Should Investors Own Small Caps? An ETF Study
Small cap stocks were one of the strongest areas of the market in the first half of the year and have recently seen much...
Crude Oil Prices Sink To Interesting Level On 30 Year Chart
For the past several weeks I have been waiting for Crude Oil prices to get back down to current levels, around $42 per barrel....
Trading Ideas: 5 Stocks To Watch (BAH, NOC, TBT, TSCO, And WY)
Today's price action should not have come as a surprise to anyone: following yesterday's broadly bullish push, the market indices took a day to...
The Power In Using Market Charts That Others Ignore
My pal Callum Thomas is one of my favorite follows on StockTwits. Every Saturday night he compiles what he calls his #ChartStorm. It is...
Unusual Options Activity: BXLT, GPS, LB, And TIF
It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and...
Are The Bulls Ready To Run Stocks Higher?
Last week was another reminder that the ole “Summertime Trading” myth is basically extinct: we are officially in the dog days of summer yet...
Rangebound Market Cues Up S&P 500 (SPY) Iron Condor Trade
Of late, volatility has been volatile. Twice in the past 15 sessions the Volatility Index (VIX) has surpassed 16, only to quickly reverse to...
The Rotation Report: This Week’s Macro Market Outlook
In an effort to make things easier to digest, I've decided to split the Rotation Report into two segments running bi-weekly. The Rotation Report...
The COT Report: Is The Market Calling The Fed’s Bluff?
The following is a recap of The COT Report (Commitment Of Traders) released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at futures positions...
Gold Relief Rally Underway; Crude Oil May Be Next
Gold Prices Still Looking Higher
The SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) broke out of a small price consolidation this week and looks to have a...