Stocks were mostly lower last week but rose Friday, Nov. 16, when U.S. political leaders expressed... Read More

Stocks were mostly lower last week but rose Friday, Nov. 16, when U.S. political leaders expressed optimism that a deal to avert the fiscal cliff is possible. Trend may be determined by answer to... Read More

Stock market volatility has fallen to a six-month low, and an increase in volatility should be... Read More

Stock market volatility has fallen to a six-month low, and an increase in volatility should be expected. As volatility expands, we should learn the direction of the next major trend. Volatility... Read More

Occasionally, I sort stocks by price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios looking for trading opportunities.... Read More

Occasionally, I sort stocks by price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios looking for trading opportunities. This idea is well-known to value investors who often start their investment selection process with low... Read More

While there are hundreds of technical indicators available, many of them give the same signals, and... Read More

While there are hundreds of technical indicators available, many of them give the same signals, and using several that are similar adds little value to your analysis process. The wide variety of... Read More

Oil and gas has always been a high-stakes game. But recent circumstances have created a wonderfully... Read More

Oil and gas has always been a high-stakes game. But recent circumstances have created a wonderfully simple and promising backdoor investment into the infamously fickle industry — without all... Read More

Large investors — the 3,600-plus people managing more than $100 million — are required... Read More

Large investors — the 3,600-plus people managing more than $100 million — are required to report their holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) every quarter. These... Read More

I haven’t been this excited about a “guru” trade in a while… Last week, my... Read More

I haven’t been this excited about a “guru” trade in a while… Last week, my system identified an opportunity I’ve only seen a handful of times since I designed it.... Read More

Once again, U.S. stocks ended the week with only a small change after high daily volatility. But... Read More

Once again, U.S. stocks ended the week with only a small change after high daily volatility. But after two days of large gains to end the week, bear market fears seem to have subsided. Two-Day... Read More

The past few years have been a great time to be an investor. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben... Read More

The past few years have been a great time to be an investor. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s zero interest rate policy has fueled large gains in just about every market sector since... Read More

U.S. stocks were little changed after a volatile week. ‘January Indicator’ Signals... Read More

U.S. stocks were little changed after a volatile week. ‘January Indicator’ Signals 50/50 Chance of Gains in 2014 SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) fell 0.4% last week and was down 3.52% for... Read More