Benzinga Strategies

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein says major markets continue their holding pattern leading up to Eurozone announcements midweek.

Casey Research senior precious metals analyst and author of the BIG GOLD newsletter Jeff Clark discusses price movements and disparities between gold and gold mining stocks.

MrTopStep founder, principal, and director of institutional sales and trading Stephen Eubanks: "Now is a time more than ever that you may want to get some of your money back--you know, the return of your money rather than the return on your money."

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein says the good times may keep rolling after last week's unexpected buying frenzy, but don't expect the S&P to break its range without significant momentum.

Kirkreport.com founder and independent trader Charles Kirk discusses trading strategies he employs in the current wave of market volatility as well as how to spot what algorithms are doing in the markets in order to profit from the same side of their trades.

Credit Writedowns founder and former finance and tech exec Edward Harrison discusses eurozone interbank woes and the weak policy response from eurocrats in addressing the crisis.

Sabin Metal founder and president Andrew Sabin on president Obama: "He doesn't understand you can't create jobs until you create consumption."

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein discusses signs of large potential for downward movement in the market this week.

Millennium Wave Advisors president and New York Times bestselling author John Mauldin: "The simple reality is that there are banks in Europe that are already losing their access to the market, and when that happens, it’s a crisis."

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein: "There is an enormous amount of uncertainty out there still, and I think that there is some resolve and a little bit of confidence that we aren't going to see situations develop the same way we did in 2008, but certainly there is concern out there for recession right now."

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein discusses what traders are looking for in what will likely be a low-volume, sideways week heading toward Bernanke's Friday morning Jackson Hole speech.

Oppenheimer managing director and senior oil and gas analyst Fadel Gheit discusses the speculative forces in oil markets he identifies as the true source of volatility and outsized price swings, the Exxon case and the U.S. regulatory environment, and where to look for investment opportunities in energy.

Gleacher managing director and head of rates Russell Certo explains how Fed policy is pushing fixed-income investors into riskier assets in their search for yield while currency wars flare up with other monetary regimes from Switzerland all the way to Japan.

Tradersaudio.com president and S&P futures pit squawker Ben Lichtenstein: "I think we're in the midst of a longer-term mood change in the market. I don't anticipate a V-bottom type rally off this."

Rodman and Renshaw senior biotech analyst Dr. Reni Benjamin discusses the causes behind the more than 60% wipeout in Dendreon's market value after their earnings report and how he is tweaking his models going forward.

Wunderlich Securities media analyst Matthew Harrigan gives his thoughts on Time Warner's latest quarterly earnings release as well as his outlook for Ultraviolet, the new digital-rights locker that media companies hope will revolutionize and spur digital movie ownership.

Standard Chartered China analyst Stephen Green: "In five years time when we call the banks to stop lending, we're going to have a problem."

Domini Social Investments managing director and general counsel Adam Kanzer discusses the firm's investment strategy and how shareholder activism with regard to their portfolio companies generates alpha.

BGB Securities analyst Sam Yakes covers a lot of restaurant stocks. While current valuations may be a bit rich for his value investor taste, he likes the company's outlook for a number of reasons, not least of all their solid business model, charismatic leadership, and large private equity stake.

Nilson Report publisher David Robertson discusses trends in mobile payments, NFC, and the iPhone 5.