When a company delivers a positive earnings report and increases its outlook for the full year,... Read More

When a company delivers a positive earnings report and increases its outlook for the full year, it’s usually a good bet that its stock will garner some buyers. But when a stock initially... Read More

The trend is your friend… until it ends. And for business uniform maker Cintas (NASDAQ:... Read More

The trend is your friend… until it ends. And for business uniform maker Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS), it looks like the end is near. Whether you’re a short-term trader or a long... Read More

The banking sector enjoyed a nice run higher as investors saw the reality of rising interest rates... Read More

The banking sector enjoyed a nice run higher as investors saw the reality of rising interest rates getting closer. Banks make money by borrowing it at lower short-term interest rates and lending it... Read More

It’s no secret that I don’t think much of the housing and real estate sectors in terms... Read More

It’s no secret that I don’t think much of the housing and real estate sectors in terms of stock market investments right now. Last week, I panned homebuilder Lennar (NYE: LEN), calling it... Read More

Last week’s hawkish chatter from the Federal Reserve put the kibosh on the market’s... Read More

Last week’s hawkish chatter from the Federal Reserve put the kibosh on the market’s advance. And although more soothing rhetoric doled out Monday sparked a rebound, the market could not... Read More

You don’t need me to tell you that there are two parts to any trade. First, for long trades,... Read More

You don’t need me to tell you that there are two parts to any trade. First, for long trades, we have to buy something. Then, to actually turn paper profits into real money, we have to sell... Read More

The search for income takes investors to diverse places, and tobacco stocks have been a favorite... Read More

The search for income takes investors to diverse places, and tobacco stocks have been a favorite for many months. However, all trends eventually come to an end, and that seems to be the case for the... Read More

It seems that I always circle around to a core group of stocks when looking for real changes in the... Read More

It seems that I always circle around to a core group of stocks when looking for real changes in the market. However, a wise trader told me long ago to look at the “big boys,” because that... Read More

As any teenager can tell you, what’s popular usually changes at the drop of a hat. Having... Read More

As any teenager can tell you, what’s popular usually changes at the drop of a hat. Having lived through the ’80s and ’90s — decades where the fashion choices can only be... Read More

The banking sector is down so much it almost seems risky to sell it further. However, to paraphrase the song, that’s what trends are for. #-ad_banner-# While the S&P 500 has nearly recovered… Read More