The semiconductor industry has been around since the 1960s and has grown to be a nearly $300 billion global business. Basically, semiconductors control the flow of electricity by forming the basis of integrated circuits, transistors, solid-state electronics and solar cells, among many other functions. In other words, semiconductors form the base of our modern electronics-driven society.  Over the years, investors have made trillions of dollars investing in this sector. Most everyone is familiar with major semiconductor companies like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) and… Read More

The semiconductor industry has been around since the 1960s and has grown to be a nearly $300 billion global business. Basically, semiconductors control the flow of electricity by forming the basis of integrated circuits, transistors, solid-state electronics and solar cells, among many other functions. In other words, semiconductors form the base of our modern electronics-driven society.  Over the years, investors have made trillions of dollars investing in this sector. Most everyone is familiar with major semiconductor companies like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).  However, there are dozens of smaller companies that don’t have the market share of the top names, but are masters of their particular niches. My stock scanning recently discovered one of these under-the-radar semiconductor companies is setting up to be a great investment. The company is Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq: SWKS). This Massachusetts-based semiconductor company was founded in 1962. It provides products for the GPS, broadband, cellular infrastructure, smartphone and tablet markets, among other applications. The company… Read More

The semiconductor industry has been around since the 1960s and has grown to be a nearly $300 billion global business. Basically, semiconductors control the flow of electricity by forming the basis of integrated circuits, transistors, solid-state electronics and solar cells, among many other functions. In other words, semiconductors form the base of our modern electronics-driven society.  Over the years, investors have made trillions of dollars investing in this sector. Most everyone is familiar with major semiconductor companies like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) and… Read More

The semiconductor industry has been around since the 1960s and has grown to be a nearly $300 billion global business. Basically, semiconductors control the flow of electricity by forming the basis of integrated circuits, transistors, solid-state electronics and solar cells, among many other functions. In other words, semiconductors form the base of our modern electronics-driven society.  Over the years, investors have made trillions of dollars investing in this sector. Most everyone is familiar with major semiconductor companies like Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN).  However, there are dozens of smaller companies that don’t have the market share of the top names, but are masters of their particular niches. My stock scanning recently discovered one of these under-the-radar semiconductor companies is setting up to be a great investment. The company is Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq: SWKS). This Massachusetts-based semiconductor company was founded in 1962. It provides products for the GPS, broadband, cellular infrastructure, smartphone and tablet markets, among other applications. The company… Read More

Stocks are definitely overbought. Overbought markets occur when prices move up sharply, and based on current charts, prices appear to be too high.#-ad_banner-# This situation actually occurs fairly often. Traders might be tempted to enter a short trade expecting the gains to be at least partially reversed. But that idea has led to large losses for many traders over the years. Prices might be irrational, but as traders, we need to remember that the fact that behavior is irrational is irrelevant. Read More

Stocks are definitely overbought. Overbought markets occur when prices move up sharply, and based on current charts, prices appear to be too high.#-ad_banner-# This situation actually occurs fairly often. Traders might be tempted to enter a short trade expecting the gains to be at least partially reversed. But that idea has led to large losses for many traders over the years. Prices might be irrational, but as traders, we need to remember that the fact that behavior is irrational is irrelevant. Economist John Maynard Keynes supposedly said, “Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” Traders use momentum indicators like the stochastics to decide when prices are overbought. The monthly chart of SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA) is shown below, and we can see that stochastics has been overbought for more than a year. Based on the stochastics indicator, we can see that… Read More

What struck me most about my first trip to Europe was the popularity of mobile phones.  It seemed everyone had one and was talking or texting while walking down the street. I look back on this experience as a glimpse into the future.#-ad_banner-# Just a few short years later, the same phenomena occurred in the United States. Today, landlines are becoming a thing of the past while even the majority of preteens own or use mobile phones. Nowhere has this growth been more dramatic than in the smartphone sector. These devices have become a ubiquitous part of our culture. Many… Read More

What struck me most about my first trip to Europe was the popularity of mobile phones.  It seemed everyone had one and was talking or texting while walking down the street. I look back on this experience as a glimpse into the future.#-ad_banner-# Just a few short years later, the same phenomena occurred in the United States. Today, landlines are becoming a thing of the past while even the majority of preteens own or use mobile phones. Nowhere has this growth been more dramatic than in the smartphone sector. These devices have become a ubiquitous part of our culture. Many people wouldn’t even consider venturing outside without their smartphone. The rise and fall of the companies producing these addictive devices is just as fascinating as their rapid rise to become an indispensible part of most people’s lives. Once-popular companies such as Palm and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) were among day traders’ favorite stocks for quite some time. Those names have since fallen to competitors such as Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF).  We all know the benefits of investing in the top-tier smartphone makers. However, there is… Read More

I want to tell you about one of the best strategies in the world for beating an overvalued market. I use it to generate thousands of dollars in “Instant Income” from the best companies in the world.  If you haven’t guessed it already, my strategy involves selling options. And right now, we have a huge opportunity… In just a minute, I’ll give you five potential trades to consider today for collecting immediate income. First, let me explain how it works with… Read More

I want to tell you about one of the best strategies in the world for beating an overvalued market. I use it to generate thousands of dollars in “Instant Income” from the best companies in the world.  If you haven’t guessed it already, my strategy involves selling options. And right now, we have a huge opportunity… In just a minute, I’ll give you five potential trades to consider today for collecting immediate income. First, let me explain how it works with a couple of past examples. Recently, subscribers to my Income Trader newsletter made $130 in “Instant Income” from a $520 “down payment” on Questcor Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: QCOR). That’s an immediate return of 25% in 43 days, or 212% a year. And back in July, I collected $100 in “Instant Income” from OSI Systems (Nasdaq: OSIS) for every $900 I set aside. That’s an 11.1% return in 45 days, or 90.1% a year. Remember, this is how much income we made per contract. You can scale up as much as you want. You see,… Read More

With the market rally showing no signs of cooling off, it has become quite risky to short stocks.#-ad_banner-# Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts. It’s a wise move to preserve both your capital and your sanity. Still, not all short sellers have abandoned… Read More

With the market rally showing no signs of cooling off, it has become quite risky to short stocks.#-ad_banner-# Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts. It’s a wise move to preserve both your capital and your sanity. Still, not all short sellers have abandoned ship, and some of them are making increasing bold bets. You may not want to follow their lead — just yet — but it’s instructive to see which stocks they are targeting. If you own or are thinking of buying one of these stocks, the rising short interest should give you pause. Here are seven stocks (and funds) seeing big changes in short interest in the two week-period that ended June 28. (Actual data were released on July 10.) 1. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) The short interest in this drugmaker surged a hefty 53%, to… Read More

With the market rally showing no signs of cooling off, it has become quite risky to short stocks.#-ad_banner-# Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts. It’s a wise move to preserve both your capital and your sanity. Still, not all short sellers have abandoned… Read More

With the market rally showing no signs of cooling off, it has become quite risky to short stocks.#-ad_banner-# Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts. It’s a wise move to preserve both your capital and your sanity. Still, not all short sellers have abandoned ship, and some of them are making increasing bold bets. You may not want to follow their lead — just yet — but it’s instructive to see which stocks they are targeting. If you own or are thinking of buying one of these stocks, the rising short interest should give you pause. Here are seven stocks (and funds) seeing big changes in short interest in the two week-period that ended June 28. (Actual data were released on July 10.) 1. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) The short interest in this drugmaker surged a hefty 53%, to… Read More

One of the best income strategies in the world involves a “glitch” in the financial markets. It allows individual investors to generate “Instant Income” from the best companies in the world. The best part, more than 80% of… Read More

One of the best income strategies in the world involves a “glitch” in the financial markets. It allows individual investors to generate “Instant Income” from the best companies in the world. The best part, more than 80% of the time, in my experience, investors don’t have to buy a single share of stock. I’ve been using this strategy to deliver winning income trades for readers during the past few months. So far, the results have been great — my strategy has allowed us to enjoy thousands of dollars in “Instant Income.” For example, we made $2,700 “Instant Income” from a… Read More

One of the best income strategies in the world involves a “glitch” in the financial markets. It allows individual investors to generate “Instant Income” from the best companies in the world. The best part, more than 80% of the time, in my experience, investors don’t have to buy a single share of stock. I’ve been using this strategy to deliver winning income trades for readers during the past few months. So far, the results have been great — my strategy has allowed us to enjoy thousands of dollars in “Instant Income.” For example, we made $2,700 “Instant Income” from a $6,400 “down payment” on MasterCard (NYSE: MA) in July 2012. That’s an immediate return of 42.2%. Last September, I collected $710 from Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), a company that’s never paid a single dividend. And last October, I collected $125 “Instant Income” from Coach (NYSE: COH) for every $880 I set aside. It’s clear that this the strategy has a lot of income potential. Yet, less than 25% of investors are taking advantage of the “glitch” to generate income. And I think I know why… My “Instant Income” strategy involves one of the most misunderstood corners of the investing world: the… Read More

In this modern age of instant market access, high-frequency trading and real-time news, there really is nothing new under the sun. The stock market still goes up and goes down, investors still make and lose money, and the basic market dynamics between a buyer and a seller remain the same. Many market lessons taught a century ago still ring true today. One of the most influential and successful stock market speculators of all time… Read More

In this modern age of instant market access, high-frequency trading and real-time news, there really is nothing new under the sun. The stock market still goes up and goes down, investors still make and lose money, and the basic market dynamics between a buyer and a seller remain the same. Many market lessons taught a century ago still ring true today. One of the most influential and successful stock market speculators of all time is the legendary Jesse Livermore. Many lessons can be learned from both his successes and failures, which were epic in scale. He made and lost several fortunes over his career, and his life ended tragically.#-ad_banner-# Livermore was keenly aware of his own shortcomings. Although this knowledge wasn’t enough to save him, the wisdom he shared with the world is as much worth heeding today as it has ever been. Let’s take a closer look at the man once called the “Speculator King” and one of his powerful investing strategies. Fortunes Won, Fortunes Lost… Read More