Weekly Market Commentary July 23rd, 2008
For anyone willing to take a contrarian view, this past week was a lot of fun. With the market showing extreme stress, it felt as if the pain would never end. All stocks were sold and fundamentals were disregarded. Having positioned myself very long and exposed to the companies I felt were [...]
Is the Latest Market Rally Fizzling Out?
The financials have rallied and oil has peaked in price sold off from its highs and as a result we have witnessed a six day rally in the market. With technical analysis though it is hard to not find a flaw with this picture of the bull back in town.
The S&P 500 is what you [...]
Stock Broker Review Center Nears Completion
Notice anything different about the stocktradingtogo.com website? Take a closer look and you will find online stock broker banners featured now on most pages.
This is one of the newer areas of the stocktradingtogo.com site under development and after getting in touch with corporate representatives the next step will be to include streaming news.
Stock Broker Speed [...]
STTG Weekly Highlights, July 21th 2008
A crummy week for the markets but a great week for the site as we again hit a new high of subscribers by both a reader and by email. Also, the stock forum had a great week adding over 100 posts and numerous members from across the globe (register for free).
Let’s take a look back [...]
STTG Weekly Highlights, July 20th 2008
A crummy week for the markets but a great week for the site as we again hit a new high of subscribers by both a reader and by email. Also, the stock forum had a great week adding over 100 posts and numerous members from across the globe (register for free).
Let’s take a look back [...]
Etrade Financial Online Stock Broker Speed Review
E*trade Financial is one of the top online brokers taking investment clients beyond trading and into banking, retirement, and more. They were ranked the SmartMoney #1 Online Broker 2008 (June) and offer support in 10 different languages to clients in numerous countries across the world.
Some of the reasons for investors to choose stock broker E*trade [...]
Timeline of 17 Recessions and World Crises Since Great Depression
Looking at the economy currently in a recession I couldn’t help but think that this has happened before (insert sarcastic tone) in the United States.
So when I saw a full list of 40 Recessions and World Crises on the stock forum earlier today I decided that it would make a great post to show what [...]
40 Great Inverse / Short ETFs For Bearish Investors
Inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETFS) are a great way for investors to go short on different sectors or indices without having to actually sell stock short.
There are many to choose from and some even are an Ultra ETF which means they have a double inverse affect. Here are 40 different inverse ETFS offered to investors [...]
OptionsXpress Online Stock Broker Speed Review
OptionsXpress has been featured in numerous publications receiving awards from Barron’s, Forbes, Kiplinger’s, Smart Money, and more. As an online stock broker OptionsXpress thrives in offering simple and inexpensive ways to buy and sell stocks and trade options.
Some of the reasons to choose OptionsXpress over competitors Scottrade, Etrade, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, and Sharebuilder are:
1. Low [...]
Weekly Market Commentary – July 15, 2008
Last week I described how the equity markets are severely oversold and that history has taught us that buying stocks in this environment ultimately yields substantial rewards. Since then, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has declined 360 points (3.2%). This represents a significant move that pulls us deeper into oversold territory as investors [...]
NASDAQ 100 Market Index Stocks
There are several key stock market indexes every investor should know when trading. The major stock indexes are the NASDAQ Composite, the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, and the NASDAQ 100.
Here is a list of all 100 companies that make up the NASDAQ 100 market index along with their stock tickers:
MSFT – Microsoft Corp
GOOG [...]
STTG Weekly Highlights, July 13th 2008
A crummy week for the markets but a great week for the site as we hit a new high of subscribers by both a reader and by email. Also, the stock forum had a great week adding over 100 posts and numerous members from across the globe (register for free here).
Let’s take a look back [...]
Fidelity Online Stock Broker Speed Review
Fidelity has an award-winning trading site ranked #1 Premium Discount Broker by SmartMoney and is designed around offering personal assistance and 24/7 support to help investors succeed. The service offers numerous trading tools, fast execution guaranteed, and connects clients with investment centers across the United States.
Some of the major reasons to choose Fidelity over competitors [...]
12 Healthy Ways to Stay Away From the Market
Now that we are officially in a bear market the opportunity to make money comes distinctly on the downside with shorting or options. For average investors though that don’t have margin accounts and can only trade long, sitting in 100% cash is arguably the best path to success.
Why? It is a fact that last [...]
10 Great Online Stock Broker Advertisements
With so many online stock brokers to choose from it can be tough to sort through all the advertisements you see throughout the web. It seems that the bigger the stock broker the more money they have to spend on a variety of different advertisements targeted at YOU.
I went searching for online broker ads as [...]
Scottrade Online Stock Broker Speed Review
Scottrade is one of the largest online stock brokers in the world, housing millions of clients and thousands of employees. They have 358 local branch offices throughout the United States which allow customers to come in and get live help and guidance from Scottrade representatives.
Some of the major reasons to choose Scottrade over competitors such [...]
Weekly Market Commentary – July 7th, 2008
“Even though [most investors] are going to be net buyers of stocks for many years to come, they are elated when stock prices rise and depressed when they fall. Only those who will be sellers of equities in the near future should be happy at seeing stocks rise. Prospective purchasers should much prefer sinking [...]
26 Stocks That Have Gone to the Slaughter House
I am not talking about stocks that have just “sold off lightly” or are “experiencing a pull back”. No, I am talking about stocks that have gotten hammered in the last month and are down atleast 40% from their 50 day moving averages. The correct phrase would be, “look out below!”
All of the following companies [...]