When formulating an investment thesis on picking stocks, the first place to look is at the S&P 500. If this index is doing well, then trading is pretty much a no brainer. You could pick just about any stock and win. As of now, the S&P 500 is not telling us anything. The trend is…
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The markets are moving higher at a steady pace. I hate not participating, especially when we are in half cash and certain stocks we already own lag (energy & industrials.) So, we have a substantial bet going forward on this market as we head into earnings season. If you are in the “sell in May…
Interesting way to start off the week as markets rallied above technical support and closed above the 20. If history is any indicator, then this successful test of support on the 50 (red line in chart below) should mean this uptrend is still intact. There has been no notable news as of late that would…
The S&P 500 failed the 20 Thursday and my stop losses were triggered. I bought call options on the 50 day moving average Friday to take advantage of the pullback without having to risk much capital ($500 vs $5,000.) There was a disappointing jobs number on Friday which lead to the sell off. However, the…
Market indexes are coming under pressure today from weak commodity data. I lightened up in some of our positions as some stop-losses were triggered. I have plenty of cash to put to work here so I am buying 44 shares of UPRO at 114.50 because it has now arrived at the 20 day moving avg….
Subscribe for full access… My name is Todd Akin and I have brought my portfolio public to show you first-hand how to make money in the stock market. I turned $2,000 in 2005 into $100,000 in 2013, sharing my progress and insights with you along the way. (I started tracking my performance publicly in 2012…
Bought back an old favorite in Chicago Bridge & Iron. I don’t feel good about buying the market at these extended levels because the Cyprus debacle going on right now could derail the S&P 500. There is a dilemma I’m facing, however. I am in too much cash, like many investors at the moment, and need…
I bought Apple (AAPL) this afternoon since I am underweight technology in the portfolio. This is a blue-chip stock that is 40% off of its previous highs, trades at only 10 times earnings, and just closed above the 50 (significant). Blackberry, a re-emerging competitor, also happens to be struggling (it got an analyst downgrade for…
The chart is looking constructive. We already posted it’s analysis (see previous articles) if you want to refer back to that. The 3-year trend is constructive showing a series of higher highs and higher lows. It is also trading in a nice channel to the upside. This makes the risk/reward more attractive at 3 points down…
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