Profits Are, Ultimately, The Only Sane Consideration
This is March, right? Okay, then, I get it. This is March Madness and this, then, is the state of...
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Survive, Advance, and Play The Canadian Dollar
If you are a trader, you need volatility in the markets to reach your goals. The toughest market...
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ESM5: Slip Slidin’ Away
Yesterday The S&P 500 mini-futures (ESM5) had a strong down day yesterday (Mar. 25) and...
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How Traders Are Betting Against Tech Stocks
Leading the sell-off of the major U.S. equity indices on March 25th was the NASDAQ, and, more...
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Market Review and Forecast: Soaking Wet
I forecast “a little more rain,” but traders on Wednesday encountered a hurricane of selling. And...
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Is The Market Being Fair?
When two things are in stark contrast to one another, they could be said to be contrary, or, in...
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The Big “I” In Insurance
Ever have a “friend” whose house was broken into and then realized he or she did not have...
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Channel Gold Higher
Gold futures moved up a fifth straight session to end at a near three-week high on Tuesday, with...
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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) – A Value Play on the Rising Asian Consumer and the U.S. Economic Recovery
Over the last 12 months, Macau casino gaming stocks are down by an average of 50% as the world’s...
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The Short Strangle: A Risky Income Generator
I really don’t like being naked short options as a rule. The prospect of potentially unlimited...
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Did The US Dollar Index Just Lose Its Mojo?
Just prior to the March 18, FOMC meeting, the US dollar index, DXY, put in its highest mark in 12...
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A Bet Far From A Coin Flip
Let’s consider an earnings play in Apollo Education Group (APOL). We know that over the last two...
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ESM5: Breakouts To Be Tested While Shorts Scamper to Cover Positions
Yesterday The S&P500 mini-futures (ESM5) closed at 2085.00 yesterday (Mar. 24) down 10 points...
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Market Review and Forecast: A Little More Rain
As noted yesterday, the stage was set for a pullback in the major indices. The Nasdaq 100 behaved...
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Am I Missing The Mark?
Sometimes, I think my view of the world is off kilter, missing the mark, somehow disconnected from...
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LULU – A Bearish Play
Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU, $64.06), the oddly named Vancouver-based purveyor of...
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ESM5: Long Periods Of Boredom Punctuated By Moments Of Panic
Yesterday After the hurly-burly of Quad Witching Week, Monday’s price action (Mar. 23) was...
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SPX- Hangover Stage Approaching
The SPX (S&P 500 Index) as well as every index, has been on a face-ripping, short-covering...
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Market Review and Forecast: Prepare For A Pullback
Despite a .82% drop in the Dollar Index, the major U.S. indices could not hold on to gains on...
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All Over The Map With Energy, Taxes, And The US Dollar
Well, well, well, thus far today, the market is behaving in a manner befitting a market that is...
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TraderPlanet’s Quick Guide to Candlesticks
