A big-four public accounting alum, Jonas Elmerraji brings his readers extensive expertise in small-cap stocks and broad market moves. Elmerraji’s interest in the market started with an investing course in elementary school – today he holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and specializes in blending fundamental and technical analysis. Elmerraji has contributed to Forbes, TheStreet.com, and Investors Business Daily among others. He is managing editor of the Penny Momentum Trader, and a co-editor of Penny Stock Fortunes.
Investor uncertainty about Europe’s massive debt debacle is on the verge of dragging down the financial sector. Today, I want to show you why Europe still remains a threat — even though Wall Street seems to have forgotten about it — and how you can make one single move to ...read more
If you’re just starting out as a trader, the sheer number of technical analysis patterns can be downright overwhelming. With literally hundreds of patterns to look for anytime you analyze a chart, it’s no surprise that new technical traders often suffer from analysis paralysis when they’re just starting out.
But it ...read more
2011 was quite a year. Between threats of a second global meltdown, violent price swings in stocks and political incompetence, investors have faced an uphill climb to just to stay at breakeven. Don’t let the financial media fool you with talk of market changes right away — as far as ...read more
It’s a new year — but this “old” pattern could still make you substantial gains in 2012. Here’s how...
Most people’s New Year’s Resolutions lists feature the standard self-improvement plans for 2012: lose weight, quit smoking, and travel more. But as a trader, your list of resolutions should look a little ...read more
There’s been a lot of attention on the IPO market in 2011 — and for good reason. With high profile social media companies like LinkedIn, Groupon, and Zynga going public this year with multibillion-dollar market caps, investors want to know if they’re looking at the next Google, or — gasp ...read more
Europe’s at it again, clobbering stocks as the debt crisis grabs at the headlines with both hands this morning...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for most of 2011, it’s been hard to escape the European debt crisis that’s ravaging the U.S. stock market. Of course, if you’ve been living ...read more
Investors are buying with both hands right now... that’s why it’s crucial to know when to sell.
In the last five trading days, the S&P 500 has rallied nearly 9%, prompting investors to call out the “all clear” signal as stocks ratchet another 1.4% higher this morning. But investors who pile ...read more
As I write, stocks are rallying hard, with the S&P 500 up more than 3% as the market digests positive data coming in from Black Friday sales and another round of European debt deals. This week, we’ll kick off the first trading week of December, giving investors one last glimmer ...read more
If you’re a short seller, you’ve got a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. More specifically, you owe a debt of gratitude to Congress, the group that’s done more to torpedo U.S. stock prices than any other in 2011…
U.S. stocks opened dramatically lower this morning, pushed down by the ...read more
“Futures.” The very word has been known to make stock investors shudder.
That’s an understandable reaction. Futures are volatile, and they’re fraught with hypothetically unlimited risk. Futures have been known to wipe out multi-millionaire professional traders... so, it’s no surprise amateur investors prefer to keep their distance from them. But they’re ...read more
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