Bull Markets

DirecTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) gapped higher and broke out after AT&T approached the satellite TV content provider about an acquisition.  The move generated a runaway gap, while the MACD generated… Read more

Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) gapped higher on better than expected earnings results as the oil giant benefitted from higher prices in liquids and gases.  The company reported that its U.S…. Read more

If you subscribe to the “Sell in May, Go Away” investment theory, 2013 was not a good year for you. The S&P 500 rose 10% from May to November,… Read more

Which way are stocks headed? It seems the market has been in a holding pattern for two months now. The S&P 500 entered March at just a tick under… Read more

Sears Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SHLD) is soaring and has climbed nearly 30% in the last 4-trading sessions on the heels of insider purchases that have generated a potential short squeeze… Read more

First-quarter earnings aren’t exactly off to a rousing start. But so far, investors have barely noticed. Two weeks into Q1 earnings season, most of the reports have been disappointing…. Read more

January was a big month for the bears. The S&P 500 declined 5.8% between New Year’s Day and Feb. 3. On the heels of the best year for stocks… Read more

The 5% pullback in January sent waves of panic through Wall Street. It had little effect on the IPO market. There have been more IPOs on U.S. markets in… Read more

The U.S. housing recovery picked up steam in 2013. Home prices increased 10.9%, their biggest annual increase since the recession. Foreclosures are down 33% since the end of 2012…. Read more