Charles Dow, the editor of The Wall Street Journal around the beginning of the 20th century,... Read More
Charles Dow, the editor of The Wall Street Journal around the beginning of the 20th century, provided a framework to study the stock market that would become known as the Dow Theory. He had... Read More
I recently told you about one of the key investing tools Amber Hestla uses in her conservative... Read More
I recently told you about one of the key investing tools Amber Hestla uses in her conservative options strategy that led to her perfect track record. Since her premium newsletter, Income Trader,... Read More
July marked another perfect month for Income Trader’s Amber Hestla. She closed two more winners in her Income Trader newsletter. The recent victories bring Amber’s perfect track record to 63 for 63. She’s yet to close an unprofitable trade since launching her premium service over 17 months ago. Read More
When it comes to investing, you should always stick to the fundamentals. This refrain, or some version of it, is what many new investors are taught. In my opinion, that’s terrible advice. A metric such as the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, for example, is often cited as a way to… Read More
Today, I want to tell you about an investing strategy that defies logic. It shouldn’t work based on everything we’ve learned about the stock market. Yet it does. In fact, for over half a century now, investors and traders have used it to produce unparalleled results. And no, for those… Read More
Last week, we told you about the Alpha Score, a little-known indicator that can flag exactly which... Read More
Last week, we told you about the Alpha Score, a little-known indicator that can flag exactly which stocks are about to jump 61.5%, 26% or even 118% within weeks and months. On Jan. 14, for example,... Read More
Large investors — the 3,600-plus people managing more than $100 million — are required to report their holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) every quarter. These investors have to submit a Form 13F within 45 days of the end of the quarter. In a market where information is… Read More
A popular investment strategy is to buy quality stocks and plan to hold them forever. The buy-and-hold strategy became popular because it works well — sometimes. From 1982 to 2000, buying and holding delivered exceptional returns. At other times, the results are nothing short of disastrous. Bank stocks offer an… Read More
The U.S. stock market has been the darling of the world this year. The trifecta of a strengthening economy, a stronger greenback and decreasing commodity prices helped drive U.S. corporate profits. Foreign and domestic money flowed into U.S. stocks, pushing the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to record… Read More