Beating the Market With Imperfect Trades
It happens to even the most experienced traders… You identify a picture-perfect chart pattern setting up. Support and resistance are flawless. The trend lines are clear. Multiple time frames have...
View ArticleKnow Your Trading Time Frame
Meet Mike. Mike hates Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). He thinks it’s going lower, so he shorts it. Now meet Jim. Jim loves Apple, and he thinks it’s a buy here… So who’s right? Why not both? For some reason,...
View ArticleSigns of a Broad Market Rally Abound
The shrill noise of the fiscal cliff reporting is drowning out several important market events you need to watch heading into the New Year. For example, did you know that several European markets are...
View ArticleDon’t Wait for the Parade to Buy
“They don’t ring a bell when the market turns.” — Old Wall Street axiom Stocks are going higher. The bond market is weakening. The tides are turning. Without hesitation, you must now make a plan to...
View ArticleFighting a Bear Market Mindset
Financial discourse in this country has been slow to switch gears. Even as the broad market recovered sharply to begin the year — with the S&P 500 oh so close to posting new highs — all anyone...
View Article3 Key Breakouts
Toward the end of 2012, we began telling you that stocks looked poised to move higher — a lot higher. We told you to ignore the fiscal cliff fear mongers. Any correction leading up to the deadline...
View ArticleWhen Less Is More for Your Portfolio
Less is sometimes more. You’ve probably heard that phrase applied to art or music, but it can also apply to your portfolio. For some reason, the popular picture of a successful trader is the guy who’s...
View ArticleBe Your Own Chief Risk Officer
Let me make one thing very clear: Being a good stock picker is never enough. If you want to be a successful investor, you’ve got to do more than just find stocks that are likely to go up. You’ve also...
View Article3 “Great Rotation” Requirements
With the major indexes pushing closer to all-time highs, a debate is emerging. Are the markets close to a major turning point in the secular trend? Or are stocks destined to stall at these highs and...
View ArticleMore Headline Hysteria
One year can make a big difference. In 2012, the market quietly jumped higher to start the year. No one cared. Yet in 2013, it’s almost impossible to escape the coverage — and the worries that have...
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