3 financial stocks I am watching this spring and earnings season

Financial stocks — like those represented by the Financial SPDR (XLF) — are an important part of the U.S. economy, and make up about 17% of the S&P 500. That makes financials the second-largest sector behind technology — though the tech sector is largely influenced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its enormous market capitalization. So, considering the heavy importance […]

3 Major Technical Ideas In 3 Charts

I am seeing promising signals in shares of Alibaba (BABA), Sodastream (SODA) and Pandora (P). Each of the three charts eare coiling up for bigger moves…. See the charts and analysis HERE

Near-term weakness in sight for equities

As we kick off a fresh five-session set this Monday we leave behind a week of price action in US equities that increasingly points to at least a more volatile near-term environment. After weeks of a low-volatility grind higher in stocks, last Friday’s January jobs report spooked the market and finally resulted in a down […]

Trading analyst ratings

For all the hoopla that is routinely being made about analyst ratings, surprisingly few analyst upgrades or downgrades in my experience have the power to move a stock for longer than one day. This then begs the question whether it is at all worth following analyst ratings. The answer is that it depends. A little […]

Video: Twitter has ‘Facebook moment’

Serge Berger starts the trading week with a positive look at Twitter shares which he believes still have wings after recent earnings soared. The pioneering social media site’s Q4 2014 results showed record quarterly profits on an adjusted EBITDA basis. Despite a post earnings rise of around 16%, the stock still has momentum, says Serge […]

The path of maximum frustration continues for equities

After two busy weeks on the economic data front, this coming week looks to be somewhat lighter which may just allow stocks to make a better directional move. The stock market is here to frustrate most investors, most of the time – which I often refer to as the path of maximum frustration. Simply being […]

Energy and commodity stocks at major support levels

With the price of oil continuing to crash lower over the past few days I have received an avalanche of question from clients and readers. The majority of question focused around where I think the price of oil might begin to sstabilize and thus where oil and other commodity-related stocks may become “bargains” again. While […]

An intra-day trade for active investors

Most people don’t have time for a true day trading approach, nor do they want to be stuck in front of the monitors all day nervously watching the flickering ticks. The open-gap trade however is one day-trading strategy that active investors can take advantage of. [youtube id=”WoFRV4i1eq4″]

Strategy Lesson – Buying the Dip

While trend following is a great strategy, empirically many successful traders and hedge funds, myself including, have found that buying dips and selling rips can often times offer up even higher probability trades and thus even better risk-adjusted returns. Buying blindly into a dip however is careless. Here’s how pros successfully buy dips and simultaneously […]

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