Is Geopolitical Unrest Finally Driving Crude Oil Higher?
With a glance at today's geopolitical newsflow - whether Ukraine's troubles with Gazprom or ISIL's occupation of oil refineries in northern Iraq as it...
10 Things I’ve Learned About Trading Over The Past Decade
For the past 10 years, I worked at Schaeffer’s Investment Research. Over that time, I woke up every day and watched and traded the...
3 Solar Stocks To Watch This Summer
Solar stocks are back on the radar again. And 3 solar names in particular have caught my attention: Sunpower Corporation (SPWR), SolarCity Corporation (SCTY), and...
Symphony of Destruction: How Stocks, Bonds and Crude Are Reprising 2007
Of all the indicators foreshadowing economic health and the future of stock market returns, perhaps none has been a better tell than the inverted...
4 Auto Stocks At Technical Crossroads
Cyclicals historically lead early in a bull market, and are among the first to show signs of trouble later in the cycle. Representative of...
Biotech Buyouts Boost Sector ETFs
Biotech buyouts may be en vogue again. Nothing exemplifies this more than the recent buyout of Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX) by drug maker Merck & Co...
Gold Sentiment, Price Cycles Point To Higher Prices In 2014
Precious metals began 2014 as one of the best asset classes to be in. But since mid-march, Gold prices have drifted lower, retracing more than...
Small Cap Stocks In Focus: Russell 2000 Resistance Looms Large
The first sign of relative weakness in the equities market showed up in the form of risk-off for high beta stocks. These included small cap...
How To Calculate Intangible Assets In Company Valuation
In my last article we looked at valuing a business using an asset valuation method. One of the issues identified was that intangible assets...
S&P 500 Stretched, But Time And Price Wearing Bears Down
It was 12 sessions ago that the S&P 500 broke out above 1900. And considering that the index closed today at 1943 (or just 2.3% above...