The January Effect tends to offer an opportunity to potentially make about 30% in three months — equivalent to a 120% annualized return. It is a phenomenon that makes prices of certain stocks rise more in January than the market averages. Over the past 30 years, we have made money
Tax reform is causing cross-currents in the stock market. There are five likely moves ahead that are of special note. The best way to know if buyers or sellers are winning as a result of those five moves is to look at money flows. So let’s look at money flows
Apple is making a big move into lasers. The features you have come to love, such as Face ID, portrait mode and Animoji, all depend on lasers. Here’s how you, too, can join Apple in generating profits from lasers. Apple AAPL, -0.01% is making an investment in Finisar FNSR. Let’s
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average topping 24,000 in a big rally this year, Dow 30,000 is now on the horizon. That was not always the case. In February 2017, when the Dow DJIA, was much lower, I laid out a fundamental case for the benchmark reaching 30,000. I was scorned,
The U.S. is in a raging bull market in stocks. Some gurus continue to revise their upward targets for stock prices. But many keep warning of a crash. What is the average investor to think — and how to act? And how does he or she gain an edge? The
Astute investors want an edge in the financial markets. Money flows, among other metrics, provide an edge. And now the money flows in the U.S. are beginning to shift. Let’s explore with the help of two charts. The charts Please click here for a chart showing money flows in broad-based
The smart money is getting jittery, which warrants protective measures. The stock market is complex, but there is one aspect that is simple and provides real objective insights to investors. The simplicity lies in comparing real buying demand to real selling supply in real time. When supply is significantly greater
Apple’s new iPhone X is a home run, but everybody already knows that. So that doesn’t provide investors an edge. Savvy investors are always looking for an edge to outperform the broader market. You can gain an edge in information that is not well-known or well-understood. In this article, I
Many prudent investors are asking: “Who is buying popular tech stocks at such high prices?” The answer to the question will provide you with an edge in the stock market. Let’s explore that. Gain an edge Please click here for a chart of money flows in FAANG stocks. Money flows,
Ever since I wrote “Six similarities between now and 1987, when the Dow plummeted 23% in one day,” I have been getting a steady flow of requests from investors to write about the differences. Let’s explore that. The six differences Please click here for a table showing the differences between