If you’re not familiar, OPEC is group of 13 oil-producing countries that collude (in the most... Read More

If you’re not familiar, OPEC is group of 13 oil-producing countries that collude (in the most legal of ways) to help control oil prices (i.e. keep prices at levels where they can make the most... Read More

If you’re like the typical American, you’ve probably got a closet full of stuff you... Read More

If you’re like the typical American, you’ve probably got a closet full of stuff you simply don’t wear anymore. And if you’re female, statistics show you may have a few more... Read More

Rockwell-Collins (NYSE: COL) might not be as popular as Boeing (NYSE: BA) or Lockheed Martin (NYSE:... Read More

Rockwell-Collins (NYSE: COL) might not be as popular as Boeing (NYSE: BA) or Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), but the company’s roots can be traced back to WWII and the venerable P-51 Mustang. In... Read More

Dramatic headlines, mostly related to our new president, have driven the market’s erratic... Read More

Dramatic headlines, mostly related to our new president, have driven the market’s erratic undulations since Election Day. From my perspective, many investors are reading the headlines and... Read More

In the fall of 2016, I warned readers of my premium advisory, Profit Amplifier, of continued... Read More

In the fall of 2016, I warned readers of my premium advisory, Profit Amplifier, of continued weakness in China and the subsequent fallout in its fragile stock market. The Chinese market is ruled by... Read More

While 2016 may have been the year for the FANG stocks, (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google), a... Read More

While 2016 may have been the year for the FANG stocks, (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google), a new year and new president mean there’s now a new group to focus on. According to researcher Tom... Read More

A rising interest rate environment also supports a bearish case for some stocks, and I’ve... Read More

A rising interest rate environment also supports a bearish case for some stocks, and I’ve found a trade to capitalize on this scenario.  Janet Yellen and the FOMC increased interest rates... Read More

In June 2014, I made a very successful bearish bet that Olive Garden’s parent company (a... Read More

In June 2014, I made a very successful bearish bet that Olive Garden’s parent company (a restaurant conglomerate) would falter under the weight of its aging brands and mounting... Read More

 Knowing that you timed a trade perfectly is one of the best feelings an investor can... Read More

 Knowing that you timed a trade perfectly is one of the best feelings an investor can experience. Even if you’ve had scores of winning trades over the course of your trading career, the... Read More

When I first noticed a bearish triangle formation on the chart of the S&P 500, I had a strong... Read More

When I first noticed a bearish triangle formation on the chart of the S&P 500, I had a strong sense that a sell-off was coming. This is one of the more powerful bearish signals, and sure enough,... Read More