I tell you one thing... I'm gonna get more sleep tonight. I woke up late and didn't have a clear plan in my head for the day. So I had to watch the RO rake in money, while I dabbled around "unched." Very frustrating. ... Go to Full Article

Good morning. Premarket futures are lower following mixed economic data and declines in markets overseas. Tomorrow we have another Fed meeting with most expecting no change in their interest rate policy. Premarket gainers: PSPT, EMKR, ... Go to Full Article

The day stands out in my memory quite vividly, but only because it wasn’t all that long ago. I had dug myself into a hole early in the day, and while I wasn’t too deep to get out of it, I was definitely frustrated. ... Go to Full Article

The major averages have been bound by short-term trading ranges recently, but fortunately for us as traders, that won’t always be the case! With all eyes on the FOMC this week, a potential catalyst lurks on the horizon for this market. ... Go to Full Article

There are many important things you need to know to trade and invest successfully in the stock market or any other market. 12 of the most important things that I can share with you based on many years of trading experience are ... Go to Full Article

Do you know about 90 percent of people who start trading in the stock market lose money and most of them get out of the market in the first year? Why does that happen? Many beginners underestimate the difficulty of trading and ... Go to Full Article

The RO had a mixed day, which is strange given the egregious moves in the commodity names. I mean, coal, ags, oils, all were ransacked. RANSACKED. I blame the lame summer Monday volume. We traded just over 1.2 billion. ... Go to Full Article

I may have to give bloggerdotcom a raise if he continues to find such gems. -Nouriel Roubini This is a pretty chilling interview. However, despite Roubini's short-term bearishness, long term, he thinks things will be peachy again. Go to Full Article

According to this article, they were just the tip o' the iceberg. Alt-A delinquencies and even prime loans are faltering at quickening levels. In related news, CNBC is on the search for synonyms for the word "crisis" that also begin ... Go to Full Article

Looks like it's headed right for the oil rigs, shown below. Not sure what other storms those red lines represent... but not TD 5, which isn't that strong. Go to Full Article

Take a stand and stick to it. The only way out of the energy mess we're in is, ironically, HIGHER gasoline prices. Higher prices = less demand. Keep focusing on lowering the price of gasoline and we'll be dependent on it for another 30 ... Go to Full Article

* Thanks - I want to thank the 18 trading professionals who have generously given of their time and effort to contribute to the new book; * More Themes - Do stop loss orders work and other market themes from Abnormal Returns; ... Go to Full Article

Last week's indicator review noted the rebound in stocks and the sharp bounce among most of the indicators. The view expressed was that the upthrust from an oversold level generally leads to higher prices over the intermediate term. ... Go to Full Article

My recent site-seeing post featured links from Newsflashr and Abnormal Returns. Let's take a look at other sites from those two sources, as well as from the excellent links provided by Charles Kirk and Trader Mike. ... Go to Full Article

Since July 15th, we've had a rally in US equities, with the S&P 500 Index (SPY) up over 4%. Above we can see the performance of markets in other countries, including Germany (EWG); Hong Kong (EWH); Japan (EWJ); China (FXI); India (EPI); ... Go to Full Article