20,000 of One, Half a Dozen of the Other

27Jan2:04 pmEST

Intraday Ideas and Analysis 01/27/17 {Video}

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27Jan10:30 amEST

Fools Russian Where Angels Fear to Trade

On an otherwise slow morning, Russia is gapping free and clear above prior resistance on its country ETF daily chart (RSX), a scenario we outlined for Members last night in the full video recap. It is understandable that many traders would shy away from even looking at Russia these days, what with all of the geopolitical risks, not to mention...

26Jan3:51 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/26/17 {Video}

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26Jan3:48 pmEST

Let's Find Our Cyber Bearings Tonight

Prooftpoint, Inc. reports earnings tonight, a stock which has acted as well as any of them in the cybersecurity space. While plenty of eyes will understandably be focused on GOOG INTC MSFT PYPL SBUX earnings, among others, PFPT may very well hold the key as to whether the impressive HACK (ETF for cybersecurity stocks) action continues. As you...

26Jan1:38 pmEST

Would it Kill You to Buy American?

With earnings out of the way this morning, the chart of Ford looks even more vulnerable to lower prices after having lagged GM for quite some time. We know that Tesla Motors has been on a year of late, as has Fiat Chrysler (FCAU). So the underperformance in Ford has become all the more pronounced, with its post-election rally now unwinding. GM...

26Jan10:48 amEST

I'm Talking About Liquid, Buddy Boy

As loose and sloppy as natural gas itself trades at times, some of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are a bit more sanguine on the commodity's prospects. The weekly inventory report for natty was just released as I write this, and the UNG (ETF for natural gas) is holding its initial gains this morning. If that continues to be the case,...

25Jan3:51 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/25/17 {Video}

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25Jan3:48 pmEST

Here Comes Old School

Beginning tonight with the suddenly-controverisal QCOM, we will see a deluge of old school, mature tech firms reporting earnings over the next two days in particular. Also reporting tonight are EBAY T WDC, just to name a few other old school plays. And then tomorrow we get INTC MSFT, plus a whole host of others. Those names are, indeed, as old...

25Jan1:46 pmEST

Most Roads Lead to Inflation

Between the rally in most commodities, especially the premier global materials, a resurgence in regional banks favoring higher rates, a weakening Dollar, and most of all Treasuries unable to hold a bounce on Monday, it sure seems that the inflation argument is gathering steam. While bond bulls seem to have formed several factions, all leading...

25Jan10:46 amEST

20,000 of One, Half a Dozen of the Other

The Dow 20,000 milestone has finally been achieved, putting to rest what is otherwise a seemingly trivial event for traders. Nonetheless, the media coverage should now let up and, surely, has plenty of other material on which to focus going forward. As for us and what we are left to negotiate in this market, bulls continue to trap bears as best...