A Second Chance in Oil
Jun 08, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Our longtime readers know that we’ve been bullish on oil for more than two years, dating back to April 2016. A month ago, we told you here that oil was set to move much higher. It had just crossed $70/barrel and many commodity analysts and traders were looking for $80/barrel in a short period of time. Why were oil prices…
Kinetic VQ Stocks Are Outperforming the Market
Jun 05, 2018 | Investing Strategies
In mid-April, we introduced a strategy that can help you find profits in any market environment. We call this strategy “Kinetic VQ.” The idea behind the strategy is simple. As we said back then, this strategy is like a bloodhound sniffing out concentrated profit opportunities in the market. But instead of tracking a literal scent (like bloodhounds do so well),…
The Arrival of Trade War Makes US Treasurys Attractive
Jun 01, 2018 | Investing Strategies
We’ve covered the implications of a global “trade war” multiple times in recent months. For example, on April 6, we said “The Market is Telling Us The Threat of Trade War is Real.” And on May 25, we said “The Strong US Economy (and Rising US Dollar) is Powering Small Caps Higher.” (The trade war threat helps U.S. small caps…
39% per trade… over 22 years!
May 29, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Almost two years ago, in August 2016, I first presented the results of an exhaustive study that demonstrated the power of the Stock State Indicator (SSI) signals. This might have been the most important piece of research we had ever done at TradeStops. As we showed you here, going back to 1996 and covering almost 1300 tickers (individual stocks, indices,…
The Strong US Economy (and Rising US Dollar) is Powering Small Caps Higher
May 25, 2018 | Investing Strategies
The U.S. economy is looking stronger by the day, and so is the U.S. dollar. This is good news for small-cap stocks and bad news for the rest of the world. In April we said “The Market is Telling Us The Trade War Threat is Real.” The evidence of this was the outperformance of small-cap U.S. stocks versus large caps….
The Four “Big” Reasons Why the Billionaires Love Consumer Discretionary Stocks
May 22, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Every quarter we analyze the SEC filings for a select group of billionaire investors. These billionaires didn’t just grow their fortunes any which way; they grew them via money management and investing, which makes them some of the smartest and most successful investors in the world. The latest quarterly data stands out in a particular way. The billionaires are heavily…
If You Like Energy Stocks (and We Definitely Do), You Should Like Solar Too
May 18, 2018 | Investing Strategies
In recent months we’ve been relentlessly bullish on energy stocks. Oil and gas names in particular look attractive, with an increased possibility of high and rising oil prices for years to come. It was just this week that Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, topped $80 a barrel for the first time in years on concerns of turmoil in Iran…
The “Low Risk Runner” Option Strategy
May 15, 2018 | Investing Strategies
For the past two weeks, I’ve focused on the “Low Risk Runner” strategies. These articles are available here and here. The idea behind the “Low Risk Runners” is simple and powerful: These are stocks that have moved from the Stock State Indicator (SSI) Yellow Zone back into the SSI Green Zone. As I have mentioned before, there are two advantages…
This Industry’s Powerful Bull Run is Just Getting Started
May 11, 2018 | Investing Strategies
We’ve been bullish on oil and energy stocks for more than two years now, dating back to April of 2016. In January of this year, we pounded the table yet again for energy stocks. And in April of this year, we pounded the table even harder for why “Energy Stocks Still Look Great.” Well, we’re not done pounding yet because…
Another Profitable “Low Risk Runner” Strategy
May 08, 2018 | Investing Strategies
Last week, we introduced you to the “Low Risk Runners.” These are stocks that have moved from the Stock State Indicator (SSI) Yellow Zone back into the SSI Green Zone. For those who are new to TradeStops, a stock in the SSI Yellow Zone has corrected from its most recent high, but it has not yet hit its SSI Stop…
