“It was a rogue wave and it overwhelmed us.” That was the explanation given by James Cordier, the president and head trader for OptionSellers.com, the recently defunct commodities options trading firm. In a tearful video apology to investors, Mr. Cordier…
Is the bull market over or are we going through a long-overdue digestion of a parabolic price advance? Here's this week's market analysis: When it seems that everyone is predicting the same thing, such as "we are going into a…
Every year I struggle with a life threatening thought. I want to say things to you, in my articles, that could put me in danger. I want to tell you about how the market is pushed lower, to scare you…
When the stock market is getting spanked, as it has been lately, emotions run high... and the filthy dirty media capitalizes on it, at your expense. I don't know about you but I find it utterly offensive. I'm writing to…
A garden variety correction… That’s the consensus view among Wall Street strategists regarding the selloff that began in early October. And they could be correct. But, call it what you will, it doesn't change the fact that, during times of market…
The stock market just bounced off of a major market low. People are wondering if there will be another leg lower, or if that was it. Considering the way the stock market has been pounded into the ground lately, I…
I'll cut straight to the chase… You've just been handed a massive opportunity. If that sounds like music to your ears, read on. In last week’s article, we mentioned that the October stock market correction created an excessively oversold condition. So much…
Tired of the mid-term arguing? Even Lincoln, my 9-year-old son... and Maya, my 12-year-old daughter have had enough of it at school! I'm proud that they even have a clue about it because I didn't, at their age. Social Media Drama…
Over the years, I’ve communicated with thousands of individual and professional investors. And "tied for first" on the list of mistakes is: an unwillingness to change one's stance on the financial markets. Don't get me wrong. "Sticking to your guns"…
Halloween might last just a single day, but investors have been spooked all month long! In fact, despite a late month-end rally, October turned out to be one of the scariest months in more than a decade. In all, $8 trillion dollars…