Dear True Market Insider Reader, If you want to make consistent money trading, there are three rules you absolutely must live by: Don't overleverage... Don't overconcentrate... Admit when you don't know (and never trade until you do). Following these rules (any rules) is much…
Hi there... If you're one of the individual investors who has, or has ever had, a mother... Happy Mother's Day to that great and good lady! That you're reading this now proves she raised you right and my hat is…
Today, let’s begin with a Pop Quiz… Which of the 11 Broad Sectors in U.S. Equities is strongest right now in terms of relative strength? [Cue theme music from "Jeopardy"] TIme's up! Here’s the listing, in alphabetical order: Communication Services…
Hi there, I was in line at the post office the other day, waiting for an elderly gentleman in front of me to pay for a book of stamps. He took out a $50 bill from his wallet and handed…
Hey Pal... Happy Saturday. And as always, it's great to have you here! By the time you read this more than half of US States should have partially "reopened" their economies. My home state of New York will not be…
Did ordinary investors just shoot themselves in the foot… again? A recent Sentiment survey by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) seems to say "Yes". According to the survey, optimism among individual investors has hit a six-month low. Just one week…
Hi there... On April 20th, crude oil futures for the May 2020 contract went negative to the tune of -$38 a barrel. That meant you could have been paid $38,000 to take delivery of 1,000 barrels of oil – the…
Hi there... Big Bill here. As we enter Week 4,778 of the lockdown (or what feels like it)... How are you and your family getting on? I'm holding up tolerably well and digging into some books I bought last year…
Everyone wants to know if the stock market has bottomed. On March 23rd, the S&P 500, the primary US stock market benchmark, fell to a recent low of 2,237 (2,191 intraday). From the February record highs, that’s a decline of…
We all take "on-demand" power for granted. From our gas stoves… to the lights in our homes … to our air conditioning and heating systems… and every other modern convenience… No one worries much about whether "juice" will be available…