There’s a real conundrum in the market. Interest rates have fallen to ultra-low levels, yet the housing market seems to be doing poorly. That doesn’t make sense to Jim Cramer – falling rates should boost housing stocks. What gives? For insights, the Mad Money host turned to my technical analysis – watch below! Lang believes…
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During the last few years, I have been following the breadth trends and using the McClellan Oscillators as my guide to uncover short term reversals. I look for extreme high or low readings, which have proven to be dependable markers. (Generally speaking, this is not my game, but I absolutely listen to the markets when…
DetailsHalf of the battle every successful stock picker faces is being in the favored sector at the right time. One of the favored sectors right now is energy, and after the huge run-up in most of the energy names I came across, C&J Energy Services (CJES) takes the cake. CJES has already reported earnings, so…
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Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. – Yoda, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Remember when everything was falling apart during the 2008/09 financial crisis? Stock and housing prices were falling off a cliff, and a lot of people felt like…
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During this week’s webinar, the focus was on the likely possibility that the markets are at a tipping point. As usual, I gave my state of the market address and talked about recent action before diving into the jobs report, recent Fed action, and the lack of volatility in the markets. Before taking questions and…
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We often look at volume as the key to understanding where the big money is flowing. Do we want to see strong volume coming in when we’re at all-time highs? The answer is a resounding NO. Why? Well, markets and stocks move based on liquidity and sentiment. If the “crowd” is piling into a stock…
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There is so much information to absorb and interpret as we journey through our investment and trading adventure. One of my chief (macro) concerns is the Fed and where its policy stands. Geopolitical issues – another macro concern – must always be considered as well; our focus right now is how the situation between Russia…
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We had a really fun webinar this week with special guest Glenn Williams, who gave an outstanding presentation on the solar energy industry, including listing off some of the best opportunities in the space. We’ll be keeping on an eye on those names! As usual, I covered the state of the markets, and I talked…
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Internet radio phenom Pandora has only been public for a short while, but it has made big moves. After its IPO, the stock got hammered thanks to their free model (flashback to the dotcoms of the 90’s), but they got it together and managed to actually make money. The stock has been tortured by repeated…
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This week, Suz and I had a lively discussion with the Explosive Options chat group about options trading watchlists (aka, the importance of being prepared) and how sentiment weighs into the decision-making process. Take a listen below!