When Bill Clinton released oil from strategic reserves in 2000,oil was a whopping $40 a barrel

The last time the US decided to embark on a major program to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was in 2000, when President Bill Clinton, concerned about the price of oil going into the…


Are you watching the VIX?

Are you watching the VIX?US Major Market Sentiment + The Bulls vs. Bears Are you watching the VIX? Last week as the market sold off ahead of Quad Witching options expiration we saw a jump in…


Coles and Hawkins, MIDAS Technical Analysis

Coles and Hawkins, MIDAS Technical Analysis Anyone who trades using technical analysis would do well to read MIDAS Technical Analysis: A VWAP Approach to Trading and Investing in Today’s Markets…


Insiders are Buying Valeant Pharmaceuticals NYSE:VRX

Insiders are Buying Valeant Pharmaceuticals NYSE:VRX   Valeant…


You can't make money in the market if you are too afraid of losing it.

Consumer confidence is on the decline, employment growth has turned down, the Government is broke, the Dollar is going down the tubes, and government is broken.  And that's the good news.  Greece is…


Follow up on Cirrus Logic Conversation with Managment

We had an opportunity to speak to management today.  I'm not going to recap our entire conversation due to confidentiality reasons but these are my impressions. The rest of the year is pretty much…


Guggenheim ABCS Gives Us A-B-C But No Y

Guggenheim ABCS Gives Us A-B-C…


Just Say No

Commissions and transaction costs have plummeted in the last 15 years.  The rationale behind staying put and minimizing transaction costs is not as compelling as it used to be.  Unless there is a…