Buy When the Crowd is Scared
The increased volatility and wide price swings in equities since the beginning of December reflect...
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Here’s One from My Hot List
Last week, the 33rd edition of the J P Morgan healthcare conference and biotech showcase took...
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A Short Trip Down Memory Lane — Revisiting AAPL and LNKD
I’d like to revisit two beloved names, both of which I’ve written about in recent...
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Look Out A Ways – Alternative Energy Is Here To Stay
The market is still singing its crazy tune, but, so be it. Even though a number of economic...
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Beware! The Attack Of The Killer VIX
Back in 1978, the “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” was released, a spoof of low-budget sci-fi films...
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When Odds And Value Are On Your Side, Make The Bet
Let’s pretend for a moment that I don’t know more than the market does … I am of the school of...
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Alright Already, Trade Oil Storage
Alright already … I get it. The market is crazy, absolutely crazy. Trading it right now is crazy,...
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Time To Fade The Rally In Treasuries
Throughout most of 2014, the trade to make in U.S. bonds was from the long side (even in the first...
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Volatility? Buy The E-Mini S&P 500
You want some volatility? Be careful what you wish for. We are getting our fair share so far this...
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Volatility is a Game Changer
We had a period of increased volatility in mid-December, just like we are having now. Back then I...
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Contango, The Oil Play For Today
Jonathan Leff (Reuters ) wrote a detailed analysis of the current state of crude oil in the US. In...
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A Week Of Volatility In Cattle
Last week, January 5th through January 9th, has been one of the most volatile ever experienced in...
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The Bull Market According to The SOX and Nasdaq
Philly Semiconductor Index (SOX) Much has been said and written about sector analysis and the use...
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Watch for the Failed Breakdown in YHOO
When a stock has an obvious level of support, often the smart money will use that level to...
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Get Freaky –The Market Does This Now And Then
The market is up big out of the gate, which is not surprising since yesterday it was down big....
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Using Time and Price to Predict Market Reversals
Many traders don’t understand the importance of “time” when they are trading and focus more on...
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Long Bond Bulls – Think About Scaling Out
In mid-October on TraderPlanet, I wrote about the bullish case for Treasury futures. I’m...
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More Downside To Oil Means More Upside Economically
Well, howdy after a nice weekend, at least for me. Maybe not so for investors and traders, as the...
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How To Deal With Transition Periods In Your Trading Career
There is no denying that we are in the middle of some massive changes of cosmic proportion which...
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Kitchin Cycle Points To A 2015 Decline In Equities
An approximate 4-year cycle, which was identified as early as the 15th century in transatlantic...
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