Is It The January Effect? Maybe, Maybe Not
This is the first week of January, and there has not been much chatter about the January Effect,...
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Avoid The Money Trap
We trade to win, and most traders define a “win” as a trade that makes money. However, most...
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A Bearish Play on Cooling Oil Prices
The weather in Chicago lately resembles the trend in crude oil; it just keeps dropping. As we have...
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Big Call Buying In Aaron’s Ahead Of Q4 Earnings
Aaron’s (AAN) is a $2B specialty retailer that leases and sells anything from home furniture and...
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We Will See Mr. Gross
Not a bad day for the market, considering the nasty days that preceded it this and last week. All...
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Fade the Rally in Soybeans
Short-term weather concerns in South America, along with continued strong exports, helped spark a...
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Why Gold Could Strike Back In 2015
The price of gold plunged massively over the last two years, especially during 2013 and the second...
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Find Your Opportunities And Make Your Bets
Here we go again. This year is starting out to be like 2014 – excessive and unwarranted selling....
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Back to the Future A Play in USO
Crude oil’s precipitous drop from its June highs has yet to show signs of abating. The U.S. oil...
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DAX Still Looks Technically Weak
Well, I had been looking for strength in stocks in the opening days of 2015, and then a familiar...
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Keep your Eye On Sentimental Rotation
For the last two years, investors have been pulling money from their mutual funds and parking it...
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It is Best To Get Out Of The Way
Well, I guess the prevailing attitude of those who have returned from the holidays is sell, sell,...
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Gold – Stay Bearish For Now
Gold has gone sideways since late October, and at this point, the Dec 24 low is pivotal. A close...
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New Year’s Predictions For The SPX? Not From Us
A few weeks ago, the noted market commentator and blogmeister Barry Ritholz featured an item about...
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WHEN WILL CRUDE RALLY?
Crude oil prices have been dropping consistently for six months. After our latest consolidation...
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The USD Index – A Small Washout Coming?
The U.S. dollar, one of the strongest markets in 2014 and 2015, looks like it will keep the...
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Fed Policy: 2015 May Be EXACTLY Where Ben Bernanke Wanted to Be
It’s really hard to pinpoint a proper timeline for Fed Policy. In a perfect world and...
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TraderPlanet’s Best of December
December was an interesting month with oil continuing its downward trend and the Dow briefly...
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Do Not Tempt The Market Gods
Okay, so here is the first lesson of 2015 – Never tempt the market gods. Not that I have not...
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Twitter 2015 – A Wave Analysis
After experiencing the “new member” process, just about every Social...
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TraderPlanet’s Quick Guide to Candlesticks
