The banking sector has remained out of the news as overall market volatility dropped, falling to five-year lows last week. The decrease in fear is not only very bullish, but also makes a stock… Read More

 The banking sector has remained out of the news as overall market volatility dropped, falling to five-year lows last week. The decrease in fear is not only very bullish, but also makes a stock… Read More

Economists don’t know if inflation will increase or not, and I certainly don’t pretend to know. But like many traders, I am worried about what would happen if inflation picks up. Some traders turn to gold as an inflation… Read More

It’s rare to see an extremely clear chart pattern develop. Usually, there are multiple interpretations of price action and traders often pick the one that fits their bias. That is a recipe for trading… Read More

Trading options contracts is a low-cost way to profit from a company’s earnings announcement. Earnings reports have led to some big… Read More

It can be especially gratifying to purchase some of the finer things in life when they are on sale. This is true for big-ticket items like cars and televisions, or for smaller, shiny things that come in those little robin’s egg blue boxes. It can also be true for deeply… Read More

Almost all of the world’s greatest companies go through the same business cycle. They generally see sales growth start slowly, and then take off rapidly before slowing again. Earnings follow the same general pattern. Read More

Sometimes a stock becomes irrationally undervalued, and I found one that fits that description: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR). Earnings per share for this company have grown at an average rate of 96% a year for the past five years and… Read More

Once a $40 stock in 2008, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) has been crushed like an empty soda can to single digits. The fortunes of the aluminum maker peaked at $18 in 2011, and share prices have dropped by more than half in just a little more than a year’s time. At… Read More

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) reported that worldwide purchase volume was up 17% in the most recent quarter compared with the same three-month period in 2011. As of March 31, the company had issued 1.8 billion credit and debit cards, and those cards were… Read More

“Never short a quiet market” is a trading axiom that alludes to a price bottom being formed, and you won’t find a much quieter market than gold these days. #-ad_banner-# The metal has made new higher highs to find a base near… Read More