Takeovers and takeover rumors can fuel large stock moves, often with the company being acquired going up and the company completing the acquisition falling. These price moves are logical. Takeover targets tend to be undervalued and the… Read More

Stocks were mostly lower last week but rose Friday, Nov. 16, when U.S. political leaders expressed optimism that a deal to avert the fiscal cliff is possible. Trend may be determined by answer to ‘What If…?’ What if the tax increases and spending cuts associated with the fiscal cliff are… Read More

If you followed the recent presidential debates, you may have heard presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, attack the luxury electric car maker, Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), calling the company a “loser.” #-ad_banner-#On the heels of President Barack Obama’s re-election, the comment seems ironic. Not only did Tesla recently report upbeat third-quarter… Read More

Stock prices, as measured by the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) have fallen about 8% in the past two months. Traditional technical indicators now say that SPY and other stock market index exchanged-traded funds (… Read More

Despite the recent market weakness, many traders and fund managers have enjoyed big gains this year. Even after the election week sell-off, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes are up more than 10% since the start of the year.#-ad_banner-# For tax purposes, some… Read More

The story of David and Goliath has captured imaginations for thousands of years. But many traders who look for giant slayers among the smallest companies are met with disappointment. Occasionally, however, there are stories of small-cap companies that take on giants and win, and today we have a company that… Read More

High-end retailers have taken a beating as global woes have weighed on consumers, causing many to forgo non-essentials like luxury goods. Handbag maker Coach (NYSE: COH) peaked at multi-year highs just before the euro concerns reemerged this spring. The overall market has… Read More

Overleveraged homeowners combined with falling home prices created a perfect storm that caused untold financial damage to many who depended on their home value for a savings or retirement plan. But this storm appears to have finally blown itself out and now the housing… Read More

Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn is a true American success story.  Starting with just $900,000 in 1996, he has grown the assets of his fund, Greenlight Capital, to more than $6 billion. The fund has earned an average return of 22% since its launch, thanks to Einhorn’s prescient long and short… Read More

While long-term investors usually think of volatility as a way to measure the risk of an investment and often try to reduce it, short-term traders should consider maximizing their exposure, because volatility is also a way to describe the magnitude of price moves.#-ad_banner-# High-volatility stocks tend to make large moves… Read More