The stock market certainly remains interesting. The Fed continues to provide money for short-term lending along with temporary relief to institutions to make sure capital keeps flowing. It seems some of the shorter-term swings are more subdued, but
What is a bull trap? It's a stock that looks great and has everything going for it -- but is actually poised for a major fall. Late-stage bases usually are such a trap. By the time a stock makes a fourth base, it already has three solid bases and adv
If a retracement in a particular stock or in the stock market concerns you, try the deep-in-the-money call strategy, which closely simulates the movement of the stock with much less dollar risk than actually owning the stock. For example, let us ass
The stock market has recovered and held steady since the Federal Reserve announced a surprise cut in the discount rate late last week. After a 233-point rally on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average () added 42.3 points on Monday and held steady
Most portfolio management theories claim that diversifying your portfolio is important to limit losses. But a portfolio is hard to manage when it holds more than a few stocks. "The more you diversify, the less you know about any one area," IBD Chairm
For most equity investors, the wild market volatility of the past few weeks has been cause for gritted teeth and palpitating hearts. But a few who have become active in online trading communities took some solace in the fact that they at least had fo
The past month's stock-market gyrations seem to have everyone on edge. If you've managed to remain calm, congratulations--that's the way to succeed as a long-term investor. If you've been shaken, that's understandable, too. It's tough not to be, give
If you're like most investors, you pay close attention to the returns you get on your individual investments--and with the markets gyrating so wildly recently, you've probably been paying even more attention than usual. However, looking at individual
The sell-off hurts. The SP 500 was off about 7% from its July 19 intraday high through Monday's close. That leaves the big-cap index up a scant 1.92% for the entire year. So we're in a wrenching correction. The sparks for this conflagration are the c
Sometimes, there will be trades that really test your patience. The setup may not be picture-perfect, and shares may take several tries before finally making a big move. That was the case with GPS device maker Garmin (NasdaqGS: - ), which staged seve
Fox Business Channel...October 15th A few concise answers to your questions: As far as your money market funds, they all invest in different ways. You should call the manager and find out if they own any paper tied to subprime lending. So far, I have
The high, tight flag is the rarest basing pattern of all. It appears no more than twice in a bull market, says IBD's founder and chairman, Wil-liam O'Neil. It's also one of the most powerful. High, tight flags are most often found in small, thinly tr
The saying "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is all too often true of stocks -- particularly when the market hits a rough patch. A sharp downturn, like the one over the past few weeks, can put a dent in even the biggest winners. That's wh
Dow Jones Industrial Index . The sub-prime problem gives us a view of the fundamentals, but how strong was the technical side for the new all-time high on 17 July 2007? Before we take a look, lets quickly review some other areas of analysis using bi
Because by the time this goes to print, I will be back going long again. I just cant help myself. Maybe I have an addiction. Maybe I have a problem. I did become bearish last Tuesday and went on official record in SharesBulletin when I declared this
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