Four times a year, companies report their financial results and investors score their performance in real time with real money. Those that impress can see shares soar, while those that disappoint may suffer losses and even gap down through investors’ protective sell stops. Bottom line: Earnings season is the most… Read More

After graduating college, I had a strong desire to learn the investment business. So I found an entry-level position supporting two of the largest retail and institutional brokers within the Merrill Lynch organization. They were incredibly successful, and the role allowed me a bird’s-eye view of a major swath of… Read More

Emotion is the bane of traders. It causes us to act rashly instead of rationally, and typically at... Read More

Emotion is the bane of traders. It causes us to act rashly instead of rationally, and typically at times when it’s most costly.  It has been shown that investors are most bullish at or... Read More

When NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced the takeover of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:... Read More

When NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced the takeover of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) at the beginning of the month, investors seemed more than a little pleased. Shares of FSL jumped... Read More

A few months ago, we told you about a little-known indicator that’s making a small group of investors a lot of money. We call this indicator the “Alpha Score,” because it consistently beats the market and often with less risk than buy-and-hold investing. It can flag exactly which… Read More

With thousands of publicly traded companies out there, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out... Read More

With thousands of publicly traded companies out there, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which stocks to buy. Now add in a constantly changing market. From tensions in Eastern Europe, Ebola... Read More

“Trading is just too difficult for me.” That’s what one of my acquaintances... Read More

“Trading is just too difficult for me.” That’s what one of my acquaintances recently admitted about his experience in the market. When I asked him why he found it so hard, he told... Read More

A year ago, Profitable Trading developed a new indicator based on momentum. Using this indicator,... Read More

A year ago, Profitable Trading developed a new indicator based on momentum. Using this indicator, we’ve been able to identify, and recommend to readers, some of 2014’s biggest winners.... Read More

If you are like most Americans, you have the majority of your stock holdings in U.S.-based... Read More

If you are like most Americans, you have the majority of your stock holdings in U.S.-based companies. It’s called “home-country bias,” and it can be a huge mistake. Think about... Read More

I wasn’t always a momentum investor. Like many of you, I began my career as a contrarian investor. After all, some of history’s most successful investors have been contrarians. Baron Rothschild, Warren Buffett, George Soros — all made their fortunes in part by betting against prevailing market opinion. Baron Rothschild,… Read More