Stocks
Our September Stock Market Update In 3 Charts
A summer of low volume and lackluster trading has been replaced by a summer of fear. It almost feels like we’re in the plot of every horror movie ever written… You know how it goes… it starts out normal with everyone enjoying their lives and going about business as usual. But in the background, there’s […]
Trading Tips: Six Essential Rules For Success!
Trading Tips From A Pro… Let me tell you something that others in the financial newsletter business won’t… Despite the assertion of quick and easy profits made by many in this industry, trading is not at all easy. In fact, the endeavor can be downright challenging if you don’t have the right method and attitude. […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our June Stock Market Update
June has started off in the same way as they’ve been for the past several months… no surprise there. There’s a lack of conviction from buyers and sellers alike. The latest AAII Investor Sentiment Survey is a perfect example. According to AAII, 27% of investors are bullish on stocks over the next six months, 25% […]
3 Things You Need To Know In Our May Stock Market Update
Investors are greeting the arrival of the month of May as they so often do… They’re selling stocks. The old Wall Street adage goes, sell in May and go away. But here’s the thing… I don’t think investors will go away. In order for the ‘sell in May and go away’ strategy to work, it […]
Don’t Invest In These Cash Hoarding Companies
A new report from FactSet shows that companies are stockpiling cash like some deranged hoarder on a reality TV show. If you haven’t seen any of the Hoarders shows on A&E about people who fill their homes from floor to ceiling with useless belongings… it’s mind blowing and sad to see what these poor souls […]
What’s Up With Volatility?
With just a couple weeks to go before the end of 2014, volatility has returned to the financial markets. We couldn’t quite make it through the rest of the year without one more bout of investor fear. The VIX has climbed above 20 for only the third time this year. And while that’s not a […]
VXX Stock – Everything You Need To Know (Part 1)
With the explosion in popularity of volatility products, both for options traders and investors in general, it’s a good idea to have a solid understanding of what’s out there. As you may realize, the single most important volatility benchmark is the VIX (CBOE’s S&P 500 volatility index). However, the VIX itself isn’t tradable. That’s where […]
What Was The Fed Thinking?
Ever since interest rates hit zero, we’ve come to expect consistent, mostly boring talk out of the Fed. The central bank has pledged to keep rates low for the foreseeable future. And, quantitative easing is slowly winding down. There’s not a whole Yellen and the Fed could say or do at this point that hasn’t […]
Is The Latest Hot IPO Worth Investing In?
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a buzz-worthy IPO to discuss. Lately, IPO hype has been pretty sparse. After a big year for initial public offerings in 2013, the somewhat less bullish environment this year seems to have discouraged big name IPOs from moving forward. However, IPOs may be back en vogue after GoPro’s (GPRO) […]
Show Me The Jobs!
While the economy has definitely shown signs of life this year, no one expected the April jobs report to be such a shock. In fact, when I first saw the jobs number, I actually thought it was a misprint! Here’s the deal… Last months’ jobs report showed a 288,000 gain in employment. That’s a huge […]
