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Some periods of the year can produce spectacular profits for traders like us when institutional trading behavior follows a consensus leading to major swings in stock prices.   Last week was certainly not one of those.  Instead, some recently rising stocks continued...

The major indexes barely budged, with equal numbers of stocks declining on selling pressure and others rising on renewed buying by institutional investors.  The anticipated Fed interest rate increase mid-week was met with a collective yawn.  Most stocks on our lists...

The post-election rally has either paused or come to an end altogether, despite good employment figures that should have encouraged investors.  With institutional sellers outnumbering buyers, prices of most stocks were driven down, many significantly.  This selling...

The major indexes continue to receive much media attention by inching up to new highs, obscuring the fact many stocks have peaked and are flat or already heading down Our own stock lists over the past 4 weeks have already become an even mix of longs and shorts, such...

The major indexes inched up again to new highs, giving financial media something to talk about.  Not being reported on, however, are ever more stocks peaking and heading downward on what may be institutional profit-taking, as earnings reports and economic news last...

As measured by the major indexes, the U.S. stock market inched up again to new highs.  Not as apparent, however, are many stocks having peaked and beginning moves downward – they may simply be uncorrelated to most stocks or may be the “canaries in the coal mine”, the...