Investing Strategies

How Investor Confidence Shapes A New Rally

Jan 20th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
Successful trading hinges on the ability to spot meaningful turning points in sentiment and exploiting these important emotional periods during the beginning stages of a new trend. With the major averages flirting with key breakout levels, you need to be able to analyze how market participants will react to higher ...read more


Inside the Consumer Electronics Show: The Hottest in 3D and OLED Technology

Jan 19th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technology
My colleague Ray Blanco and I are back from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The big story this year was the convergence in consumer electronics. Specifically, it was the arrival of extraordinary high-definition 3-D as well as “smart” TVs. In fact, Ray and I had backstage passes ...read more


Today’s Market Movers: FSL, OAS, NEI, STEV, NSRS

Jan 18th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
I am seeing a ton of bullish setups this week. It’s more than I’ve seen in a long time — maybe the most since late winter 2011. It’s exciting to see stocks attempting breakouts again, yet worrisome at the same time. As much as I want to be bullish here, I’m ...read more


Why Stock Trading Could Get Easier This Year…

Jan 17th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
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


Inside the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show

Jan 13th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technology
Today, the 2012 International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) comes to an end. CES is held every January and typically hosts previews of products as well as new product announcements. This year is no different... more than 20,000 new products were poised to be announced at the conference’s start. And our in-house technology ...read more


3 Potential Pharma Buyout Targets

Jan 12th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technology
The buyout frenzy that has gripped the pharmaceutical sector during the first two weeks of 2012 will more than likely continue. A long list of expiring patents and plenty of available cash are prompting large-cap pharmaceutical companies to seriously consider takeover opportunities in small-cap biotechs. But the top-line boost of a ...read more


Today’s Market Movers: Indexes Push Higher, Plus: NFLX, IDIX

Jan 11th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
Despite a strong start to the year, the market feels very top-heavy this week. Sideways action or a couple of down sessions could help alleviate the pressure. So far today, we’re seeing very narrow action in the major indexes. According to Bespoke Investment Group, the S&P 500 is pace for ...read more


Your 2012 Online Broker Guide

Jan 10th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Investor Education
One of the most frequent questions that come across our desks here at the Penny Sleuth is “Which broker should I use?” Finding the right broker is like finding the right car or the right house – it’s a personal decision where what’s right for one person may not be right ...read more


Chart Smarts: How to Make 44% Gains on This Trade

Jan 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
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


Mass Marketing Regenerative Medicine: A Small-Cap Biotech Set for Explosive Gains

Jan 6th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technology
Don’t be discouraged by the “down market.” Many investors are depressed or fearful today because share prices been beaten down across the board. Those investors don’t understand business cycles and the way to play them. Traders obsessed with short-term results have never been as successful as patient long-term investors. Get-rich-quick investment ...read more