Charles Dow passed away in 1902, but his insights into market behavior hold up well 114 years... Read More

Charles Dow passed away in 1902, but his insights into market behavior hold up well 114 years later. Dow was among the first to realize that market action and economic growth were highly correlated.... Read More

Trading stocks involves a combination of paying attention to present factors while also forecasting... Read More

Trading stocks involves a combination of paying attention to present factors while also forecasting the future. And the closer we get to the end of the year, the more emphasis people seem to place on... Read More

While there are no sure things in the stock market, there is one thing that’s almost certain:... Read More

While there are no sure things in the stock market, there is one thing that’s almost certain: After stocks go up, bears start calling for a correction. You might remember the bears warning in... Read More

While 50% of the country is unhappy with the outcome of the election, I think we can all agree... Read More

While 50% of the country is unhappy with the outcome of the election, I think we can all agree we’re glad that it’s over. Not only do we no longer have to suffer through a barrage of... Read More

An old trader once told me, “Trading is the hardest easy money you’ll ever... Read More

An old trader once told me, “Trading is the hardest easy money you’ll ever make.”  In theory, trading is easy enough — all you have to do is buy low and sell high, right?... Read More

You may have noticed that Wall Street analysts tend to be bullish, with very few sell ratings ever... Read More

You may have noticed that Wall Street analysts tend to be bullish, with very few sell ratings ever bubbling to the surface. There are a few reasons for the bullish bias. The culture of Wall Street is... Read More

I can tell you from experience that most people have no idea how Wall Street insiders really line... Read More

I can tell you from experience that most people have no idea how Wall Street insiders really line their pockets. We all know about their sweetheart investment banking deals and high-frequency... Read More

When looking for the best strategies in the current market, it helps to look back and examine how... Read More

When looking for the best strategies in the current market, it helps to look back and examine how market action played out in the past.  For instance, let’s travel back in time to 1982,... Read More

The third-quarter earnings season unofficially kicks off tomorrow, with a report from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) scheduled for before the bell. According to FactSet, Q3 earnings for companies in the S&P 500 are expected to drop 2.1%, which would mark the sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines.  This would be an… Read More

Most investors have been trained to think that earning 6% or 8% a year on their trades is... Read More

Most investors have been trained to think that earning 6% or 8% a year on their trades is admirable. And the old saying is true: No one ever went broke taking a profit. But that doesn’t mean... Read More