When the market has wild intra-day swings there are some simple day trading tactics that you can use to protect yourself from getting caught on the wrong side of the market, and position yourself for big gains with low risk …
The S&P 500 is stuck in a range which is getting more compressed by the week. This compression is likely to result in a substantial move sooner rather than later, but the direction of that move is by no means …
Last week the major U.S. stock indexes pulled back to some important areas that traders will bet on being reversal areas. In the SPY and IWM these levels are the 200-day or 40-week moving average. In the QQQ the 50-day …
The cover story in Barron’s this week proposed that it is time to buy Japanese blue chip stocks. The editors of Barron’s are focused on improving long-term trends in corporate operating margins. This is not a very reliable way to …
Greece and the European leaders finally came to an agreement on a bailout deal for Greece, and on Monday the markets reacted to it. As might be expected, not all countries’ markets reacted the same way.
In this video you …
This is NOT your typical interpretation of how to use the markets leading sectors as indicators for the general market direction. You won't find this anywhere else.
This does not require detailed analysis. Focus on the big picture view of …
This week we took profits in an ETF trade that enables you to profit from trendless markets like the ones we’ve experienced all this year.
This video provides a good quick example of how you can diversify your trading very …
When interest rates trend higher it creates a headwind for certain market sectors. In this video I cover an ETF that you’d expect to be under pressure with interest rates edging higher, but it’s doing the exact opposite! And if …
The markets are focused on and fearful of what will come of the negotiations to avoid a default by Greece, and this type of news creates many different types of opportunities.
First, where does the Greek ETF become a good …
On the day after a big up day in the market (like Tuesday) it’s easy to feel like ‘you missed it’. Don’t think that way. It’s also a good day to find the strong stocks breaking out that you can …
