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...
Coronavirus Will Slow the Economy
China is reacting to the threat of coronavirus with a series of measures. Some are designed to stop the spread of the virus as the individual, including encouraging family members to report potential cases to authorities. There are even rewards. According to news...
A Little-Known Market Indicator Screams “Panic”
The Baltic Dry Index is crashing and that should be cause for alarm. But few traders flow this index, so the crash is largely being ignored outside the shipping industry. An Important Index for Global Investors Even if you only invest in the U. S. stock market, you...
OPEC Decisions Shows Politics Is More Important Than Viruses
Coronavirus remains in the news. Although the human toll i=of the virus is centered in China, the economic toll extends around the world. Oil prices are one example of how the virus is affecting the global economy. The price of oil has been in a downtrend for some...
Why Popular Momentum Indicators Don’t Work
Momentum indicators are widely used by traders but the assumption the indicators are based on could be deeply flawed.
If the Fed Was Your Doctor, You’d Fire Them
Imagine going to the doctor with a major problem. After the exam, the doctor says, “I read this paper published in 1958 and rely that on for all my diagnoses. So, here’s what we need to do.” If that was me, I’d look for a new doctor. If was a member of the Federal...
Why Stock Charts Work: The Tesla Stock Example
Stock charts are surprisingly controversial. Proponents study them for profits. Skeptics claim they are nonsense. Both arguments have some validity. Warren Buffett might be the most famous skeptic. He has supposedly said he knew charts were worthless when he held one...
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