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Market Leaders Forecast More Declines in Store
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:30am
Professional traders look at more than just movement of the averages to gather insight into the direction of markets. In particular, they ... [More »]
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Is There a Contrarian Opportunity for You in J.P. Morgan’s Loss?
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:30am
By now, you’re likely aware of the $2 BILLION loss by the “chief investment office” at J.P. Morgan (JPM). The firm’s stock has obviously suffered ... [More »]
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Could Delta’s Bold Move Prove a Winner for Contrarian Investors?
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 7:30am
The old saying is that the best way for a billionaire to become a millionaire is to buy an airline. And there’s indeed truth to that. For years airlines ... [More »]
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Attention contrarian investors: Canada’s screaming opportunity!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 7:30am
Part of being a good contrarian investor is constantly looking beyond your investment “comfort zone” and trying to find less-followed ... [More »]
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Turn fears in the energy sector into pay dirt!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:30am
One of the biggest stories of 2012 has been the absolute collapse of natural gas prices. The fall has been truly breathtaking, with natural gas falling from $2.97 at the start of the year, to a sub $2.00 as of the end of last week. This collapse has had numerous peripheral effects on the energy [More »]
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A Doctor Sends a Flashing Warning Sign!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:30am
The focus of the entire investing world has once again turned to Europe, where concerns about Spain are leading markets lower. And while traders are ... [More »]
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European officials setting stage for another rollercoaster ride
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7:30am
As someone who has closely watched this European saga for two full years, I have seen a discernible pattern emerge ... At its core, the European crisis has ... [More »]
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Put Rising Gas Prices to Work for You!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7:30am
As I look back on the first quarter of 2012, one of the most glaring events was the rise in gas prices here in the U.S. Wholesale gasoline began the ... [More »]
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How You Can Profit from the “Year with No Winter”
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 7:30am
If you live in the northern parts of the country, it’s probably not news that this has been the “year with no winter.” Indeed, I recently read that this winter has ... [More »]
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Three ways to put the U-turn in Treasuries to work for you!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 7:30am
Last week most of the financial media focused on the fact that the stock market made new highs for the year and hit the highest level since 2006. Indeed impressive. But I don’t believe that was the week’s most significant event ... [More »]
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For contrarians, a crisis can bring opportunities
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 7:30am
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the tsunami hitting Japan and the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Undoubtedly the country is still ... [More »]
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Chinese premier reveals HOW to invest in China
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 7:30am
In the mid 2000’s, “Buy what China is buying” was an investment mantra that often circulated around professional trading desks. The point of that ... [More »]
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Two Key Indicators Waving Caution Flags
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:30am
There’s no question that the rally we’ve seen in markets up to this point in the year has been impressive. Through the end of last week, the S&P 500 was up almost 9 percent and we’re not even through two full months of 2012! [More »]
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China-Canadian Trade Talks Open Doors for Uranium Producers
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:30am
While the world has been consumed watching the geo-political events unfolding in Europe and the Middle East, I think one of the ... [More »]
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The Real Truth Behind the New Jobs Numbers
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:30am
Even though you know that trading the headlines is a sucker’s game, plenty of people who continually miss that memo wind up driving stocks up or down based on what they think the day’s headlines really mean. [More »]
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More Evidence of the Power of Contrarian Investing
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:30am
It seems that the only thing traders and investors on TV want to do is try to handicap when a bunch of government officials and bureaucrats in Europe will finally make up their minds and solve the crisis still gripping the region. But while that may be a fun mental exercise, I prefer to use [More »]
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Is Europe Throwing Us into a 1930s Moment?
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:30am
The market has been watching Europe, particularly the fact that (as of this writing) a deal still hasn’t been struck between the Greek government, the Troika ... [More »]
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Two Credit Card Companies I Got My Eye On
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:30am
While the markets have spent the last several months focused on the macro economic issues of Europe, this week brings a slew of earnings. And even in ... [More »]
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How the SX7P Could Help You Make a Bundle In 2012
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:30am
After a few weeks of relative quiet from Europe during the holiday season, things are starting to heat back up in the region. This week will see a return of ... [More »]
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In 2012, remember that it’s a market of stocks!
by Tom Essaye | Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 7:30am
When I was a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I often heard an old saying repeated: “Remember that this is a market of stocks, not a stock market!” [More »]
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Portfolio managers’ year-end pains can be your 2012 gains!
by Tom Essaye | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:30am
When I was a professional portfolio manager, December was always the most nerve racking month of the year in my office. In fact, while most people were ... [More »]
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Why heating oil looks so hot right now …
by Tom Essaye | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:30am
Whether they come from Washington or Europe, it seems like news headlines (and rumors) are now influencing the stock market more than ... [More »]
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