Most investors really aren’t. They are traders. They sell too fast, and make too many transactions. That’s why most small “investors” don’t do as well as the market averages. In fact, most don’t...
“Raw sugar prices on ICE slumped to a 3-1/2 year trough on Wednesday, extending a long-term downtrend on heavy technical selling and bearish options dealings.” This was the lead of a story carried by...
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. JC Penney apparently took that old adage to heart, when it released “Comments on Holiday Performance.” The press release was only...
*DISCLOSURES: Scott Redler is long BAC, C, TSO, NDLS, TSLA, GOGO, FB, VMW, RHT, BLDP, NUAN, ZNGA, DRYS. Short SPY. Yesterday U.S. stocks tried to get going and had a decent day, but as far as the...
It is dip season and no one wants to forgo dipping some tasty nachos chips in cheese dip with eyes glued to the television screen. The NFL is in full swing and so the appetites for adrenaline know no...
My quarrel with The Wolf of Wall Street ain’t with the protagonist, Jordan Belfort, more glutton than carnivore, but with Martin Scorsese. Leo gave him his $20 million worth, but the film is a...
It seems like everyone is up in arms about a 1% pullback after an almost 30% gain last year, but to me it looks like pretty normal action. Most world markets that ran higher the last 8-10 sessions of...
This is the third year in a row that I’ve asked friends and colleagues of mine to make predictions for the coming year. In the past, when I’ve done these predictions, I’ve turned to mostly traders...
Despite the prospect of rising interest rates, years of oversupply and falling prices, the real estate market has sprung to life in most of the country over the last year. Even in some of the areas...
This week’s meaningful topics and trends: Electronics Gets Interesting This CES (Consumer Electronics Show) looks to kill the view of its supposed waning importance after Apple and Microsoft opted...