Is Alcoa a Good Earnings Play?

Is Alcoa a Good Earnings Play?

Earnings season officially kicks off on Monday when Alcoa releases Q4 and year-end results after the market closes. Does Alcoa itself offer a good earnings …

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Can Wallflower Stocks Be Exciting?

Can Wallflower Stocks Be Exciting?

All your trader friends are talking about their Facebook (FB) trades? Remember, they tell you only about their successes, not their losses. When the market …

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Draw a Target On This Stock

Draw a Target On This Stock

In the September 5th issue of Seasonal Forecaster, I showed how the Market Vectors Retail  ETF (RTH), and most of its top 10 component stocks, were making …

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Where Will The S&P 500 Be In 6 Months?

Where Will The S&P 500 Be In 6 Months?

The S&P 500 carved out a well-defined short-term cycle low on August 7th. The pullback, from late July into the low on August 7th, was a 4.3% drop covering  …

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Does It Always Work This Way?

Does It Always Work This Way?

Seasonal analysis of stocks is merely an identification of likely recurring patterns of institutional participation. Institutional traders get to know a set of …

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A Puzzle and an Update on Britney

A Puzzle and an Update on Britney

Here is a trading puzzle to work on while you have your morning coffee and after you are done reading the National Enquirer (breaking news today – …

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A Not-So-Best-Buy?

A Not-So-Best-Buy?

In normal market environments many traders will have positions on both sides of the fence. The markets don't email you saying “I'm going to go down now. …

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