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It's easy to pick out bygone trading opportunities after the fact - hindsight is 20/20. But this article looks at live low-risk trades and provides a tutorial on how to identify low-risk trades and when to lock in profits.... >> READ MORE...

Forget "sell in May and go away," the Thanksgiving VIX trade is statistically one of the biggest, if not the biggest, seasonal moves of the year. However, the year 2012 features one rarely seen caveat.... >> READ MORE...

Instead of becoming the first 1 trillion dollar company, Apple's market cap shrunk by more than $200 billion. Apple today is almost 30% cheaper than it was just a couple months ago. Is now the time to buy?... >> READ MORE...

It's better to be out of stocks wishing you were in, than in wishing you were out. But it's best to be short stocks when stocks are down. The short trade has worked well, but how much more down side is there?... >> READ MORE...

In a world of iPhones, social media, and twitter, it's easy to forget about time proven market forecasting techniques. But just because there isn't an app for dividend-based value analysis doesn't mean it's not working anymore.... >> READ MORE...

Technical analysis suggests lower prices, but seasonality points towards rising stocks. Is it possible to find a worthwhile trade in this conflicting environment? Yes it is. Find out how here.... >> READ MORE...

Stocks faltered during QE1 and recovered. Stocks also tumbled during QE2 and rallied back to new recovery highs. From its September high the S&P 500 has already lost 100 points, will QE3 bail out the stock market again? ... >> READ MORE...

The U.S. presidential campaign is nearing its end and there are some compelling reasons to actually vote for the presidential candidate you like least. This article lists seven reasons.... >> READ MORE...

Small and mid cap stock indexes are trading at key inflection points. How the indexes and ETFs react to support at current prices will likely set the bias (bullish or bearish) for the coming weeks.... >> READ MORE...