Three Industries That Will Suffer From A Fed Rate Hike And Which ETFs Avoid

Posted on by Matt Thalman

Matt Thalman - INO.com Contributor - ETFs


In recent weeks, the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike has been increasing. I recently pointed out a few reason on why I believe the Fed will increase rates at the upcoming December meeting, which you can read here. I also have pointed out a few industries that would benefit from a rate hike and which corresponding ETFs that could benefit from such a move by the Fed.

So, today let's take a look at a few industries that will likely suffer from an interest rate increase and which ETFs you may want to avoid if the Fed makes a move. Continue reading "Three Industries That Will Suffer From A Fed Rate Hike And Which ETFs Avoid" →

Saving The Best For Last

Posted on by The INO.com Team

I have two important lessons for you today. The fifth and sixth lessons in the Traders Whiteboard series are perhaps the most overlooked aspects to successful trading. Lesson 5 delves into how important it is to have a game plan for all your trades. Look upon a game plan as you would look upon a compass to guide you through a forest. The use of a game plan in trading is extraordinarily important and this lesson will show you why.

Lesson six explains how the markets really work and how moves are formed and developed. I call this lesson "The Irrefutable Laws Of The Market". I want this lesson to be the last lesson in this 6 part series simply because I thought the other five lessons were more important to master before understanding a more esoteric view of the market. Continue reading "Saving The Best For Last" →

Will OPEC Be Turkeys Again?

Posted on by Adam Feik

Adam Feik - INO.com Contributor - Energies


Last year, while we Americans were busy overindulging on turkey and all the fixings, OPEC ministers pulled a fast one on us. While we innocently watched football and took naps, the price of WTI crude plummeted from $74 to $68 in response to OPEC’s announcement it would leave its oil production target unchanged at 30 million barrels per day (mb/d).

Until that weekend, oil in the $60s or $70s seemed unsustainably low.

Of course, even before OPEC’s big Turkey Day declaration, oil had already fallen about 30% from its June highs of $107, due to burgeoning supplies. But the summer swoon turned out to be just the warmup for the rest of oil’s big 17-month collapse (so far). OPEC’s Thanksgiving 2014 meeting sent prices reeling and continued pressures have kept crude near its lows (around $40) even today. Continue reading "Will OPEC Be Turkeys Again?" →

What To Do In Any Market Scenario

Posted on by The INO.com Team

Hello traders everywhere. It would appear as though the holidays are already here with very thin trading and very little action in yesterday's market. Sometimes when markets are in this mode, you have to be extra careful because volatility can kick in at any moment and drive a market sharply higher or lower because of lower trading volume.

I'm going to continue the same theme today as yesterday with two more trading lessons from the "Traders Whiteboard Series".

Let's take a look at what you're going to learn in today's lessons. In lesson 3, I am going to share with you the type of technical tools you should be using to trade in markets that are moving up, down or sideways. I think you will find this lesson very helpful in quickly showing you which technical tools to use and when.

In lesson 4, I am going to be looking at money management and stops. Recently the New York Stock Exchange announced that they would no longer accept stop orders to protect capital. I think this is a big mistake, however I think it was implemented because of the high frequency trading that has been hitting on all the orders. Personally I think it is a mistake to deprive investors of a way to protect their capital, however there are many other exchanges that do accept stop loss orders to protect your capital. You will also learn about the art of money management in lesson 4.

Here are today's two featured lessons: Continue reading "What To Do In Any Market Scenario" →

UPDATE: 12 Stocks Making New 52-Week Highs

Posted on by The INO.com Team

I wanted to do this update to share with you exactly what would have happened had you followed everything I said in last Friday’s video.

One of the important elements to look for when a stock is making a 52-week high is that it closes very close to its highs for the day. An example of this would be Home Depot, which closed very close to its highs last Friday. That's the type of stock you should be looking for to go home long over the weekend.

Of the 12 stocks that I showcased last Friday, only three made the cut and matched that criteria and they are, Alphabet Inc., Home Depot and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

Let's now look at those stocks individually and how they closed last Friday and opened today. Continue reading "UPDATE: 12 Stocks Making New 52-Week Highs" →