A Truly Bizarre Celebration

07Aug3:28 pmEST

Best Buy Has the Best Geeks

Best Buy's stock took an initial and widely-reported hit roughly one month ago on news that big, bad, Amazon would be l aunching its own Geek Squad competitor. At the time, we noted that BBY had enjoyed an under-the-radar bull run for quite some time and, in effect, the AMZN news was likely more of an excuse than a catalyst for some...

07Aug10:48 amEST

Energetic Moves Behind These Names in a Sluggish Tape

In an otherwise lazy summer open, the global materials miners continue to flash signs of acting better even as the U.S. Dollar is attempting a minor relief rally from oversold conditions. Note that BHP Billiton, the global monstrosity of a miner out of Australia, with a $105-plus billion market cap, has been acting wonderfully to little...

06Aug12:09 pmEST

Special Edition: Weekend Strategy Session 08/06/17 {Video}

For this weekend only, I am opening up the full-length Weekend Video Strategy Session to everyone. Each weekend, I present a similar video to the one below for Members of the Market Chess Subscription Services . Please click here for details about joining at a reasonable price to receive these types of videos, as well as plenty of...

06Aug12:06 pmEST

Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas

I was talking with someone recently about underrated films with high profile actors. One of the first films to pop up was Get Low (2010), which stars Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Gerald McRaney in a dark comedy with plenty of drama. Indeed, the film almost plays like a fable. Typically, films of this genre have a tendency...

04Aug12:05 pmEST

Spotting a Bloody, Sloppy, Diamond

Dating back to some selling we saw last Thursday, the Nasdaq ETF's 30-minute chart, below, illustrates the sloppy nature of the action we have seen ever since. Not only have we seen some prominent growth winners this year take a pounding after earning, namely AAOI and COHR in the chip space, but a lingering divergence with the Dow Jones...

03Aug5:13 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 08/03/17 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

03Aug10:20 amEST

How Does it Feel to Get Beat Up By a Bunch of Hipsters?

The numerous and steadfast shorts in the float of FIZZ, National Beverage Corp. and owner of the popular LaCroix beverage line, seem to be trapped at this moment in time. With the recent glimmer of hope for equity bears, given the mid-summer indecision and various pullbacks we are seeing in stocks, not to mention some selling of "good news"...

02Aug3:05 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 08/02/17 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

02Aug2:59 pmEST

The Eternal Battlefield

Even though both the Nasdaq Composite Index and the QQQ (ETF for the top 100 stocks in the Nasdaq) both long ago left their prior dot-com bubble highs in the dust, a lingering issue from a long-term perspective has been that the semiconductors, the sector at the heart of the dot-com bubble run-up, have yet to adequately conquer their demons...

02Aug10:34 amEST

A Truly Bizarre Celebration

Of all the times we have seen the mainstream (non-financial niche) media report on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and "stocks" making all-time highs, this particular time strikes a certain chord given the lackluster price action beneath the surface. Indeed, the Apple jubilation from last night's earnings, not to mention FEYE ONCE and a few...