Last weekend I asked to see who could most closely guess the close of the NASDAQ Composite market index, a week in advance.
With the NASDAQ Composite finishing today at 2326.20, the closest guess belongs to thewild1 with his guess of 2340.02. The top three leader board:

TheWild1 – Guess 2340.02 – Difference 13.82
RayJMan – Guess 1245.52 [...]

     Trying to make sense of the markets is a never ending process.  Are we headed for recession or already there?  Is the Fed reflating a bubble that popped?  Can policymaker intervention override free markets?  We could continue these circular questions for hours.  To me the most important question is whether this week represents a [...]

Earnings season is here in full force, and amongst many surprises such as Apple (AAPL) tumbling 11% on guidance, there have been reasons to be excited with companies like IBM (IBM) beating earnings with ease.
Today I am excited to share four positive reports from Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), Honeywell (HON), and Juniper Networks (JNPR).
From a [...]

I am always on the prowl for ways to better improve and focus the content here on the site, and a great way to get ideas is to simply ask for it. I need your feedback!
If you visit stocktradingtogo.com on a regular basis (atleast once a week), this poll is for you. I want to [...]

     Based on overseas action and US futures, the bulls are looking to extend yesterday’s gains.  Following a day in which prior laggards (financials/retail) rallied and prior leaders faded (technology), we need to see if this rally is sustainable.  Given yesterday’s divergence, one could believe yesterday was a short-covering rally.  I am of the view [...]

Even with the market in a frenzy, gold is still in demand. Especially now that the Feds cut rates by 75bp, you can expect the trend to continue. I have claimed GLD to be my true love in the past because of its supreme run, and this is just one example of a solid play [...]

The market today is best described as one of those horrible rides that does nothing but make you nauseous. By the end of the ride looking at all three major indices in the green was like slowly rolling back in the station and giving a big sigh of relief, “ahhhhh…..”
The NASDAQ Composite opened today down [...]

This is just ridiculous, I can’t even trade right now in my TD Ameritrade account because client access has been cut off. This is huge TD Ameritrade website failure that needs to be fixed, ASAP.
The problem seemed to begin for TD Ameritrade servers around 10:00 AM and has continued now to the point at 10:51 [...]