Earnings Reports Reactions, Broken Down By Sector

Earnings Reports Reactions, Broken Down By Sector Response to Earnings by Sector by Bespoke Invest So far this earnings season, the average stock that has reported earnings has declined 0.35% on the first trading day following its report.  (For companies that report in the morning, we use that day’s change.  For companies that report after the close, we use the...

Actual 2014 Broad Market Price Volatility Isn’t Particularly HIgh

Actual 2014 Broad Market Price Volatility Isn't Particularly HIgh Wild swings on Wall Street? Nah, more like kiddie swings by Adam Shell   The stock market has taken investors on a wild ride this year, right? Umm, not really. Wall Street's daily price moves have been more akin to kiddie swings than a roller coaster ride. "I keep hearing that...

Earnings Outlooks Getting Mildly More Positive

Earnings Outlooks Getting Mildly More Positive Earnings optimism grows – Analysts aren't cutting estimates as much as usually do, says Goldman Sachs. by Wallace Witkowski   Could there be a sea change afoot in the tired "let's lower earnings expectations so we can beat them" game that's dominated quarterly results over the past few years? Top corporate executives are getting a...

5 Stocks With 50+ Years Of Increasing Dividends

5 Attractive Stocks With 50+ Years Of Increasing Dividends 5 Dividend Champions by Michael Fowlkes What exactly is a dividend champion? Ask ten people, and you will probably get ten different answers… there is no real definition of what it means to be a dividend champion, so you have to decide what that title means to you. To me, the...

4 Qualities For Successful Trading

4 Qualities For Successful Trading The Four Essentials of Trading Commodities and Financial Futures by George Kleinman More than 50 years ago, the legendary speculator W.D. Gann discussed the four qualities essential for trading success: patience, knowledge, guts, and health and rest.  Gann's observations are just as valid today as they were half a century ago, and trust me, you...

What Are The New Market Leaders (Now That Growth Is Damaged)?

What Are The New Market Leaders (Now That Growth Is Damaged)? Can a bull run without growth leaders? by Kevin Marder The heavy damage absorbed by most of the speculative growth-stock glamour stocks was further rubbed in late last week, with last Thursday in particular being the worst Nasdaq Composite (COMP) session in 29 months. Volatility continues to rise, a plus...

ETF And Sector Performance & Heavily Shorted Stocks

ETF And Sector Performance & Heavily Shorted Stocks US Stocks Ravaged as Other Asset Classes Hold Their Own by BespokeInvest After Thursday’s two percent decline in the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY), below is a look at how asset classes across the financial spectrum performed. What a brutal stretch it has been for US equity investors.  Growth name weakness has spilled over...

5 Big Name Stocks With Big Potential Downside Risk

5 Big Name Stocks With Big Potential Downside Risk Consider dumping these stocks with sky-high valuations by Michael Fowlkes We all love to see our stocks soar to incredible highs. As investors, when we pick winning stocks that pile on the gains, it gives us an amazing sensation of euphoria, but if we are not careful, that euphoria can wind...

Avoiding Overtrading In A Choppy Market (Like This One)

Avoiding Overtrading In A Choppy Market (Like This One) How to Avoid Overtrading Choppy Markets by Nazy Massoud Do you know any trader who overtrades? Do you know him/her intimately? Overtrading is the most common challenge of trading and source of loss. Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar? 1. After a few wins, you become overconfident. You start...
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