• Objective: This screen seeks to find those stocks that are beginning to show signs of accumulation from the institutions, and could be primed for a breakout. These stocks have strong fundamentals backed up by a healthy balance sheet that would support a rapid or sudden increase in the value of the share price. They have

    By |Published On: September 19, 2009|11 min read|
  • I’m not going to write much aboutmy trade in Google (GOOG) today, because you can hear all about it in the video podcast below. But it goes without saying thatit produced some very nice gains – $522 in profits after commissions and SEC fees. That is right we don’t play any games – I

    By |Published On: July 16, 2009|1 min read|
  • With the market gapping down over 500 points in the Dow, and limits placed in the premarket on selling in the S&P, this is shaping up to be one ugly day. With that said, when the market looks like it is on the brink of catastrophe, is when it most often makes a descent rally

    By |Published On: October 24, 2008|2 min read|
  • This market continues to become increasingly erratic. Direction is at the flip of a coin…or so it seems. There is however consolidation occurring near the lows, whether it bounces and breaks this downward trend or is nothing more than a continuation pattern to new lows is difficult to say at this point. However, a breakout

    By |Published On: October 21, 2008|1 min read|
  • Some early morning skittishness is pointing to a lower open for the major indices. Today is options expiration, so there is no telling the volatility that we could see coming out of this market. It'll be interesting to see how much of a pop Google (GOOG) gives the markets - in particular the Nasdaq. My

    By |Published On: October 17, 2008|1 min read|
  • The title of this post probably best characterizes the give-and-take aspect of this market. Many will call it complete randomness, I tend to believe it to be a case study on mass psychological behavior. You have a lot of people scared to death that they will not be long at the very bottom of this

    By |Published On: October 16, 2008|2 min read|
  • Objective: The focus for this screen is to find those stocks that are not extremely volatile and instead, relatively stable, where the appreciation in price is likely to be very gradual over time. The stocks below are large-cap stocks with a low valuation and strong fundamentals that pay a solid and dependable dividend that tends

    By |Published On: September 27, 2008|12 min read|
  • Objective: These are stocks that have recently seen a considerable appreciation in price on increased volume. They are also noted for their healthy fundamentals and solid technical outlook. Often when a stock increases in price in a short period, there will be a great deal of profit-taking. This screen attempts to find those stocks, whose

    By |Published On: September 27, 2008|12 min read|
  • Objective: When the market goes through uncertain times, the plays listed below are those stocks which are able to handle a downturn in the market much better than its peers, and also manage to provide a descent dividend in the process. These are your typical 'safety' plays in a bear market that mutual funds will

    By |Published On: September 27, 2008|9 min read|
  • February 7, 2008 After yesterday’s after hours earnings report from Cisco, the market seemed to be a lock to sell-off heavy today. However, when thing seem the most certain, is when we should be the most suspicious, and today was a perfect example of that. Just like when Google blew their earnings report, the market

    By |Published On: February 7, 2008|2 min read|