With interest rates still in decline, the stodgy, old utilities sector is leading the pack.  Of course, with a more than 20% gain under its belt since early December, it’s unlikely the Dow Jones Utility Average can sustain its recent pace. After all, utilities are not likely to… Read More

Pundits fall all over themselves trying to pick stocks that will beat the market. However, in the current market environment it seems traditional filters are not working the way we would normally expect. Success today requires thinking outside the box and a different type of strategy — one… Read More

One of the most explosive formations in technical analysis is called the “flag.” The pattern consists of a nearly straight-up price advance followed by a consolidation, which usually takes the form of a pennant or small rectangle. Technical analysis holds that a stock typically leaves a consolidation formation… Read More

From 2008 to 2013, organic and natural foods retailer Whole Foods Market (NYSE: WFM) was a superstar. But backlash over its high prices and a reduced outlook ended the rally and sent the stock into a death spiral.  WFM was one of 2014’s worst performers on the S&P… Read More

I have to admit that my financial relationship with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been rocky over the years. As an early adopter of the company’s products and a cheerleader for its shares, I have enjoyed some of the stock’s best waves and suffered through its lowest lows while… Read More

Today, I’m going to do something I don’t usually do… For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the chief investment strategist of Profitable Trading’s premium Alpha Trader service.  I am a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) with more than 20 years of trading experience and a profitable history of… Read More

Today, I’m going to do something I don’t usually do… For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the chief investment strategist of Profitable Trading’s premium Alpha Trader service.  I am a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) with more than 20 years of trading experience and a profitable history of… Read More

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) went on a roller-coaster ride in 2015 worthy of one of its theme parks. They rallied from $90 to over $120, not once but twice, and by early 2016, they had fallen back to $90 again.  Investors may still be gun-shy when it comes… Read More

Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) went on a roller-coaster ride in 2015 worthy of one of its theme parks. They rallied from $90 to over $120, not once but twice, and by early 2016, they had fallen back to $90 again.  Investors may still be gun-shy when it comes… Read More

Income investors, like all investors, are susceptible to traps. One of the best-known is the value trap. This occurs when an investor buys a stock that’s underpriced based on some quantifiable measure of value — like a low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio — only to see that stock fall… Read More

Income investors, like all investors, are susceptible to traps. One of the best-known is the value trap. This occurs when an investor buys a stock that’s underpriced based on some quantifiable measure of value — like a low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio — only to see that stock fall… Read More

Although inflation is low and the U.S. dollar is high, gold seems to be waking up. It’s hard not to notice that the yellow metal has already made quite a few changes for the better on the charts. And it appears gold mining stocks are coming along for… Read More

I took my son to preschool the other day and, for the first time, he ran off without saying goodbye to me — he just saw his friend and off he went. I walked back to my car wishing I could turn the clock back to a time… Read More