Tom's Market Outlook

Browse our most recent articles in the following list:

• Back to Business
  6/29/2009 2:09:51 PM
  We are back from Oasis 2009 and if you missed it, you missed a great event! One of the case studies George and I went over involved risk and reward, and I want to use it as an example in this article... Read full article »
  
  
• Trading Mistakes and How to Correct Them, Part V
  6/19/2009 4:36:57 PM
  It absolutely shocks me how many people try to learn this business on reading a few books and then opening a brokerage account to get in the game. Although I laugh about this, the laughter is short lived as I remember that's exactly how I got in this business... Read full article »
  
  
• Trading Mistakes and How To Correct Them, Part IV
  6/14/2009 11:12:46 AM
  There are three main reasons why traders lose money. Following rules will help eliminate a large majority of losses in the markets. Here are a few quick rules to follow Read full article »
  
  
• Trading Mistakes and How to Correct Them, Part III
  6/6/2009 9:16:21 AM
  Trading Mistake #3: Thinking that investing is safe, but trading is risky. This might have been a logical mistake 30 years ago, but not today. Here are the top reasons why investors are afraid to be traders... Read full article »
  
  
• Trading Mistakes and How to Correct Them, Part II
  5/26/2009 3:34:33 PM
  We're on Week 2 of our series on trading mistakes and how to correct them. This week's lesson: It's not too late to start saving, investing, and controlling your retirement! Read full article »
  
  
• The Biggest Investing Mistakes and How to Correct Them
  5/13/2009 6:51:18 PM
  Complacently leads to losses, so for the next several weeks we will be looking at the mistakes of investing and how to correct them. Read full article »
  
  
• Time to Start Investing Like Warren Buffett
  4/24/2009 2:20:21 PM
  It's hard not to like this guy. Let's dive into exactly how the "Oracle of Omaha" came to be, as well as his investing style and, finally, how to trade options using Warren Buffet stocks. Read full article »
  
  
• Don't Buy the Hype!
  4/18/2009 11:02:06 AM
  It's quite amazing how fast the market has come in the past 6 weeks. But let's remember that we haven't even retraced 25% of what we have given up since the highs of 14,000 in 2007... Read full article »
  
  
• Dogs of the Dow... Now?
  4/5/2009 3:05:21 PM
  The Dogs are down on hard times. The question is, will this trend continue and is there safety in buying the Dogs in the event that the market is stabilizing? Read full article »
  
  
• Swingtown
  3/30/2009 10:12:10 AM
  I like old music. One of my favorite bands, The Steve Miller Band, has a song that continuously reminds me of the stock market in the past few months. Swingtown was a favorite for myself and others, but now that's the worst thing you want to say to anyone who is still holding the stock market waiting for the stability to return. Read full article »
  
  
• Reload Your Weapons!
  3/23/2009 9:44:18 AM
  Last week I wrote an article about the demand that is going on in the gun industry right now. Let's look at a snapshot of what happened this week... Read full article »
  
  
• Ready, Aim, FIRE!
  3/13/2009 12:37:01 PM
  Some people say we are going to hell in a hand basket. If you are one of those people, consider our right to bear arms. Okay, not our right to bear arms, but our right to own stock in a company designed to help people with our 2nd amendment. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation... Read full article »
  
  
• Protecting Your Profits
  3/8/2009 2:31:38 PM
  How do I protect my profits? What about setting a stop? There are a variety of ways to do this, either with a dollar stop loss, a percentage stop loss, a trailing stop, etc. But what about options to help protect your trades? Here are three such ways to do that... Read full article »
  
  
• Does Money Management Really Matter?
  2/28/2009 8:44:23 AM
  We all need to have a plan for the amount of capital at risk in our trades. One of the simplest forms of money management is what is referred to as "Fixed Fractional" trading... Read full article »
  
  
• Close, But No Cigar...
  2/20/2009 5:14:16 PM
  There are 3 things I want you to think about going forward, even if you don't agree with my outlook... Read full article »
  
  
• Has Black Gold Run Its Bearish Course?
  2/8/2009 9:39:09 PM
  A lot of the big oil stocks are showing a type of bottoming pattern. If it's true that oil stocks precede oil itself, perhaps we are at a short-term bottom... Read full article »
  
  
• Using Time Tools
  2/2/2009 9:49:28 AM
  Our government has thrown everything it can at this market, and nothing is sticking. I believe that the inevitable move down is just being delayed. In last week's article we predicted what was going to happen.. Let's look a bit deeper into some time tools available to the technical trader. Read full article »
  
  
• Brace for Impact
  1/23/2009 11:50:30 AM
  I like that quote. I believe in that quote... for the market, that is. Technically and fundamentally, this market has a great probability of retesting the November lows, and even pushing into new bearish territory. Let's take a quick look at the Dow and see if you can see what I see. Read full article »
  
  
• Start the New Year Off Right by Fixing Your Trading Mistakes
  1/11/2009 5:37:22 PM
  Throw out the old memories of last year's trading and think ahead! But don't forget about the mistakes that were made, and resolve to correct them. The top mistakes made by most traders are... Read full article »
  
  
• "How Much Money Do I Need To Start Trading?"
  12/18/2008 4:57:34 PM
  It's one of the most popular questions I get. Yet as simple as the question is, the answer is actually very complicated because it depends on the trader. Hopefully this article will help you get an idea of what is best for your situation… Read full article »
  
  
• Finding Up to $50,000 to Trade With
  12/15/2008 9:51:37 PM
  This week I had a new student approach me with a question I haven't heard in some time. He asked "How do I find discretionary money to trade with?" Read full article »
  
  
• Forget the Republicans! Vote Republic for the Holidays...
  12/7/2008 3:10:00 PM
  I hate airlines for several reasons. The airlines make it almost impossible to enjoy flying anymore. Now let me tell you why I like airlines. For the short term, they are an oil play and nothing more to me. Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., is one such airline that has doubled off its bottom… Read full article »
  
  
• November Can't End Soon Enough for Some...
  12/1/2008 9:24:00 AM
  So where do we go from here? I have a few scenarios that are spinning around in my head that I will quickly review here… Read full article »
  
  
• Buy in November? I Think Not!
  11/23/2008 2:41:00 PM
  The pattern this month was "buy the election and sell the results," no matter who won. It really didn’t matter who was going into office—he is still left with the problems that the past 4 years brought us, and they aren’t going away anytime soon... Read full article »
  
  
• Why It's Time To Be A Gold Bug Now…
  11/9/2008 3:43:52 PM
  It's been several months since I looked at Gold as a viable investment option, but it's looking good for several reasons right now. And they are... Read full article »
  
  
• Boo!
  10/31/2008 2:50:52 PM
  October closes as the worst month on record. Many traders (including this one) are glad to see it go, but does this really signify the end of the bears? Read full article »
  
  
• I Was Wr... Wr.... Wrong (as Fonzie Used to Say)
  10/27/2008 9:25:24 AM
  I came into the month of October a bull, expecting our 800-point down day in the Dow to be the day of capitulation, but I was wrong. I have since accepted this. Its time to look forward and not behind... Read full article »
  
  
• Problems and Solutions (For Traders)
  10/20/2008 9:45:05 AM
  Tom looks at the problems facing the US stock market and the solutions we need, and why there's only one option strategy you need to know right now... Read full article »
  
  
• Random Walk Traders Run for Their Financial Lives
  10/13/2008 11:28:32 AM
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• Before You Start: Five Questions that New Traders Must Ask Themselves
  10/3/2008 6:03:04 PM
  Each person seeking for a profession in trading will answer these a bit differently. If you are a new trader, or looking to change some old habits, perhaps these questions are the first step. Read full article »
  
  
• Goodbye, Fannie and Freddie!
  9/8/2008 3:50:25 PM
  Last weekend, the U.S. government made a move to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These two companies represent nearly half of all mortgages in the US. Okay, so who wins, who loses, and what becomes of the rest of the stock market? Read full article »
  
  
• Is Anyone Out There?
  8/22/2008 10:56:41 AM
  Yes, it's me... the guy who has taken a stretch off for the summer. I know a lot of you have been wondering what happened to me, but alas... I am alive and well. Better than the markets, I can say. With all the ups and downs in recent weeks, let's take a moment and review the credit markets and where the financials stand... Read full article »
  
  
• Tom's Weekly Outlook, July 4th, 2008
  7/4/2008 8:00:00 AM
  Happy Oil Dependence Day!!! This time last year oil was priced just above 70 dollars a barrel. I never would have guessed that the price of oil would have risen to double its price in just one year, but it sure has. In fact, it’s risen more than 50 dollars a barrel in the past six months; it just seems like there’s no end in sight. So how does this affect the Fourth of July weekend? Well, the fireworks and explosions can be heard all around the world... Read full article »