Can Junk Bonds Lift Stocks Up Off The Floor?
High yield bonds, also known as junk bonds, have several purposes in the marketplace. One of those is to serve as a key indicator...
Assessing The Top In Apple Stock (AAPL)
All the way back in February 2015, I blogged here about the coming stock top in Apple (APPL - quote). This wasn't a biased...
COT Report Data: Traders Still Uneasy About Commodities
The following is a recap of The COT Report (Commitment Of Traders) released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at futures positions...
The Stealth Bear Market: A Review Of 2015 And Look Ahead
In a newsletter I wrote in August, I speculated that we might be in a stealth bear market. This was certainly not something that...
2 Charts Showing The Fastest Growing Tech Companies
In an aging bull market with stretched valuations there is one antidote to a market pull back.
That antidote is growth.
The market has for a...
The Morning Report: S&P 500 Futures Testing Overhead Resistance
All that bullish movement evaporated with Thursday and Friday’s selling in the S&P 500 futures (ES_F). We are now bouncing off another important support...
The Inflation-Factor In The History Of Interest Rates
Neil Irwin had a really good write-up at The Upshot this week about the history of interest rates. He made the case that low...
Top Trading Links: Mr. Market Punishes Fed Speculators
It was a wild week for traders. With the Fed meeting on tap, many traders were caught guessing what the Federal Reserve would do...
Selloff Creating Opportunity In Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)?
With all the chaos in the Energy space and select energy stocks (Oil, Oil services, Natural Gas, etc...), I've been giving a look into...
The Importance Of Mental Flexibility In Trading
Possessing mental flexibility is essential for any trader, but it is especially important for short-term traders who constantly have to reevaluate the merits of...