The potential of a Russell 2000 breakout

The bigger picture of the Russell 2000 has a very bullish look to it, at least through a multi-month lens. In the near-term earlier this week we once again witnessed a bullish reversal, i.e. price could not be held down. With the January jobs report on tap on Friday, a case can be made that […]

Charts to watch as 2015 kicks off

The second half of December once again showered investors with a classic Santa Claus rally, much as I discussed it could throughout December. At the same time, as I laid out in last week, the high probability part of the year-end rally has now likely run its course and the crosswinds from the investment landscape […]

Apple breaks technical support – don’t get cocky, see both sides

Shares of technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dropped on Monday to start the week, which resulted in a break below a key technical support area. Considering AAPL stock has the world’s largest market capitalization and is the most closely followed stock, a break below key technical support areas can be all the more important and could result […]

The SPY Breakout Looks Like a Flop

U.S. equities have had a slow, choppy go of it for most of 2015. While the broader indices — including the S&P 500 — managed to push to fresh all-time highs, non-confirmation warning signs from various sectors and the lack of momentum are flashing and could soon lead to a mean-reversion move lower in the SPDR S&P 500 […]

Learn this for more steady active investing returns

Have you ever gotten into a trade and the very next day were stopped out? Of course you have, that’s part of the game. But did you then without any hesitation get back into the ‘trade’ once the stock resumed in the initially intended direction? If you can do this, then your returns will likely […]

The reason why large cap internet stocks keep rising

It’s no secret that large capitalization internet stocks such as Facebook, Amazon.com and others have been major out-performers year-to-date. Understanding what keeps them afloat at this point in the year allows us to profit from them into year-end and possibly into early 2016. Watch the video.    

The bull case for oil stocks

Energy stocks have sat out the recent equity rally and now lag badly S&P 500 is up 2%, while the energy sector is down 12% for the year But that looks likely to change, and energy stocks could see a sizeable rally With upside for the S&P 500 capped, energy stocks could show relative strength […]

The very best longer-term moving average

Moving averages come in handy in all time-frames. So as not to fight major trend changes however investors and traders of all types should have a trusty big picture line of reference, or moving average. In this video I reveal the major moving average that has worked wonders for me time and time again.   […]

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