Acting in a contrarian fashion often yields positive results.  When the market leans in one direction, there is little money left in that trade.  For this reason, many technical analysts look to support lines and various other indicators to tell when a market has traveled too far in one direction.  Hoping for a quick [...]

Real quick here as I prepare for tomorrow, came across a few great reads on the stock market definitely worth your attention.
From the economy to today’s market recap to calling the market top, and a few others for fun and enjoyment…. Please indulge in the following would ya?

Investors.com writes an outstanding article explaining the economy [...]

The second high quality stock chart to show today comes from medical products seller Bard (BCR) stock which today broke new record highs above $100 a share.
BCR stock closed today at $99.16 and finished today’s session up about 3.3%. I took a live screenshot of Bard on a ten minute chart as it was breaking [...]

     If this was the oversold rally, I don’t want to see what the market has next.  I do not like what I see out there.  Bulls will argue that futures were down sharply and therefore today’s drop was not terrible.  To me this line of thinking is weak.  This market has been punished for [...]

Not too many quality charts to post up today, but I found a few and the first is from a company called Genzyme General (GENZ). The stock broke above $80 today and has claimed new all time highs.
You can see the distinct resistance on its chart below, with the first major point to be broken [...]

     Reading the Wall Street Journal this morning, I stumbled over an interesting fact.  In 10 trading days this year, the DJIA has been positive 5 times and negative 5 times.  On the surface, not bad.  However, of the 5 down days, all where down over 200 points.  Ugly indeed.  With Asia tumbling, Europe lower [...]

All three major indices tanked today, with the NASDAQ closing down 2.45% to 2417, the DOW closing down 2.17% to 12501, and the S&P 500 finishing down 2.49% to 1380. If you think that is bad though guess again, because Intel’s missed earnings after hours has the whole market selling in a frenzy.
A few names [...]

I need your help. I am getting set to launch a brand new program for the Falkin Investing Organization which is called the Free Books Program, and I need assistance assembling a list of quality best selling books on investing and/or the stock market.
The program has not been officially announced yet but basically you will [...]