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

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 […]

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

Stocks are running in circles

US stocks fell last week with the S&P 500 closing lower by more than 2% as investors used the quarter-end “excuse” to take profits in the few things that worked higher in the first three months of the year. In the bigger sense, US equities continue to pave a path of maximum frustration for directional […]

Serge is looking to buy the dip in the Russell 2000

Wednesday was an ugly day for stocks, as a real risk-off day smashed many parts of the market. We can blame the damage on quarter-end selling, which in turn led to margin calls and forced selling … but the fact is that U.S. equities remain in a choppy environment. As such, the path of maximum […]

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