Blue Chip Stocks

There are stocks that fit legendary investor Peter Lynch’s category of “stalwarts” – companies that are growing earnings in the high single-digit percentage zone, pay a solid and reliable… Read more

Since the beginning of 2014, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has been in a downtrend with the stock falling from a high of $84.62 on January 10, to a low of… Read more

“A stock split does nothing.” -Tim Cook, Apple CEO, February 2012 Two years later, Mr. Cook has changed his tune. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced a 7-to-1 stock split during… Read more

After writing about Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) in yesterday’s article, I didn’t necessarily want to write about another big oil company today. But the weekly chart for Chevron (NYSE:… Read more

Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) appeared on the daily bearish scan the other night and after a deeper look into the stock, I became more intrigued by the bearish signal…. Read more

Where should I set a stop-loss, if at all? I just never know when to sell. It’s one of the most frequent questions I receive from our readers here… Read more

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) caught my attention last night as the stock has formed an island bottom. This pattern is a reliable reversal sign in and of itself,… Read more

Almost one year ago, Ian Wyatt and I started an income service called High Yield Trader and made our first investment for the portfolio…buying Microsoft. The idea was to… Read more

As you read this article, I may be rushing my wife to the hospital for the birth of our first child. We (i.e. she) is due on April 5,… Read more