Despite Wednesday’s Fed minutes — where we learned that Fed Chair Janet Yellen sees a more aggressive path toward short-term interest rate hikes — gold prices held firm. As we’ve seen in recent months, an interest rate increase, whether real or anticipated, boosted the value of the U.S. dollar. That,… Read More

Last week, home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) was in free fall after... Read More

Last week, home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) was in free fall after releasing a disappointing earnings report. It wasn’t alone, though, as several big-name retailers slid... Read More

In a world where the government pays only 3.1% to lock up money for 30 years, it’s nice to... Read More

In a world where the government pays only 3.1% to lock up money for 30 years, it’s nice to find a stock that yields twice that much with double-digit appreciation potential. I’ve written... Read More

As the post-election rally rumbles on and the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirts with the... Read More

As the post-election rally rumbles on and the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirts with the overhyped 20,000 level, it’s rare to see a stock trading nearly 20% off its best levels of the year. ... Read More

When trading, it’s always a good idea to have a well-tested plan. But today’s trade... Read More

When trading, it’s always a good idea to have a well-tested plan. But today’s trade goes far beyond that, with three trading strategies telling us it’s time to get long... Read More

I recently wrote that, while the downdraft in big-name technology stocks post-election had given... Read More

I recently wrote that, while the downdraft in big-name technology stocks post-election had given the rest of the sector a bad rap, there were a number of smaller tech stocks with good technical... Read More

As the majority of the market embarked on the so-called “Trump rally” last month, some... Read More

As the majority of the market embarked on the so-called “Trump rally” last month, some of the largest technology stocks were left in the dust. But the tech behemoths’ struggles... Read More

Some stocks give us plenty of opportunities to play big moves in both directions. For instance, I... Read More

Some stocks give us plenty of opportunities to play big moves in both directions. For instance, I last wrote about Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) in March, as the stock was in the midst of a three-month... Read More

Long gone are the days when pundits would say, “What’s good for General Motors is good... Read More

Long gone are the days when pundits would say, “What’s good for General Motors is good for America.”  The phrase is actually a misquote of one of the automaker’s former... Read More

Any market analyst will tell you that a low price doesn’t necessarily signal an undervalued... Read More

Any market analyst will tell you that a low price doesn’t necessarily signal an undervalued stock. If a stock’s trend is down, then the odds are fairly high that it will move even lower.... Read More