Posts Tagged ‘ technical trading ’

Do You Speak the “Language of Stocks?”

Sep 16th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
Mr. Market moved 1.72% higher yesterday, capping of the fourth consecutive day of gains for traders. If you’re a frequent Sleuth reader, that shouldn’t have come as a major surprise — but what should you expect for the future? Today, I’ll help you translate the “language of stocks.” Stocks have continued their ...read more


A Daytrader’s Market?

Sep 14th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
Earlier this week, stocks came perilously close to a freefall. But instead of breaking down Monday morning, small-cap stocks — along with the market at-large — showed signs of life when it counted: The jury’s still out as to how this will eventually play out. But for now, stocks have avoided ...read more


A Market Preview for September

Sep 9th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies
The ups and downs of this market are enough to make you seasick. Today, I want to share a preview of what to expect in this new month... With all of the market flux we’ve seen in the last several weeks, it’s not a huge surprise that market forecasts, projections and ...read more


Don’t Get Caught: Expect the Unexpected…

Sep 7th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
Feast or Famine. Broker’s Market. The Chop. Whatever you want to call it, stocks have not been kind to anyone since the initial correction began in earnest just four weeks ago. In this weekly column, I’ve been covering the correction and how it has effected small-caps since it began. I’ve annotated ...read more


Did You Buy the Market Bottom?

Sep 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
With a bottom in stocks, and value sitting all around the market, it makes sense to be a buyer right now. I know that it’s been a scary couple of months. The floor fell out of stocks at the beginning of August, and the S&P 500 index went from modest gains ...read more


A Better Way to Gauge Market Volatility

Aug 26th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
I’ve said in the past that the market is out of synch with fundamentals — while it’s certainly still the case, that’s not the only thing out of synch with the market right now. This August, individual investors have been grossly underestimating the amount of volatility that still remains in stocks. ...read more


Options Rundown: How You Can Unlock Unlimited Wealth…

Aug 23rd, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. -Japanese proverb Character certainly counts. But I’m not going to talk about the character of any person. My topic is the importance of the character of price movement in forecasting direction... and how you can use this information to ...read more


Where’s the Bottom in Stocks?

Aug 18th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
Stocks are pointed significantly lower this morning, and all investors are asking the same question right now: “Was last week really the bottom?” It’s an important question, but a hard one to answer. Today, let’s take a quick look at the trading implications of a bottom. For starters, it’s important to remember ...read more


The Hardest Trade to Make Right Now

Aug 11th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
21%… That’s how far the small-cap Russell 2000 Index has fallen in the last month. It’s a glimpse at how much hurt has been put on small-cap investors during this broad market sell-off. Don’t think that bigger stocks have been spared – the S&P 500 index is down more than 15% ...read more


How to Handle a Market Temper Tantrum

Aug 4th, 2011 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Trading
In case you missed it, the market is throwing a temper tantrum this week. To combat it, I want to show you an objective view of what's going on in stocks, and share some technical analysis for our potential outcomes right now... First, let's take a look a closer look at that ...read more