Momentum stocks can be a canary in the market’s coal mine. If you were paying attention to the big momentum plays this quarter, you could have pinpointed when the market was ready to turn lower. Now, with short-term losses mounting, you might have the chance to spot the first buying opportunity by ...read more

If you’re a long-term investor, you need to adapt your strategy to the market’s unforgiving conditions. If you don’t, you will probably lose money this summer. It’s as simple as that... After a furious four-month rally, traders are selling stocks again. It’s a buy-and-hold investor’s worst nightmare. No sooner do stocks begin ...read more

If you buy stocks at the wrong time, you’re going to lose money. It doesn’t matter if you’re a long-term value investor or a short-term trader. When you’re dealing in stocks, timing isn’t everything — it’s the only thing. As I was sorting through the mailbag this weekend, I found that many ...read more

In order to succeed in the markets, you have to recognize when you have been trapped in an investment. Then you have to find the strength to sell and move on... It takes guts to admit you are wrong. As a trader or investor, you will take losses. If you understand ...read more

On an otherwise beautiful autumn day in 2008, a novice investor named Chris watched one of his very first stock purchases lose nearly a quarter of its value in just one day. A financial crisis brewed on Wall Street. No investment was safe from the carnage. Chris — who happens to ...read more

One week ago today, a brave trader bet against the market. At the time, the short-seller’s decision made perfect sense. Stocks looked heavy. The S&P 500 once again failed to retake its rising 50-day moving average. The momentum from the powerful first quarter run had all but disappeared. More sovereign debt ...read more

Your money is in danger when the market’s trend is in flux. Whether you are long or short, you could suffer significant losses as bulls and bears fight for control. This market is a minefield. You must prepare to deal with unpredictable prices, panic, and disorder. Ever since stocks began to ...read more

“I just want to figure out how to buy low and sell high!” I wasn’t eavesdropping — I was simply finishing my meal at a local restaurant. Just as I was about to pay the bill, I overheard the conversation at an adjacent table turn to stocks. At first, I didn’t give ...read more

One simple pattern can help you easily book winning trades in a trending market. You don’t have to be a professional trader to take advantage of this set-up. You can even use the pattern I’m about to show you even if you know next to nothing about technical analysis. All you ...read more

Before you buy one share of Apple, I have two words for you: plastic shoes. Crocs — the company behind those ugly, squishy sandals — was having a banner year in 2007. The stock was booming. At one point, sales projections forecast that every man, woman and child in the country ...read more