Tag: technical analysis

It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens' well-known quote perfectly explains what's going on in the markets today. On one hand you have the bull encampment saying we're going to go higher and on the other hand you have the bears arguing that stocks are over-valued.

So which is it?

It is times like these that can drive investors crazy and frequently drives investors out of the market completely. I prefer to think of myself as a hybrid that is neither a bull nor bear, but someone who relies on the market to give them the answer to the trend. Continue reading "It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times" →

Will Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) Miss Earnings?

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Today, I am going to analyze the stock of Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN).

I am sure, like me, you've received emails from Groupon offering all kinds of special deals on meals, massages, auto detailing and so forth. It seems they come all the time and to be truthful, I have yet to take advantage of any of the deals Groupon offers.

I was curious and decided to look into the world of special offers from the other side of the table, so to speak. I checked with some of the merchants who are offering these deals or who have offered these deals in the past and asked if they would do it again. It seems that the experience, while novel at first, was not necessarily a positive one for all merchants. Many merchants found that people would respond to their offer, come once, and not return. So where is the upside if you're a merchant and you're selling at perhaps a breakeven price or loss? What's in it for them? Yes, you can chalk it up to advertising, but like any advertising if it doesn’t work for you, don’t go and do it again and again. I'm not sure if the Groupon model can continue if merchants begin looking at the numbers and deciding that this approach is not such a great deal anymore for them.

Let's take a look at the stock itself and see what it has been doing over the last couple of years. After dropping down to a low of around $3 in November of 2012, the stock moved steadily higher in a very optimistic and bullish climate in 2013. After hitting a high of just over $12.50 last September, the stock once again dropped below $9 before recovering to around $12 a share. Continue reading "Will Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) Miss Earnings?" →

Has Yahoo! Inc. (NASADAQ:YHOO) Lost Its Mojo?

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, President of INO.com and co-creator of MarketClub, with your video update for Friday, the 17th of January.

The stock of the Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) has had enjoyed a spectacular rise under the leadership of Marissa Mayer over the last 2 years. After chopping around the $12 to $13 level for much of 2009 to 2011, Yahoo took off on September 5, 2012 from $16.37 and stayed in a strong uptrend. It made a high of $41.72 on January 8, 2014.

This analysis of Yahoo! Inc.(NASDAQ:YHOO) is not to say the stock can’t go higher, perhaps later in the year, but rather noting certain technical elements that are falling in place that do not look good for this stock.

What Does This Company Do?

Yahoo! Inc.(NASDAQ:YHOO), a technology company, provides search, content, and communication tools on the Web and on mobile devices worldwide. Continue reading "Has Yahoo! Inc. (NASADAQ:YHOO) Lost Its Mojo?" →

5 Must-Know Indicators - Technical Analysis For Beginners

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Using Technical Analysis Indicators

Technical analysis is a method of examining past market data to help forecast future price movements. Using different tools, indicators, and charts, traders can spot important price patterns and market trends, and then use that data to anticipate a market's future performance.

Technical analysis is based around a market's price history, rather than the fundamental data like earnings, dividends, news, and events. The belief is that price action tends to repeat itself and the patterns can be identified and used to define a market's trend.

Since MarketClub offers a variety of chart studies that can be helpful in your technical analysis, I'd like to highlight several of the most popular technical indicators and how you can use them.

The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) Indicator

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3 Stocks To Sweeten Your Portfolio

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Halloween costumes and confectionery sales move into high gear tonight as millions of children will dress up and go trick-or-treating.

I thought it would be fun to take a look at the sweet side of the market and pick out some "sweet" stocks for you.

I have three stocks to satisfy your sweet tooth today:
Nestlé SA (NASDAQ:NSRGY)
Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)
Mondelez Intl (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

All three stocks are in a positive mode based on the Trade Triangle technology and look to go higher.

The stock I'm analyzing in detail is Nestlé SA (NASDAQ:NSRGY).

1. Classic Uptrend Line Continue reading "3 Stocks To Sweeten Your Portfolio" →