Today I wanted to write a bit about stock charts, but instead of getting into the commonly referred to (but usually useless) patterns like “head and shoulders,” “triangles” and the like, I wanted to talk about something chart-wise that has helped me to both pinpoint some great buying opportunities … as well as avoid riskier [...]

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I wanted to write briefly about getting started in chart reading.  I’ve found that most investors make a few mistakes early on that can be easily avoided.
The first mistake is that some investors try to become jacks of all trades … and end up being masters of none.  What I mean is that novices will [...]

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Every investment choice is a compromise.  Either you accept high risks in the hope of high gains, or you dial back your expectations and accept relatively small returns in exchange for increased safety.
I don’t think there are any exceptions to this rule.  None.  And if there were, I’m betting that the SEC would probably want [...]

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Now, a confession.  On any given day, I don’t know the level of the Dow, or the level of the Nasdaq or the price of any stock I’m following.  I simply don’t remember prices.  But I do remember trends very clearly, and I can say with great certainty that today’s stock market is as strong [...]

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Now back to the market.  As most of you know, I use charts on a daily basis, but I hesitate to call myself a technician.  Technicians, or technical analysts, rely heavily–sometimes exclusively–on charts to find stocks to buy and tell them when to sell.  And they usually look for certain patterns–triangles, coils, pennants, ascending structures, [...]

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