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Keep Your Eye on the Index!

In last week’s blog, "It Seems So Right – But It Goes So Wrong," I shared an idea as to why a trade that looks like the ideal trade can be derailed by a trend in a larger timeframe. This week I have another reason why trades can sometimes look really good and turn out really bad. The indices! I have mentioned previously that at

Markets

12 Growth Stocks with both Price and Fundamental Momentum

I want to share one of my favorite screens that I have developed over the years. The goal of what I call my "Rocket" screen is to identify companies that are not widely followed and that are capable of high growth with strong balance sheets and solid profitability. In a strong market, as we appear to be enjoying, these types of stocks can attract increasing investor interest.

Markets

Time to Check Tech After October Wreck

Alan Brochstein Investigates Large-Cap Technology Stocks October ended a run of four months of positive monthly closes for the S&P 500, with the price declining 2%.