest.  Then, after that, it should continue up some more.\n\nSo far so good.  In fact, around the world, many markets are setting all time highs right now!
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it stands for Standard and Poors 500.. it's a rating of the top five hundred coorpoarations for investors, it's like a stock market thing. kinda like the NASDAQ or dow jones
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1. The NASDAQ 100 concentrates on Technology Stocks and excludes financial stocks, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average is more general.\n\n2. The DOW Jones Industrial Average only contains 30 stocks, making it very sensitive to changes in a single stock, whereas the NASDAQ 100 contains 100 stocks.\n\n3. The DOW Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average, whereas the NASDAQ is a weighted-average based on market capitalization with certain rules capping the influence of the largest components.\n\n4. From wikipedia - Another issue with the Dow is that not all 30 components open at the same time in the morning. Only a few components open at the start and the posted opening price of the Dow is determined by the price of those few components that open first and the previous day's closing price of the remaining components that haven't opened yet; therefore, the posted opening price on the Dow will always be close to the previous day's closing price (which can be observed by looking at Dow price history) and will never accurately reflect the true opening prices of all its components. Furthermore, in terms of candlestick charting theory, the Dow's posted opening price cannot be used in determining the condition of the market.
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It means that the stocks trade in the "pink sheet" market.  This is an over-the-counter stock market for very small-cap, thinly traded stocks.  Sometimes, when a stock can no longer meet the listing requirements for Nasdaq because of low market cap or low stock price, the stock is delisted and trades in the pink sheet market.
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It is falling, along with the rest of the market today.  But, good news is, it is falling with lower than average daily volume.  Volume is tracking 16% below normal today.  It is OK for stocks to drop on lower volume.  When they drop on higher volume is when you should be nervous.\n\nToday, the possibility of more rate hikes down the road and higher oil prices gave sellers their ammunition in the overall markets.