With all the concerns around the world: the EU’s mess, lack of jobs in the US, poor housing market numbers and the threat of a double dip recession, what can I do??? A student recently sent me the following question: “So I have 7 open positions in my paper trade […]

First came 2001 after the tragedy of September 11.  Next came the days of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008.  Here we are in August, 2011 and the fear is back. Our friend, the VIX, is back above 40 indicating volatility rules our days.  That is […]

With a lack of clear vision, markets around the world are fluctuating wildly. What is the cause? Quite simply, the future economic condition of all the world’s economies has been brought into question. The recent credit downgrade of the United States debt sent shock waves throughout world financial institutions. This […]

“I work HARD for the money!” So, it’s no surprise that emotions get involved when we put our hard-earned money to work in the stock market. I’ve heard that investing/trading is all about human psychology. I’ve also heard that the disciplined trader MUST be able to take action without allowing […]

Trading Apple Inc. Ticker: AAPL, is just getting started. 10-Q earnings with year over year growth of 82%, one might think there is no more room to expand. One would be wrong. Have you seen Apple’s most recent 10-Q? If you haven’t, and you are truly interested in understanding why […]

What happens to BULLs when they see RED? Just look to NFLX and CSTR for today’s answer. There is no arguing that Netflix, Inc.(NFLX) has been quite the BULL over the past few years.Yesterday, they announced that they would be hiking fees for their customers. What was the public response? […]

Several comments were made lately on a blog post about “The Ten Thousand Hour Rule” I wrote a year ago. This phenomenon was explored by author Malcolm Gladwell in his book titled The Outliers: The Story of Success. As I read this book in late 2009, I calculated I could […]

Earnings season is here for the year 2011, the S&P 500 has stayed within a 100 point trading range. Is there a catalyst on the horizon that might push the S&P 500 outside of this range? For the year 2011, the S&P 500 has stayed within a 100 point trading […]

Earnings season is here for the year 2011, the S&P 500 has stayed within a 100 point trading range. Is there a catalyst on the horizon that might push the S&P 500 outside of this range? For the year 2011, the S&P 500 has stayed within a 100 point trading […]

It’s common knowledge there is extraordinary growth in China. So, it’s not surprising to see many Chinese ADR’s among the leaders of growth stocks in the U.S. market. However, there are more shark infested waters along the shores of these equities, buyer beware! We all want to find the next […]