"News" is sending the stock market up and down. Meanwhile major stocks like AAPL, MSFT, and AMZN have reached various levels of "oversold" that the majority of the time would make me an interested buyer. On the opposite end the smaller stocks that make up the Russel...
It's a short week and there are a lot of factors tugging at the markets. When we dive in we start to see some signs pointing to the next key level of resistance for the S&P. Blane Markham's weekly Market Periscope update shines a spotlight on what that next number...
Markets are looking for a path as we roll into the new year and this has money shifting from sector to sector. Traders were a bit spoiled last year with tech being such an easy target for big moves. But in Dec and the last week or so that cooled off and the velocity...
Following a struggling push higher last week, the momentum is just not what it used to be. That sets up a scenario where adjusting your strategy is a wise move. Blane Markham lined up a great glimpse at what has let the steam out of the rally and what he is looking at...
Looking back at the year we can see a wild ride. On New Year's Eve it is easy to think about this long tech led rally but there was a crash that we went through in the past 12 months as well. The Fed got a lot of attention this year and there were some tickers that...
There are many strategies that exploit the reallocating and re-indexing that happens at the end of the year. Santa Claus Rally, Dogs of the Dow, January Effect--Different ways to take advantage of the way we measure the markets. (to check out a new take on the Dogs of...
Many talk about the Santa Claus Rally but there are a lot of forces at play as we near December 31st. In the latest Eye Opener quick market chat with Keith Harwood we talked through a couple of those factor. From retail traders making tax moves to fund managers...
UPDATE--We will be live at 1pm for a select group of subscribers. You can access this event as well as a Market Periscope reader. Straight from the Optioneering research team, this is a new discovery they have had under the microscope and have it dialed in to this...
If markets were squishy last week, they are finding solid footing this week and teeing up some great trades. I jumped on a quick chat with Blane Markham and we whipped through some of the biggest factor be hind the latest leg up. A key point from the discussion was...
The market is pedaling hard to continue its climb, but it sure is huffing and puffing. The big name tickers are not acting as gracefully as a pattern trader would like but there are some other tickers that look ready to pop. How do you filter through the mountains of...