Choppiness ultimately leads to directionality
It’s been a choppy market for US equities year-to-date, but choppiness ultimately leads to better directional moves (higher or lower) in any asset class. As such, during times of choppiness it’s just a matter of raising cash, taking a step back and letting the choppiness wear itself out. Watch the video HERE
Know thy time-frame
Each market environment has certain time-frames that work best. In trending markets positions are best held for weeks if not months while in choppy environments intra-day to multi-day durations are better. Here is a recent trade example in Taser (TASR) where subscribers pocketed a quick 6.50% as we nicely timed the trade according to the […]
Shake Rattle & Roll – The chop for US stocks continues
For the most part, US stocks managed to score marginally positive price action last week, that is until a global selloff on Friday erased all of the week’s gains and then some. As the saying goes, markets tend to take the steps on the way up but the elevator on the way down and that […]
Bigger concerns about semiconductor stocks
Semiconductor stocks as a group are often closely watched by market strategists and traders for clues to the broader market strength. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is increasingly flagging concerning signals through a multi-month lens. Watch the video HERE
Look to foreign markets for better trends
The US stock market so far in 2015 has been lackluster and in a trendless chop. Foreign stock markets however particularly parts of Europe have trended nicely and specifically the UK’s FTSE 100 index looks much higher. We can play this with a US-listed ETF. Watch the short video HERE
Avon Products giddy to rally more after strategic sale considerations
What the banks are telling us about this market
Banking stocks thus far this earnings season are holding up and thus at least at the margin supporting the broader stock market. Here are some things I am watching in the banks to give us further clues to the broader stock market. Watch the video HERE
Respect the bullish construct of the NYSE Composite
Over the past couple of weeks I have seen a notable uptick in bearishness among investors. Looking at the current bullish construct of the NYSE Composite however, a broadly diversified basket of stocks, as well as the favorable seasonal patterns it’s difficult for me to be bearish stocks for the coming couple of months or […]
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An Alternate Way to Leverage Your Stock
Options are a favorite tool for investors to gain leverage yet most people don’t understand the complexity of those instruments. An alternate way to gain leverage on a specific sector/group of stocks is to find stocks with lower absolute prices, yet with plenty of volume and transparency. Watch the video HERE