How to Manage Investment Information Overload
The internet is an amazing resource; but it has enabled an information-based society that is often plagued with excess. In financial markets, we often experience that excess as information overload and a low informational signal-to-noise ratio. What is “information overload”? First popularized in Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, it refers to the detrimental effect on […]
Getting Ready for Wednesday Morning’s Trading 5/1/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Wednesday morning. The following securities are the most oversold and overbought according to ConnorsRSI for Wednesday’s trading. Click here to download your free copy of An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. This Watchlist was created using the TradingMarkets Screener. (Click Symbol for More Details) […]
The Most Common Trading Mistake
I have dealt with futures traders for over 30 years and I continue to see the same flaw in their trading approach that limits, if not prevents, their success, in my opinion. And, no, it is not using stops as most would think even though that fatal trading mistake ultimately has only one outcome. What […]
Getting Ready for Tuesday Morning’s Trading 4/30/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Tuesday morning. The following securities are the most oversold and overbought according to ConnorsRSI for Tuesday’s trading. Click here to download your free copy of An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. This Watchlist was created using the TradingMarkets Screener. (Click Symbol for More Details) […]
How to Identify Profitable Chart Patterns
Is the human mind programmed to look for patterns, even when there are none? If the stock market is like a casino, ruled by chance, there would not be any patterns for to look for. If however, the whims of its players do influence the price movements of stocks, commodities, currencies or market indices, there […]
Getting Ready for Monday Morning’s Trading 4/29/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Monday morning. The following securities are the most oversold and overbought according to ConnorsRSI for Monday’s trading. Click here to download your free copy of An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. This Watchlist was created using the TradingMarkets Screener. (Click Symbol for More Details) […]
3 Core Principles of an Enlightened Trader
Since I became a full time trading coach almost thirty years ago, my mission has been transformation through a financial metaphor. My staff thrives on the comments that we receive on almost a daily basis: “You have changed my whole life for the better, thank you” Or “I want to thank you for your materials […]
Getting Ready for Friday Morning’s Trading 4/26/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Friday morning. The following securities are the most oversold and overbought according to ConnorsRSI for Friday’s trading. Click here to download your free copy of An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. This Watchlist was created using the TradingMarkets Screener. (Click Symbol for More Details) […]
4 Rules for Applying The Elliott Wave Principle
Many traders know about the Elliott Wave Principle, but most do not understand how it works or how to apply it. The purpose of this article is provide you with enough of an understanding Elliott Wave to improve the accuracy of your trading. I saw a headline a few days prior to writing this article […]
Getting Ready for Thursday Morning’s Trading 4/25/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Thursday morning. Are you looking to achieve the optimal balance of growth in a bull market and safety in a bear market? Click here to join Larry Connors for a free webinar on The S&P 500 Low-Volatility Growth Portfolio. The following securities […]
Why Investing in Low Volatility Stocks is a Superior Strategy
In May of 2011, Invesco introduced the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV). At least four more low volatility ETFs were created during 2011, including USMV, EEMV, ACWV and EFAV. Since the start of 2012 another seven such ETFs have entered the market: EELV, IDLV, PHDG, XSLV, LGLV, SMLV, and XMLV. You may wonder […]
Getting Ready for Wednesday Morning’s Trading 4/24/13
Here are the stocks, ETFs, and Leveraged ETFs you need to know for Wednesday morning. Are you looking to achieve the optimal balance of growth in a bull market and safety in a bear market? Click here to view 10 years of historical returns from The S&P 500 Low-Volatility Growth Portfolio. The following securities are […]