A note of caution, careful chasing stocks up here after a big move. Selective buys/secondary buys are one thing – if/when they trigger – but over the long term you will do much better if you resist the “urge” to buy just because stocks are up (a.k.a chasing). As you can see from our process, we began buying…
I can’t help but notice that S&P 500 Futures (ESM4) are up 8 consecutive weeks in a row and up 11 straight days. Over the next 48hrs, the market will digest two important data points (ECB & Jobs Report). Clearly, in the short term we are extended to the upside and a light volume pullback…
The most common definition of a bear market is a decline of 20% or more below a recent high. Earlier this year, the IBB (Biotech ETF) fell 24% which dragged down a slew of momentum and growth stocks. At the time, I wrote about (here) how steep corrections were normal and actually healthy for these…
I look at capital markets (stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities) as the last economic frontier. For the purpose of this article, I’ll focus on Wall Street but the same concepts apply to other markets. It is the one place on earth where anyone can make (or loss) a fortune- regardless of their background, skill-set, formal…
Like this? Join Our Free Newsletter Here Bearish Technical Signs Mounting For The Yellow Metal: Todd has done a great job highlighting gold’s woes in recent weeks. Earlier this week, gold broke down below two important technical areas: inverse cup-with-handle pattern, and…
GDP Shrinks By 1%; SPX Hits A New Record High Before Thursday’s open, The Commerce Department said gross domestic product (GDP) slid by a -1% annualized rate in Q1 2014, missing estimates for a decline of -0.4%. Pending home sales rose by only 0.4%, missing estimates for a 1% gain. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SPX) hit…
Transportation stocks (IYT), are a very important area for both Main St AND Wall St. Why? Because they move “Stuff” and that typically serves as a good proxy for the economy and ultimately corporate earnings (a key component to higher stock prices). The following annotated chart shows how the IYT (Transports ETF) is strongly out performing the…
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“It Is Not the Strongest of the Species that Survives But the Most Adaptable.” ― Charles Darwin Digital Media 1.0 Is Dead: Earlier today, Todd Harrison, of MinyanVille Fame, penned a great piece titled “Why I’m Exiting The Digital Media Business.” Once again he is way ahead of his time and has his finger right on the…
Plus: Despite heading lower, the Nasdaq Composite still hasn’t entered a technical correction. Excerpt from FindLeadingStocks.com’s Intraweek Update:That didn’t take long. On Monday, May 12, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) broke out to fresh record highs, but then both stalled on Tuesday, rolled over, and negated their “obvious” breakouts on Wednesday, May 14. Remember that…