The financial sector has been one of the strongest performers since the bear market lows of 2009. As you can see from the chart of the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) below, the ETF traded between $10 and $18 for four years before breaking out of that range in… Read More

Few companies become the go-to phrase to describe a specific action. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a prime example of an accepted term for Internet search. Another is TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) — the act of recording television programs to watch at a more convenient time.  Time shifting has changed the way… Read More

Gold officially entered bear market territory in April, when prices fell below $1,500 an ounce, a roughly 20% decline from the record levels seen in August 2011. Gold miners like Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) have also been hit hard. The stock is down 65% since the 2011 triple-top at… Read More

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has traded in a range from $26 to $18 since last May, with what looks to be a failed downside test in the past few weeks. As of this writing, X is trading around $18.50. The $18 level is the midpoint of recent trading… Read More

Technology stocks have come back into favor as the Nasdaq posts new 12-year highs. Solid companies that were largely left behind in the broader market’s bull run are now attractive investment opportunities with positive reward-to-risk ratios. One tech stock that has yet to participate in the sector’s rally is Level… Read More

As you can see in the chart below, shares of small-cap Molycorp (NYSE: MCP), a development-stage company that engages in the production and sale of rare earth oxides, have been pummeled during the past year. They are down more than 70% in the past 12 months, hitting an all-time low… Read More

Many commodity and natural resources stocks have been left behind while the broader market indices make record or multi-year highs. A look at SPDR S&P Metals & Mining (NYSE: XME) shows the sector ETF is down 18% year to date versus a nearly 15% gain in the S&P 500. However,… Read More

With markets around the world soaring to new multi-year or all-time highs, the global stability supports demand for economic building blocks like aluminum, copper and iron ore. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is one mining stock that could benefit from rising demand. It addition to those metals, it also mines for… Read More

With markets around the world soaring to new multi-year or all-time highs, the global stability supports demand for economic building blocks like aluminum, copper and iron ore. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is one mining stock that could benefit from rising demand. It addition to those metals, it also mines for… Read More

After lagging in the beginning of the year, technology stocks have seen a resurgence with the Nasdaq hitting new 12-year highs in the last few sessions. The double-digit gains in the sector have made some forgotten companies more attractive as money flows back into tech. Networking and communication devices company… Read More

They say that the only things certain in life are death and taxes, but I have two more virtual certainties for you: Market volatility and interest rates will increase at some point. The compression of these components has hampered trading volume as asset markets recovered. Volatility has been reduced dramatically,… Read More