News

December 8, 2008

  • Decision Time: Are You In or Out?

    Team, we have a serious decision to make right here and right now.
    The charts are telling us that a few investors are speaking loudly. (…)

November 20, 2008

  • Is Now a Good Time to Trade?

    With the markets swinging as much as 1,000 points in a single day, quite a few readers are wondering whether or not it’s a good time to trade. (…)

October 10, 2008

  • Orlando Intensive Moved to March 2009

    I’ve got a very important and time-sensitive update for you today. That is, the Orlando Intensive has been moved from November 2008 to March 2009.
    Why?
    Because I’m an idiot. (…)

September 30, 2008

September 4, 2008

July 22, 2008

  • Is Wall Street Rigged?

    If you’ve ever had a 401(k) or just about any kind of retirement plan, you’ve probably heard the popular advice that you should “buy and hold.”
    Never mind if the market is tanking and your portfolio is bleeding money like IndyMac. (…)

June 25, 2008

  • Trading Challenge Update

    Recently, a few readers have asked me, “What ever happened to the trading challenge?”
    I confess, I should have provided an update a few weeks ago. But I didn’t. (…)

April 22, 2008

March 20, 2008

March 17, 2008

  • The Bear on Wall Street

    Today is an interesting day in the markets (to say the least).
    Troubled financial firm Bear Stearns was valued at $3.54 billion on Friday evening. (…)

January 23, 2008

  • Stocks on the Rebound

    Today the market was up quite a bit. At one point, the DOW was up over 600 points from its session low, which is a huge move. It finally closed up 298 points. (…)

January 22, 2008

January 21, 2008

  • Asian Markets Tumble

    Asian markets tumbled on Monday. The Street reports that India’s primary index fell 7.4% after indices in China and Hong Kong broke through critical support levels. (…)

January 15, 2008

  • Financial Stocks Fuel Losses

    The DOW Jones dropped 217 points today, or 1.7%. So far this year, the DOW has dropped 5%, which is not insignificant. The other indeces shed points as well.
    What is fueling these losses? (…)