Two items I hope you will find interesting today. First, a short investing video looking at the week ahead in the market. I also look at the RT, Relative Timing technique to find good stock candidates in Canadian Sectors and the US Overview WatchLists. Here is the replay link: Click for the Video Replay. Next [...]
VectorVest teaches us that when price has pulled sharply away from its 40-day Simple Moving Average, it's more likely to pull back closer to the 40-MA before resuming its upward trend. The theory behind this relatively consistent move is called, Reversion to the Mean. In other words, it's more risky and you are likely to pay too [...]
Earnings are winding down, but still a few interesting stocks to watch in the week ahead. In The Week Ahead video below we look at few CA and US companies that are reporting. We'll walk you through a trade set-up for Royal Bank (RY-Toronto) using Jamin's Trade Analysis Calculator, and we take a look at how the markets are setting [...]
Yes, by all accounts, yesterday's first monthly Canada Online Forum was exciting! It was also tremendously informative, energizing and confidence-building. It was filled with stock selection and analysis ideas and methods. We had interaction and participation from Coast to Coast with several people adding valuable insights and asking great questions. We had terrific guest speakers: Emanuel Althuis [...]
Do yourself a favour. Watch this short video to learn the 7 keys to managing risk. It's presented by Angel Clark, VectorVest's Creative Marketing Director. It's short, interestingly presented and packed with wisdom for a lifetime of successful investing. Like it on our Facebook page and make sure your children and grandchildren get a chance [...]
By Stan Heller, Consultant, VectorVest Canada Despite a strong rebound rally today in New York, VectorVest is advocating caution in tomorrow's trading in both Canada and US markets. The TSX was closed today for the Canada Holiday. While VectorVest guidance states, "Prudent Investors should remain on the sidelines", it's a good idea to have your [...]
Canada's main stock index and the VectorVest Composite Index (VVC/CA) closed higher today, driven by strength in consumer staples and discretionary; metals, financial and technology sectors. Lots of major news events this week could affect CA and US markets. The Color Guard is only mildly bullish, and caution when buying stocks long is advised. OECD [...]
Gold and oil prices lifted the TSX to a 40 point gain today. US stocks fell on weaker than expected economic data, however, the DJI gained back more than 100 points from the day's low, closing down 77 points. Notice from the graphic that VectorVest's Color Guard is Mildly Bearish in both Canada and the [...]
Ballard Power (BLD) was the top price gainer in Canada today, lifting the Energy Sector higher. Ballard gapped up 50% at the open after announcing an $80 million deal with Volkswagen at about 7:00 p.m. EST. After initially falling back slightly, it tacked on another 14% or so in the afternoon session. Click on the [...]
By Stan Heller, Consultant, VectorVest Canada We're spoiled with VectorVest's AutoTimer Genius by the ability to run several BackTests in a reasonably short period, easily changing our test dates, market timing signals, search criteria and money management strategies. We can change from Gain/Loss to Trailing Stops in the blink of an eye and run several tests in short [...]
