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Micro-Cap Stocks Meet Peak Momentum

Running a close second to the Dow Transports (DJT +36.3% YTD) and Healthcare, the S&P 500's best-performing sector year-to-date (XLV, +36.3%), Micro-cap stocks have been...
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Stock Market Seasonality: Post Thanksgiving Performance Strong

Heading into Thanksgiving, investors have plenty to be thankful for. Using the S&P 500 as a proxy, US equities are up 26.7% year-to-date. And...

Market Masters: Dynamic Risk Management With ATR Trailing Stops

In today's post, I want to discuss my method of risk management and how I use a modified ATR trailing stop tool for measuring...
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3 Ominous Bear Market Signals

These 3 bear market signals are typically present near major stock market tops: Waning momentum Bad breadth Defensive credit markets Central Banks Are Part Of Markets Before we examine...
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Fed Taper Fears? Not Showing Up Yet…

Taper! No taper! Taper! Any Fed Taper fears out there? Personally, I don't think the FED is going to taper anytime soon. But that...
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Options Education: Collar That Stock

You can sell a call against a stock you own and you can own a protective put under your stock. Well, you can combine...
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US Equity Markets: Emerging Flashpoints

Important short-term flashpoints are converging as US Equity Markets head into the final stretch of 2013.  I believe these emerging flashpoints are worth considering in your...
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Sustainable Investors: Large Cap Ag Stocks In Focus

The goal of many sustainable investors is to align their investment decisions with their ideals on issues ranging from natural resource stewardship to corporate...
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VIX Analysis: Can We Expect Any Year End Volatility?

The CBOE Volatility Index (or VIX) is often referred to as "the Fear Index" for the measurement of crisis or complacency its calculation is popularly...
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How Much Further Can the NASDAQ Rally Go?

The NASDAQ rally continues to plow inexorably higher, breaking above 3400 at the end of the past week to touch levels not seen since...

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