This morning, shares of Noble Energy Inc (NYSE:NBL) are declining lower by $2.10 to $113.24 a share. This stock is certainly causing weakness in many of the leading oil and gas exploration stocks. Short term traders should watch intra-day support around the $112.00 and $110.50 levels. The daily chart of NBL is selling sharply today after making a new 52-week high on Friday. This stock is very overbought on the daily and weekly time frames. The daily chart of NBL shows good support around the $103.00 area.  ...

The secular decline in interest rates since 1981 has resulted in bond investors enjoying a thirty year bull market run in most fixed income investments. Since the price of a bond moves inversely to the move in interest rates, the declining rate (and rising bond price) environment is the only investment environment experienced by many baby boomers during their peak investing years. This declining rate period can best be shown by the long term chart of the yield on the 10-year treasury bond....

February 7, 2013 (Investorideas.com mobile payment stocks newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investors issues a trading alert for mobile payment stock Calpian, Inc. (OTCQB: CLPI). The stock is up over 15% in today's trading on light volume.

Yesterday, the markets surged higher, gaining almost 1% across the board. While the markets were strong, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) fell. Today again, the market is flat to positive but IBM is trading at $200.84, -1.10 (-0.54%). So why is IBM falling when the market is so strong? Is it speaking to a wider issue in the market?

This morning, many of the leading casino stocks are declining lower after a report was released that China may target junket or trip operators with links to organized crime. Junket operators help drive gamblers to the Macao casinos. ...

This morning, many of the leading gold mining stocks are struggling to catch a bid higher on the session. One of the best ways to follow the gold mining sector is to track the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX). Today, the GDX is trading lower by 0.11 cents to $42.23 a share. The GDX still looks weak on the daily chart as price is trading below the important 50, and 200-day moving averages. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support around the $42.00, and $41.50 levels.    ....