If you’re like most modern-day stock market players, technical analysis likely plays at least a small part in your investment process. Even if you don’t study the charts yourself, you probably read some analysis of “bullish” and “bearish” patterns on stocks you own or are thinking of buying. All stock trading platforms and brokers provide some type of charting software. Some sites even allow you to place orders directly from the chart, making it extremely easy to buy or sell based on the price movement. #-ad_banner-#Things were not always this way. When I started investing, technical analysis was an arcane… Read More

If you’re like most modern-day stock market players, technical analysis likely plays at least a small part in your investment process. Even if you don’t study the charts yourself, you probably read some analysis of “bullish” and “bearish” patterns on stocks you own or are thinking of buying. All stock trading platforms and brokers provide some type of charting software. Some sites even allow you to place orders directly from the chart, making it extremely easy to buy or sell based on the price movement. #-ad_banner-#Things were not always this way. When I started investing, technical analysis was an arcane subject practiced by only the hardest of the hardcore market junkies. The practice was difficult without the help of a PC and real-time data feeds. In those days, investors would painstakingly plot daily prices by hand on graph paper or use charts provided by newspapers or financial publishers. Making things even more impossible was the fact that charts were mostly based on the daily closing price. Investors were forced to plan their trades based on charts that very well may have been out of date by the time the order went through. But today, instant availability, ease of use, and… Read More

The market just got a bit of a reality check. Last week, after running up more than 60% with no significant pullbacks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally took a 5.3% haircut in a matter of six days. Then, on Monday, the Dow plunged by as much as 1,500 points in another big selloff before rebounding slightly to finish with a 1,175-point loss. Should you be concerned? Here’s the reality… ––Sponsored Link— This New Tesla Coil Is The Future Of Electricity In 1891, Nikola Tesla stunned the scientific community by inventing a device… Read More

The market just got a bit of a reality check. Last week, after running up more than 60% with no significant pullbacks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally took a 5.3% haircut in a matter of six days. Then, on Monday, the Dow plunged by as much as 1,500 points in another big selloff before rebounding slightly to finish with a 1,175-point loss. Should you be concerned? Here’s the reality… ––Sponsored Link— This New Tesla Coil Is The Future Of Electricity In 1891, Nikola Tesla stunned the scientific community by inventing a device that could transmit electricity through the air. This breakthrough device could power light bulbs and electric motors wirelessly, at a distance of a few feet. But unfortunately, his experiments came to a premature end. Now, 75 years after his death, Tesla’s dream has been resurrected in an incredible way. A brilliant scientist recently invented a new and improved wireless power device. Just like Tesla’s device, it can transmit power through the air… But unlike Tesla’s device (thanks to far superior science), this one is practical, efficient, and inexpensive. And the things it can do will amaze… Read More

Contrarian investors like to buy stocks other investors despise. This is how value investors find stocks with the potential to produce outsized returns. And it works, too. After all, Warren Buffet and Seth Klarman have made good livings finding and investing in value stocks. And if it works for them, it will work for investors with a lot less money to invest. But the problem is that U.S. stock markets sit near record levels, meaning even marginal companies have seen stock prices rise for no good reason. This is the result of several years of interventionist Federal Reserve policies. #-ad_banner-#This… Read More

Contrarian investors like to buy stocks other investors despise. This is how value investors find stocks with the potential to produce outsized returns. And it works, too. After all, Warren Buffet and Seth Klarman have made good livings finding and investing in value stocks. And if it works for them, it will work for investors with a lot less money to invest. But the problem is that U.S. stock markets sit near record levels, meaning even marginal companies have seen stock prices rise for no good reason. This is the result of several years of interventionist Federal Reserve policies. #-ad_banner-#This explains the nosebleed levels where many financial metrics reside. For example, the S&P 500’s price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is 26.7 — a 70% premium to its average. A better predictor of valuation is the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (CAPE). Presently, the CAPE ratio sits at 34.59 — more than 105% above its mean. Even the price-to-book ratio, at 3.58, is 30% higher than its long-term average. So what’s an investor to do? Value investors have little choice but to seek value plays outside of the United States. And that’s the reason I’m looking for value in an unusual place — Russia. Read More

Ten years from now, I am fairly certain we will look back at this bull market and wonder how it kept going up for so long. By then, we should have a better understanding of where the problems were hiding. But, for now, we don’t have the benefit of hindsight. Some experts believe the future will be disappointing.  —Sponsored Link— Other Publishers Think I’m Crazy… But I’m Giving Away My Best Trading Advice FREE! For the next few hours, I’m giving you a chance to get the very best trading ideas from an all-star line-up… Read More

Ten years from now, I am fairly certain we will look back at this bull market and wonder how it kept going up for so long. By then, we should have a better understanding of where the problems were hiding. But, for now, we don’t have the benefit of hindsight. Some experts believe the future will be disappointing.  —Sponsored Link— Other Publishers Think I’m Crazy… But I’m Giving Away My Best Trading Advice FREE! For the next few hours, I’m giving you a chance to get the very best trading ideas from an all-star line-up of six trading pros delivered to your inbox each and every trading day, FREE. There are no strings attached… you won’t pay one red cent-not ever-for these trades. Our one of a kind Trade of the Day service is truly 100% free. Sign up for Trade of the Day right now and get your first free trading tip tomorrow. Jeremy Grantham, a noted value investor with about $74 billion under management, has studied bubbles and believes we are about to see one in stocks.  He recently published a paper called “Bracing Yourself for a Possible Near-Term… Read More

When financial markets are on the upswing, it’s often said that a “rising tide lifts all boats”. That’s not exactly true.  Yes, many stocks go up during a broad market rally. But keep in mind that for an investor to buy a share of a stock another investor must be willing to sell that share of stock. The money has to go SOMEWHERE. That being said, certain groups of stocks just won’t participate in a rally for one reason or another. While the S&P 500 Index is enjoying a 6%-plus gain year-to-date, the S&P 500 Real Estate Sector Index doesn’t… Read More

When financial markets are on the upswing, it’s often said that a “rising tide lifts all boats”. That’s not exactly true.  Yes, many stocks go up during a broad market rally. But keep in mind that for an investor to buy a share of a stock another investor must be willing to sell that share of stock. The money has to go SOMEWHERE. That being said, certain groups of stocks just won’t participate in a rally for one reason or another. While the S&P 500 Index is enjoying a 6%-plus gain year-to-date, the S&P 500 Real Estate Sector Index doesn’t have much to celebrate. The index has given up around 3.4% so far this year, and has pulled back over 5% from its peak in November. What’s the reason? #-ad_banner-#One obvious concern is the much-hyped brick-and-mortar retail Armageddon. Last year, large retailers were shellacked as they lost market share to the likes of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) and other virtual shopping entities.  Whether traditional retail’s death spiral is intensifying is up for debate. But, in typical crowd-driven market form, real estate stocks that focus on renting space to the retail industry experienced the fallout. And while that is a… Read More

Last Monday, President Trump added another notch to his “America First” belt with the announcement of a new 30% tariff on imported solar panels.  Companies that produce solar cells and panels will get to sell 2.5 gigawatts worth of those energy products to U.S. consumers, but they’ll have to pay a special tax on any sales above that amount. For the first year of this new policy, that extra tax is set at 30%, which will then decrease 5% each year over a four-year period. —Sponsored Link— This Is The Story Of Your Debt Enslavement —… Read More

Last Monday, President Trump added another notch to his “America First” belt with the announcement of a new 30% tariff on imported solar panels.  Companies that produce solar cells and panels will get to sell 2.5 gigawatts worth of those energy products to U.S. consumers, but they’ll have to pay a special tax on any sales above that amount. For the first year of this new policy, that extra tax is set at 30%, which will then decrease 5% each year over a four-year period. —Sponsored Link— This Is The Story Of Your Debt Enslavement — It’s No Accident The head of one of America’s largest independent financial research firms says the enslavement of millions of Americans is leading to a political event that is unlike anything we’ve seen in America in more than 50 years. And it has a surprising twist, that will dramatically affect you and your money. This looming crisis will threaten your way of life, whether you own any investments related to it or not. News of the tax triggered a small selloff in many solar companies, but this knee-jerk reaction is incorrect… The main impetus for… Read More