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Wall Street’s Selling Programs are Watching These Numbers

Think about this: Most of the money that crosses the trading desks on any given day is not controlled by you and me, the retail investors. Most of the money that moves the market and big individual stocks is traded by large institutions and hedge funds. Those large institutions trade using algorithms that consider one […]

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Why and How You Should Protect Your Portfolio Today

We’re almost to the weekend, but I fear today could be rough. If you’re like me, you’ve felt like the market is running into a wall in slow motion. My “Market Spidey Sense” has been going off for the last few days. Nine times out of ten, that sense proves itself right. So, I just […]

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What to Do About the Nasdaq Tech Rebound

The tech sell-off of the past month stopped in its tracks on Wednesday and by midday yesterday, the Nasdaq was up more than 6%, paring its one-month decline to just under 5%.

Investors are hopping on the bandwagon, and while Andrew believes tech will ultimately recover to lead again, he doesn’t see it happening today.

So, here’s the best move to make right now….

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Trading Strategies

Here's the Right Profit Plan for This Wild Market

We've seen the Dow swing from 29,100 to 26,763 since the highs of Sept. 2 – and if that's not "volatility," I don't know what is.

That's probably pretty scary for buy-and-hold investors, but the thing is, as traders, we absolutely need that volatility; if stocks won't budge, most trades just won't make money – definitely not the kind of money that frees you up to spend an hour trading and the rest of the time doing what you want.

So we need markets to swing around a bit, and that means we also need a good plan to stay on the winning side of those big moves.

It turns out "plan your trade and trade your plan" is an old Wall Street saying for a really good reason.

Let's do it – it's easier than you might think… Full Story

Let's do it - it's easier than you might think...