17 Million Jobs Lost! Bulls Need to Worry
The stock market just had its best week since October 1974. But that historic 12% rally came as more than 17 million people filed for unemployment benefits in the past four weeks. That far surpasses the previous record of 2.7 million. It turns out that 1974 also had a...
Big Up Days Are Actually Bearish
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that financial advisers are very good at telling you what you should have done 30 years ago. After I shared the way to counter their advice, the stock market crashed. Now advisers need different clichés. Fortunately for them, they have...
2008 Shows Us Investors Will Panic Sell in April
“Unprecedented.” I’m watching CNBC as I write, and I’ve heard that word dozens of time today. The speed of the stock market’s decline is unprecedented. The coronavirus is unprecedented. The Federal Reserve’s actions are unprecedented. Fortunately, everything isn’t...
This Chart Shows Why Stocks Will Fall 30%
There’s an important market indicator you’ve likely never heard of. Professionals use it every day. They evaluate trading desks with it. They make sell decisions with it. It’s included in many performance reports. And right now, this indicator is telling us we’re only...
This Is Why Stocks Are Doomed
Earnings season is almost done. With 87% of the companies reporting for the fourth quarter of 2019, it looks like earnings grew 0.9% last year. But more important than what earnings were is the question of what earnings will be. Companies often provide earnings...
How to Read Chart Patterns: Analyzing Stock Charts
Charts are popular, but they are widely misused. There is a right way to use charts and that technique could be profitable.
Trading the S&P 500 With a Simple Chart
Learn how to interpret and use the S&P 500 chart to trade more effectively and make money.
Knowing What No One Knows About Volatility
Looking at the momentum of market volatility provides information that isn’t available to everyone. It’s an example of going beyond what everyone knows.
WARNING: Major Sell-Off Imminent
An old floor trader told me something important many years ago. He said: “To know what everyone knows is to know nothing.” Those words reminded him to keep an open mind. That helped him make money. Today, I have a chart that shows a different view of volatility. And...
Double Your Money by Summer With This Hated Sector
After almost 11 years of a bull market, most stocks are overvalued. Yet most investors continue to pile into stocks, unaware that they’re paying way too much. That’s a mistake. After all, inflated stocks simply can’t stay that way forever. But there’s one deeply hated...
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