From the looks of today’s stock market action, I’d guess that a lot of traders are still working off that New Year’s Eve hangover from last week. Yes, I was expecting a sell-off in January (six weeks ago I said as much in this column: “Black Friday in Reverse”)… Read More
Jim Pearce is the Chief Investment Strategist of Personal Finance, our flagship publication, and manages two trading services, PF Pro and Mayhem Trader. He began his career as a stockbroker in 1983 and over the years has managed client investment portfolios for major banks, brokerage firms, and investment advisors. Jim earned a BA from The College of William & Mary and the CFP designation from the College of Financial Planning.
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As explained in the December 29th issue of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating short sell positions for Autodesk (ADSK), LinkedIn LNKD), salesforce.com (CRM), and Adobe Systems (ADBE) in our Equity Trades portfolio based on their very low STR (Smart Tech Rating) scores. In fact, these are four… Read More
As explained in the December 29th issue of Smart Tech 50 Weekly Movers, we are initiating short sell positions for Autodesk (ADSK), LinkedIn LNKD), salesforce.com (CRM), and Adobe Systems (ADBE) in our Equity Trades portfolio based on their very low STR (Smart Tech Rating) scores. In fact, these are four… Read More
With only two trading days left in 2014, it appears the U.S. stock market will post double-digit gains for a third consecutive year. This feat is particularly impressive considering we were at a net loss for the year as recently as April, and at only a 2% gain during the… Read More
With only two trading days left in 2014, it appears the U.S. stock market will post double-digit gains for a third consecutive year. This feat is particularly impressive considering we were at a net loss for the year as recently as April, and at only a 2% gain during the… Read More
Here are the three most important rules for making money in 2015. Read More
Micron (NSDQ: MU) has quietly snuck up our STR rating table, now sporting the fourth highest score of the fifty companies we rate. For that reason we are now adding it to the Investments Portfolio with a buy limit of $38, and a stop loss price of $28. We’ll talk… Read More
Micron (NSDQ: MU) has quietly snuck up our STR rating table, now sporting the fourth highest score of the fifty companies we rate. For that reason we are now adding it to the Investments Portfolio with a buy limit of $38, and a stop loss price of $28. We’ll talk… Read More
A lot of good news for the overall stock market last week, resulting in an explosive move to the upside for all of the major indexes after Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen’s remarks on Wednesday. After getting off to a rough start on Monday, the net result for the week was… Read More
A lot of good news for the overall stock market last week, resulting in an explosive move to the upside for all of the major indexes after Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen’s remarks on Wednesday. After getting off to a rough start on Monday, the net result for the week was… Read More