U.S. stocks became oversold after a sharp sell-off, while emerging markets entered bear market... Read More
U.S. stocks became oversold after a sharp sell-off, while emerging markets entered bear market territory.#-ad_banner-# Stocks Oversold After Three-Day Sell-off SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) fell 2.13%... Read More
There will be a number of earnings reports this week, and traders should start focusing on the... Read More
There will be a number of earnings reports this week, and traders should start focusing on the trend in earnings. That could be bearish for the stock market. Weak Start to Earnings Season Puts Bull... Read More
Investors are often told that the best time to buy is when everyone seems to be excessively... Read More
Investors are often told that the best time to buy is when everyone seems to be excessively negative on a sector or a country. That was certainly true in 2013 for investors who were able to trade in... Read More
Traders are struggling to understand what the unemployment report means to the Federal Reserve and... Read More
Traders are struggling to understand what the unemployment report means to the Federal Reserve and to the markets, but their initial assessment seems to be bullish.#-ad_banner-# Concerns About... Read More
A popular investment strategy is to buy quality stocks and plan to hold them forever. The... Read More
A popular investment strategy is to buy quality stocks and plan to hold them forever. The buy-and-hold strategy became popular because it works well — sometimes.#-ad_banner-# From 1982 to 2000,... Read More
With 2014 off to a lackluster start, investors need to consider whether they should take action to... Read More
With 2014 off to a lackluster start, investors need to consider whether they should take action to avoid a likely sell-off. A Pullback is Not a Sell Signal On the first trading day of the year, SPDR... Read More
Individual investors often point to the long-term success of Warren Buffett as proof that... Read More
Individual investors often point to the long-term success of Warren Buffett as proof that value investing works. They are correct, and Buffett is just one example of the many long-term investors... Read More
Seasonality is bullish for gold but bearish for stocks. The outlook for gold is confirmed by more... Read More
Seasonality is bullish for gold but bearish for stocks. The outlook for gold is confirmed by more traditional indicators and could provide one of the best trading opportunities in the next few... Read More
Income investors have two equally important objectives when it comes to investing — obtaining... Read More
Income investors have two equally important objectives when it comes to investing — obtaining high amounts of income and limiting risk. Many survivors of the 2008 bear market learned this the... Read More
Federal Reserve action gave stocks a short-term boost last week, but without additional news,... Read More
Federal Reserve action gave stocks a short-term boost last week, but without additional news, trading volume is expected to be low through the holidays. Traders Cheer the Fed SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:... Read More