How This One Indicator Could Make You Rich

Posted on by The INO.com Team

Let's face it, there are hundreds of technical indicators out there doing all kinds of mischief in the market. Some of them are good and some of them may be hyped a little too much.

For the moment I am excluding the Trade Triangle technology which I personally believe is one of the best methods to trade the markets.

I often hear that the markets are not the same and that they have changed, and I have to agree to a certain extent they have changed. However, the fundamental purpose of the market is to set the price, good or bad, for a market, a commodity or anything else that is freely traded and that principle has not changed. Continue reading "How This One Indicator Could Make You Rich" →

1 ETF That Could Turn The Fear Of Cyber Attacks Into A Fortune

Posted on by Matt Thalman

Matt Thalman - INO.com Contributor - ETFs


Over the last few weeks news about the Federal Government data hack has caused a lot of fear and worry from not only the over 4 million current and prior government employees, but all Americans. The thinking is that if hackers can break into the US government databases and retrieve very sensitive personal data on current and past employees, what can't they hack into?

Well it seems like the hackers can and have gained access to nearly whomever they want. Besides the recent hack of the US Government, other notable high-profile hacks over the past few years consist of JPMorgan Chase in 2014; Home Depot in 2014; Target in 2013; Visa and MasterCard in 2012 have all seen their computer systems broken into. In most of these cases banking, credit card and debit card information, was stolen. But, with the US Government hack, it appears all sorts of personal information such as names, addresses, social-security numbers and more were targeted. (With that information the hackers can do a lot more damage to an individual than just run up some credit card bills.)

This well-deserved fear has led many investors into wondering how they can turn this bad situation into an investment opportunity. One could start by buying shares of cyber security software firms like FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, and Frontinet, or by buying the hardware manufacturers like Cisco Systems or Juniper Networks. But with that strategy the issue is correcting picking the right company or companies that will benefit the most from the increasing demand for cyber security. Continue reading "1 ETF That Could Turn The Fear Of Cyber Attacks Into A Fortune" →

I'm Still Not Sold On A 2015 Rate Increase

Posted on by George Yacik

George Yacik - INO.com Contributor - Fed & Interest Rates


The consensus market opinion after last week's Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting is that the Fed will start to raise short-term interest rates sometime this year, maybe twice, beginning most likely at its September meeting.

I, for one, am still not sold that that will happen.

Last Wednesday's announcement following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting said not much of anything, especially when it came to signaling when it might finally begin interest rate lift-off. The statement gave the usual yadda yadda that economic activity "has been expanding moderately" and that "the pace of job gains picked up." But nothing about rates, other than the usual verbiage that the current federal funds target range of zero to 0.25% "remains appropriate."

Instead, analysts, journalists and investors were forced to look for clues in the "Fed dots," which show graphically where the 17 individual FOMC members expect interest rates to be by the end of this year, next year, 2017 and beyond. Continue reading "I'm Still Not Sold On A 2015 Rate Increase" →

Bike Like A Girl Team Is Rolling Through Colorado

Posted on by lindsay

And the team is off!

If you remember earlier this month, we told you about the Bike Like A Girl team that we are sponsoring for our June INO Cares campaign. The team departed from California on June 20th and is racing back to Maryland. The team is passing through Colorado today and is making great time. They are ranked 7th in the 8-person open, but they are the only team made up of all women. We will continue to give you updates as they race to make cycling history in the Race Across America (RAMM).

Visit the RAAM site to track our ladies' progress!

Or track them on their Facebook page for the latest updates and photos.

Best,
Lindsay Bittinger
INO.com, Inc.

Optimism For Greece - Can It Last?

Posted on by The INO.com Team

It started in the Far East and was immediately picked up by the European stock markets with many of them soaring over 3% for the day. All of which was overshadowed by the Athens Stock Index which was up over 8%. Can anyone say happy days are here again?

It would appear to this observer that the world wants a positive outcome from this self-induced Greek tragedy.

Last week, on Thursday to be exact, you may remember buy signals were triggered on the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ based on the Trade Triangle technology. That signal did not apply to the Dow which remains a laggard. The Dow could join the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ should it trade above 18,169 this week. As of this writing, the DOW is about 30 to 40 points away from giving a buy signal based on the Trade Triangle technology. Continue reading "Optimism For Greece - Can It Last?" →