Now that Memorial Day has arrived, it’s the unofficial start to summer. For most of us, that means wanting to spend more time having fun and less time worrying about our financial investments. It might seem easier said than done considering…
Sentiment indicators are psychological indicators that measure the level of bullishness or bearishness in the stock market. We stressed that these indicators are best used when they are at extreme levels. Today, let's look more closely at that word -- "extreme".…
Something quite noteworthy just happened to the stock market. Something that happens approximately every four years, on average. I'm so excited about this since I get to highlight one of the most important stock market events as well as quickly…
As you know, stock charts are more than pretty pictures. We use them to identify trends early so we can act on them by trading in the direction of the prevailing trend. The idea is not to try to anticipate what the…
Ordinary Americans continue to get ripped off. The Fed has raised short-term interest rates nine times since December 2015. So you’d think with the Fed Funds rate currently fixed at 2.375% banks would pass higher payouts onto their depositors, right?…
Sentiment readings are simple: Too much bullishness is bad, and too much bearishness is good. The underlying theory is that the majority opinion is usually wrong. If you’re low on concentration, then take a break and come back. A TREMENDOUS importance…
I’m sure you’ve heard the old stock market adage, “Sell in May and go away”, haven’t you? If you’re not aware, then let me tell you that we’ve “officially” moved into what’s considered to be the “seasonally weak” half of…
Buy this market. Buy it on the way down if it keeps declining...but you want to be a buyer of this market. Here's why... We've seen this 14 times over the past decade, 13 of those times were excellent buying opportunities.…
Last week we dove more deeply into this key idea of relative strength. We brought to the fore the two meanings of the term. We said that... Strong relative strength meant that an investment had outperformed another. It performed better, which could have meant it performed “not…
David Einhorn, hedge fund manager and founder of Greenlight Capital makes no qualms about his feelings towards Tesla (TSLA) and its controversial CEO Elon Musk. At the Sohn Investment Conference, an annual conclave where high profile fund managers volunteer to…