The old Santa Claus Rally adage is as popular as it is dead wrong. Here is one Santa Claus Rally myth and one surprising Santa Claus Rally truth. Both based on 43 years of S&P 500 history.... >> READ MORE...

2013 ended on a high note as the S&P 500 closed at the highs for the year and so did investor sentiment. So many investors are bullish; it’s worth asking how many buyers are left? Did the 2013 gains cannibalize 2014 performance? ... >> READ MORE...

Small cap stocks tend to outperform the overall market from mid-December to mid-January. Everything went according to plan, until the Russell 2000 ran into long-term Fibonacci projection resistance.... >> READ MORE...

Only a small group of Americans is allowed to legally trade based on insider information. Fortunately for the rest of us, there is a perfectly legal trick to get an edge. All that’s needed is a computer, a set of eyes and some study time.... >> READ MORE...

Not all trades are winners. In fact, many financial advisors and newsletter writers like to cover their worst trades with a blanket of silence. Quite to the contrary, we freely reveal our worst trades. Here’s the worst trade of 2013 (there were actually two).... >> READ MORE...

2013 was an excellent year, but what goes up must come down, right? Not so fast. Strong annual returns, like in 2013, usually appear in clusters. This pattern suggests 2014 will be an up year, but other facts disagree.... >> READ MORE...

The Nasdaq is trading at the highest level since the 2000 tech crash, but behind the facade of new all-time highs for the Nasdaq collectively, stocks are hurting individually. How is that possible and how do you handle such a bearish divergence?... >> READ MORE...

Sometimes it’s convenient and comfortable to believe in fairy tales. It doesn’t matter if they’re true, as long as they make us feel comfy and cozy. Wall Street wants investors to feel safe at this time of the year, but that may just be another fairy tale.... >> READ MORE...

Did stocks rally too far too fast, or can they continue their pace and rally into the New Year? The Dow Jones chart may hold the answer as it identifies what could be a clear point of ruin.... >> READ MORE...

Gold is a beautiful metal to touch and hold, but the price deterioration has zapped many gold bugs of their joy. The gold chart is outright ugly, but is it ugly enough for a major gold market bottom?... >> READ MORE...