Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Aug 15/13 (with changes from July…
Stock Markets/Investing
U.S. markets, Aug. 5-9
U.S. stocks ended the Aug. 5–9 trading week lower with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 1.5% or 232.85 points to 15,425.51 amid ongoing speculation about when the Federal Reserve will start tapering off its stimulus program.
Toronto Stock Exchange, Aug. 6-9
The holiday-shortened trading period wasn’t a typical one for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. While often the index will trend in line with the resource sector that makes up a large part of it, for this period the two moved in opposite…
TSX Venture Exchange, Aug. 6-9
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued to lose ground during the period, dropping roughly 3.47 points en route to close at 920.09. The Venture struggled mid-week over growing concerns over the expiry date of the U.S. Federal…
Editorial: Thoughts for your penny stock
“Pink Sheets” aren’t nearly as much fun as they sound, at least in the world of penny stock investing. Mid-August saw the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police team up to make seven arrests in New…
U.S. markets, July 29-Aug. 2
Mixed jobs data and comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it would keep buying US$85 billion per month in Treasury and mortgage securities were the main headlines during the trading week. Non-farm payrolls rose by 162,000 in July, which…
Toronto Stock Exchange, July 29-Aug. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was off 19 points to 12,603.25 for the period, as precious metal prices slumped and job numbers out of the U.S. disappointed market watchers.
TSX Venture Exchange, July 29-Aug. 2
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index put an end to its four-week winning streak, slipping 1.73 points during the trading session to close at 923.56 points.
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/13 (with changes from July…
Toronto Stock Exchange, July 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 65 points to 12,647.90 for the period, as it was weighed down by earnings misses and weaker base metal prices.
U.S. markets, July 22-26
Better-than-expected corporate earnings and optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve would keep interest rates low propped up U.S. equities, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 15.09 points, or 0.10%, to finish the week at 15,558.83,…
TSX Venture Exchange, July 22-26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index capped off a four-week rally during the trading sessions, jumping 4.9 points en route to its highest close since June at 925.29 points. The Venture remained in the green despite a general decline in…