2020-10-26 16:57
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2020-09-12 15:42
More and more retail investors are getting into the stock market. Unfortunately, many novices are also trading stocks and stock options. When is stock trading dangerous for novices? Inve… Read More
2020-08-25 14:49
Stock traders need to know when stocks are priced too low, priced normally, or overpriced in order to time their trades. Today the market as a whole has recovered from the Covid-19 crash at… Read More
2020-07-23 18:24
A common argument for electing a Republican president is that Republicans are “pro-business” and Democrats are not. But, if you look at how the stock market has responded to admi… Read More
2020-07-23 18:24
A common argument for electing a Republican president is that Republicans are “pro-business” and Democrats are not. But, if you look at how the stock market has responded to admi… Read More
2020-06-23 15:41
The stock market overall has recovered from the “covid-19 crash” and is back to record highs. Is the market high sustainable or are we set for another crash? Is this because ther… Read More
2020-05-05 18:45
Gilead’s stock is up as its drug remdesivir is the only
medicine approved for treatment of Covid-19, but it is also well-positioned to
benefit from a world of recurring pandemics… Read More
2020-04-15 16:09
Investor’s Business Daily writes that it may be time to go “all in on stocks” now that there is talk of opening up the economy again. Is this right or will continuing bad… Read More
2020-03-26 20:02
The S&P 500 reached a historic high in late February and it has been all downhill since then. From its high of 3373, to index has fallen as low as 2237 before recovering to the 2475 ra… Read More
2020-02-04 19:40
Tesla is on a roll with stock gains of 19% and 20%. Many investors see Tesla and its electric vehicles as the wave of the future, but the stock can be volatile. Can you make money trading… Read More
2019-02-23 21:22
Kraft Heinz has been one of the “widow and orphan” stocks that routinely pay dividends year after year and are rock solid stable. That is no longer the case! Warren Buffett&rsquo&hell…Read More
2018-12-28 19:07
The US stock market is just finishing its most volatile week ever. Automated trading programs seem to be driving stocks up and down in large steps. This is dangerous territory for investors… Read More
2018-10-11 20:44
In the last couple of days the US stock market has fallen by several percent, having its worst days since early in the year. Is the stock market going to correct or crash? Technical analysis… Read More
2018-07-13 17:13
The US stock market has been in rally mode ever since the recovery from the Great Recession began. But, all rallies come to an end, right? The question for traders is will the stock market r… Read More
2018-03-06 16:19
When Trump announced increased tariffs on imported steel and aluminum the markets fell. A trade war would be the nail in the coffin for an already-aging bull market. Specifically, the Chines… Read More
2018-02-01 18:22
The stock market keeps going up and more and more people want to get in on the profits. We are reminded of the surge in the Chinese stock market followed by a crash just a few years ago. A t… Read More
2018-01-09 12:51
The stock market is clearly over bought and it keeps going up. Earnings and the promise of benefits from the tax overhaul are driving many sectors. Bulls keep buying and bears warn of a stoc… Read More
2017-12-08 17:15
In a Forbes article about why bitcoin is worth anywhere from zero to infinity the author notes the sketchy beginnings and risks of the cryptocurrency.
The first time I wrote about Bitcoin (B… Read More
2017-11-28 16:26
Bitcoin just keeps going up but all rallies eventually peter out. The question is how badly will the bitcoin rally end? Investor’s Business Daily notes that Bitcoin clears $10,000 whil… Read More
2017-11-20 18:12
In the last few years the stock market has continued to amaze as the high tech darlings have risen to greater and greater heights. Meanwhile, bitcoin, the cryptocurrency, has skyrocketed to… Read More
2017-11-15 15:53
The stock market rally is getting old and many stocks are overpriced. One way to deal with this situation is to short overpriced stocks or simply sell and hold on to cash. But for those who… Read More
2017-11-07 18:00
There has been a demographic phenomenon as large numbers of people in developed economies pass through their 40s and 50s. These people are great savers and their savings have driven down bon… Read More
2017-10-30 17:03
Investors were so excited about the renewed prospect of tax cuts and now it seems there are worries about potential tax cuts. According to Bloomberg US stocks fell along with the dollar and… Read More
2017-10-26 21:33
Years ago an economist named Laffer proposed tax cuts as a way to stimulate the economy and keep the budget balanced. The theory supposed that by cutting taxes people would work harder, be m… Read More
2017-10-17 16:26
For even the strongest market rallies there comes a time, a moment of truth, when earnings and the prospect of future earnings need to support continued market growth. When that does not hap… Read More
2017-10-12 17:47
The main issue with Obamacare is that while everyone wants great health insurance no one wants to pay any more than they have to for their insurance. The insurance mandate is essential if th… Read More
2017-10-02 21:14
GM stock is up. Nasdaq writes, should you buy General Motors at its all-time high?
Shares of General Motors GM surged on Monday after it was announced that the automaker is ready to debut it… Read More
2017-09-26 15:29
The stock market is overpriced but keeps going up based on the earnings of a few high tech stocks. Now there has been a drop of a few percent and analysts are speculating that this may be th… Read More
2017-09-20 21:28
Economist Robert Shiller developed the cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio also known as the CAPE ratio. His rationale in doing so was to develop a tool that looked at current price… Read More
2017-09-12 19:46
Earlier this year we asked how can you make money trading penny stocks?
If you are going to trade stocks, trade what you know. That means if you have specific knowledge regarding a specific… Read More
2017-09-05 16:46
North Korea tested a nuclear bomb and all stocks went down with the exception of defense stocks. As the North Korean drama plays out, for good or for ill, these investments will do well. Is… Read More
2017-09-02 17:33
The good part about do it yourself stock trading is that you don’t need to suffer the mistakes of others. The down side to do it yourself stock trading is that it is work. Traders dete… Read More
2017-08-22 14:41
Many stocks are probably overpriced but the market keeps going up. According to CNBC one technical analyst is betting against stocks based on one chart.
“With the recent volatility, we… Read More
2017-08-17 18:18
The old saying is to sell in May and go away. The rationale is that many traders do this and the market is often flat in the summer or low volume begets high volatility which can be dangerou… Read More
2017-08-08 15:03
The stock market keeps going up. Although many think it is overpriced the rally is supported by earnings. What happens when earnings fall off? CBS News discusses the rising market and some s… Read More
2017-08-01 15:55
If you want to trade stocks and make money how can you make sure that you are doing it right? How can you practice trading stocks before you put your own money into play? There are two ways… Read More
2017-07-25 18:16
When you hear about Iran in the news it seems always to be about their nuclear program, threats of sanctions and a deal made to scale back their nuclear ambitions. This is sort of like China… Read More
2017-07-18 12:26
China turned in a 6.9% economic growth report for the last quarter. This is slightly better than expected as the fast growing Chinese economy has cooled off over the last few years. Unfortun… Read More
2017-07-11 15:29
Dividend stocks are commonly thought to be good investments because only a profitable company can afford to pay dividends. Right? Maybe not. There are times when a too high dividend should b… Read More
2017-07-06 14:29
Volvo is going to phase out conventional engines and move to electric and hybrid. This starts in the 2019 model year. Is Volvo leaping into the future or jumping off a cliff? The New York Ti… Read More
2017-06-27 15:55
There is an old saying in the stock market, sell in May and go away. The point being that trading volume falls off and stocks tend to lose value over the summer holidays. CNBC writes about t… Read More
2017-06-20 14:58
The stock market rally this year has been largely driven by a handful of high tech stocks. They rally and pause and pundits proclaim their demise. And then they rally again! The problem for… Read More
2017-06-12 20:15
The market goes up and the market comes down. It’s great to profit on the upswing but what happens when the market suddenly corrects and you lose your profits and more? The high tech d… Read More
2017-06-06 16:19
There is money to be made in trading stocks and there are solid approaches that a trader can use. Unfortunately too many traders lose money repeatedly from same mistakes. Here are some thoug… Read More
2017-05-30 20:28
Is an unbalanced stock market dangerous? CNBC writes that big tech has provided a third of the gains in the US market this year.
Large-cap tech stocks have been the stalwart of the U.S. equi… Read More
2017-05-22 19:26
Ford Motor Company is making more cars and making more money but its stock price is down. The Washington Post writes about Ford and its race to take on Silicon Valley.
Ford Motor Company on… Read More
2017-05-15 19:16
The Chinese Silk Road forum is over and we wonder if anything will come of all the hype? The Washington Post writes that the forum demonstrated China’s power and influence and the powe… Read More
2017-05-09 15:25
The stock market has had a great run with the S&P 500 rising 12% and Dow Jones Industrials up 14% since the night of the presidential election in November. But, as often happens, the ral… Read More
2017-05-02 18:44
Amazon.com just keeps going up in price. You might think that people would be deterred by a stock with a P/E ratio of 177 but buyers keep piling on and the price goes up. How long can you ke… Read More
2017-04-24 20:24
Some stocks go down and then come back up again and other stocks just keep going down. The trick in trading is to know how to tell if a stock will rebound. This subject came to mind after re… Read More
2017-04-18 16:20
The market wavered and defense stocks rose when the US bombed a Syrian air base and then an ISIS cave complex in Afghanistan. But it was not the politics of the situations or the risk of war… Read More
2017-04-10 19:23
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy just one stock, watch it grow and pay dividends? Wouldn’t it be nice if you had picked Microsoft when it went public and had seen your invest… Read More
2017-04-03 19:16
The stock market is perhaps the best way to make money over the long term if you learn how to invest. And the stock market can be a profitable place to trade if you learn how to buy and sell… Read More
2017-03-29 18:53
If you are going to trade stocks, trade what you know. That means if you have specific knowledge regarding a specific stock sector stick with that. If you are really good at technical analys… Read More
2017-03-22 19:03
After the long bull market was reanimated by Trump’s election pundits have repeatedly sounded the alarm that a correction if not a crash is coming. Now we have had a couple of down day… Read More
2017-03-14 18:21
The 2015 collapse of oil prices was devastating to oil stocks big and small. Despite a slight recovery oil stocks are not doing all that well. Will oil stocks ever recover? CNBC writes that… Read More
2017-03-09 18:45
The economy keeps getting better and the stock market has gone up two and a half fold since the depths of the Great Recession. The Federal Reserve is on the verge of another interest rate hi… Read More
2017-02-27 18:29
Here is a puzzle for you. Over the last year Amazon.com stock has gone from $552 a share to $851 a share. Over the last five years the stock has climbed from $179 a share to its current pric… Read More
2017-02-20 19:24
The markets continue to rise on the expectation of economic stimulus by the Trump administration. Is all of this real or is supply side economics a pseudo science? Salon says that supply sid… Read More
2017-02-14 20:20
Shortly after the election of Trump as president the market started to rise. Stock prices went up as did the dollar. This so-called Trumpflation was based on expectations of fiscal stimulus… Read More
2017-02-07 14:58
The S&P 500 is at an all-time high, spurred recently by hopes of economic stimulation policies of the Trump administration. It may be that some traders have put the cart before the horse… Read More
2017-01-31 17:57
What the market is volatile or even dangerous many choose to simply follow the actions of smart investors like Warren Buffett. If that is the case which Warren Buffett indicators should you… Read More
2017-01-23 18:16
A chink has appeared in the armor of Trump economic plans. Business Insider looks at Trump’s plans and says that the economy that Trump sees is fantasy!
Last week, House Speaker Paul R… Read More
2017-01-16 16:57
Trump is still playing to the disgruntled crowd who voted him into office. He is threatening to break up the North Atlantic alliance that has kept the peace in Europe since World War II. He… Read More
2017-01-10 16:23
Financial news outlets are full of articles about the best energy stocks to buy for 2017. The same publications are also covering the cash outflow from China, Japan flirting with recession a… Read More
2017-01-05 20:48
Gold went up for years and then it went down again. With investors expecting a continued market rally at least in 2017 gold is down again and perhaps oversold. But, what happens when Trump&r&hell…Read More
2016-12-19 21:47
Paradox: A statement or proposition that seems to derive from sound reasoning but leads to a senseless, logically unacceptable or self-contradictory conclusion.
Is there a Trump rally parado… Read More
2016-12-13 16:17
The Fed is poised to raise interest rates and higher rates commonly hurt the stock market. But the stock rally continues despite higher bond rates. When will interest rates start to hurt sto… Read More
2016-12-05 19:03
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit another record and banks stocks are in the mix of winners. What are the best bank stocks to trade right now? Which will be winners? Which will rise a… Read More
2016-11-30 17:24
OPEC has announced that its members will reduce production by as much as ten percent and oil stocks went up. Market Watch says to disregard this news because oil stocks look dangerous still… Read More
2016-11-22 16:54
The surprise election of Trump and his promise to cut taxes, stimulate the economy with infrastructure repair and repatriate offshore corporate funds has caused a rally in the stock market… Read More
2016-11-14 18:17
The world was taken by surprise when Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. S&P 500 futures plummeted and then the market rallied. Could you have guessed this would happen? If… Read More
2016-11-10 18:56
When a Trump victory seemed imminent S&P 500 futures fell 5% and triggered the circuit breaker. Now, two days later, the Dow has hit an all-time high. As the Trump victory leads to chaot… Read More
2016-10-31 20:27
The markets had priced in a Clinton victory in the presidential election. Who wins makes a big difference to the stock market because experts expect a Clinton presidency to drive up stock pr… Read More
2016-10-24 20:36
Because no one really trusts the official figures on China’s economy analysts look for information elsewhere. The BBC News reports that a meeting of the Communist party, the China plen… Read More
2016-10-18 18:54
A famous investor once said that the first rule of investing is to not lose money and the second rule of investing is to remember the first. This quote applies to how you can make money trad… Read More
2016-10-08 16:39
When the jobs report is weaker than desired, U.S. stocks fall. The Wall Street Journal reports on the most recent jobs report and its effect on stocks.
U.S. stocks slipped Friday after a sli… Read More
2016-09-27 20:45
The stock market jumped up after Hillary Clinton outperformed Donald Trump in the first presidential debate. The general consensus is that the market likes predictability and Clinton is much… Read More
2016-09-20 16:11
As the Chinese economy slows many traders are avoiding Chinese stocks. But, according to The Street, there are attractive stocks in China’s superheated property market that might be wo… Read More
2016-09-12 21:04
Is it time to dump Wells Fargo stock before things go from bad to worse with the banking giant? According to CNBC it is time to sell Wells Fargo stock.
Wells Fargo has displayed behavior tha… Read More
2016-09-05 20:15
When stock traders are confronted with the same set of circumstances over and over they tend to find the best answer and apply it over and over again. Their response becomes automated. As co… Read More
2016-08-30 19:16
Stocks are at an all-time high but the ratio of total market cap to GDP (the Buffet valuation indicator) shows that the entire market is historically overvalued. Should we be worried about t… Read More
2016-08-23 19:29
Japan’s growth was initially fueled by cheap labor and when labor back home became too expensive Japanese businesses sent jobs offshore. Likewise European companies and American compan… Read More
2016-08-02 20:40
Stock traders make money when stocks are volatile. The most stable stocks are usually in the consumer goods sector. But that is not always the case. U.S. News writes that consumer companies… Read More
2016-07-25 19:16
The presidential election campaign is turning the corner with the Democratic convention this week. In four months the country will elect a new president who will take office in January 2017… Read More
2016-07-11 22:46
Why do people trade stocks instead of just buying stocks and holding them? People who learn to trade stocks can make more money that buy and hold investors. Take a look at a chart of Microso… Read More
2016-07-05 22:45
With events like the so-called Brexit driving prices down is it time to buy stocks? The Street thinks so and offers two blue chip tech stocks as suggestions.
Brexit is spooking the markets… Read More
2016-06-28 23:46
Stocks go up and stocks go down and those who trade effectively make money. Picking stocks to trade is the first important step. Then a trader needs to decide his general approach to trading… Read More
2016-06-22 18:47
The New York Daily News just published an article of hedge fund manager who was facing insider-trading charges and who apparently committed suicide.
A hedge fund manager facing insider-tradi… Read More
2016-06-13 20:37
A year ago the S&P 500 hit an all-time high. US stocks had a good run, although there has been some cooling off of late. Is the US market where you should be right now? How about offshor… Read More
2016-06-06 22:25
Few people have been better over the years at the art and science of stock picking than the so-called Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. If you are wondering what are the best stock right now… Read More
2016-05-31 19:26
When you hear about the kinds of profits that traders can make you may want to get into futures trading. Let’s look at what kinds of things you can trade, what sorts of profits are pos… Read More
2016-05-24 00:16
A recent headline in The Wall Street Journal says that U.S. Stocks Slip on Light Volume. Just how does trading volume impact a company’s stock and how does trading volume affect stock… Read More
2016-05-17 18:34
The point of trading stocks is to make money but it does not always work out that way. The famous investor, Warren Buffett, said that the first rule of investing is not to lose money and the… Read More
2016-05-10 16:28
Since you would like to make money when trading what are some profitable tips for trading stocks? Trading tips come in two forms, which stocks to trade and how to trade them. If you go onlin… Read More
2016-05-06 18:35
ETFs have become a popular way to trade broad sections of the market and avoid the excessive charges of a portfolio manager or mutual fund. The problem is that the tool that is supposed to m… Read More
2016-04-26 17:16
A couple of years ago Chinese stocks were outperforming all others. And starting a year ago Chinese stocks started a long and painful crash. If you had been trading Chinese stocks there woul… Read More
2016-04-18 20:33
Every so often you hear about someone making money in the stock market. This is usually when stocks are going up in a bull market but stock traders can also make money during a stock market… Read More
2016-04-12 19:12
One of many quotes from famed investor Warren Buffett is that the first rule of investing is not to lose money and the second rule is not to forget the first. This quote brings to mind value… Read More
2016-04-08 15:26
What will be effective means of trading the end of the strong dollar trend? Bloomberg Markets reports that the strong dollar trend has about run its course.
The dollar’s three-year adv… Read More
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