Tech Stocks Getting Frothy, Ready For a Breather
Tech stocks have been the embodiment of momentum in 2013, posting nearly 30% gains YTD. But as we witness yet another push higher, it's...
SPX Sector Analysis: Stocks Again at Technical Crossroads
US equities experienced a brief dip in late September-early October on feelings of benign pessimism over the country's increasingly dire political (government shutdown) and...
Market Masters: Expanding Your Trading Horizons
by Mercenary Trader
Trading, in and of itself, is a life-altering task. It is not possible to trade well without having other parts of your life...
Russell 2000 Study: Is a Major Market Correction Near?
Over the last couple of weeks the outsized trouncing that small cap benchmark Russell 2000 (RUT) continues to deliver versus its large cap peers...
Are Crude Oil Prices Setting Up For A Fall Bottom?
As global equity markets continue a strong move higher into Options Expiration week, something seems to be missing. Yup, Crude Oil prices aren't playing...
Market Masters: Poker-Trading Parallels, Positive Expectation, and Moving Beyond Certainty
by Mercenary Trader Warren Buffett once said: “I am a better investor because I am a businessman, and a better businessman because...
Options Strategies For A Broken Stock Trade
Sometimes bad things happen to good stocks. And when this happens, good stock trades can quickly become broken stock trades. Just like a rising...
Russell 2000: Steps to the Top
Venezuela's Caracas General :+272.2%. Argentina's Merval: +72.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225: +31% Pakistan's KSE100: +29.3%. Among Ex-US global equities, some unusual suspects have (wait...Pakistan?) posted blistering...
Two Reasons the Stock Market Can Rally If Washington Shapes Up
It isn't rocket science to argue that stocks would enjoy a relief rally if a budget was passed, the government reopened, and the debt...
22 Charts Say Be Open To Bullish Stock Market Resolution
Charts allow us to monitor the never-ending battle between bullish economic conviction and bearish economic conviction. Experienced traders know higher beta and more economically...


