Dustin Tibbitts

Another strong week for the markets. Stocks finished up nicely today and have now had positive gains for the past 4 weeks. The Dow 30 was up 217 (1.28%), the S&P 500 was up 32 (...

Lack of momentum pushed stocks lower tod... Stocks started strong today following news from the ECB, but were unable to hold on to the momentum. The Dow 30 lost 5 points (-0.03%), the...

How to participate in Oil's recent bounc... Oil is a very popular commodity that has been in the news recently for both its long term decline as well as the bounce it's seen in recent...

3 Stand out stocks held by gold mining E... By far one of the stand out sectors this year has been the gold mining stocks. The most popular ETF for participating in a basket of these s...

Gold and oil lose some steam. There is no doubting the strength in the Gold markets since the beginning of the year. Oil has also tried to perk up recently, but this week...

Green on the screen today, but not by mu... The markets had small a positive day today as energy supported again. The Dow 30 gained 33 points (0.20%) while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 g...

Let's take a look at price gaps. Price gaps are very important to any investor because they can signal a critical change in a stock's direction. Gaps occur when a stock trad...

Oil weighs on an extended market. The markets saw some weakness today as all the major indices were in the red. The Nasdaq 100 lost 59 points (-1.26%). The S&P 500 lost 22 (-...

5 sentiment indicators investors should... Technical analysis requires investors to identify a trend, position with that trend, and then exit the trade when the trend shows signs of r...

Energy leads the way, but markets reluct... Markets were mixed to start the week even as oil has a 5% up day. The Dow 30 green again today for the 5th straight day gaining 39 points (0...

No IPO's on the books this week. Despite market improvement in the short term there are no IPO's on the calendar for this week. The S&P 500 has climbed 8% in the past three...

Markets post slight gains on the day The markets all posted modest gains for the day as oil inventories were the focus. The S&P 500 performed the best today gaining 8 (0.41%). T...

A top down look at ETF performance this... The markets start the week with a bang and the market ETF's all post over 2% gains. With positive gains across the board this week we though...

Econ numbers show Americans were out buy... The U.S. auto consumer was out if force for February though not all manufacturers were able to benefit from the increased demand. Sales for...

Should you specialize? In every business there are people who specialize in their respective roles. Human resources has their role, and accounting manages the mone...

Can one profit from following insiders t... Insiders (executives and beneficial owners) must file what is called a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The form es...

February living up to its "IPO Slow" his... The S&P 500 has now bounced 8% off its lows of this year. While the IPO markets have been almost non-existent, IPO investors are hopeful tha...

Markets finish the week mixed but a big... The markets were up early Friday before giving back those gains and then splitting up to finish mixed at the close. The Nasdaq 100 stayed po...

Starbucks new rewards program. Who's to... We've all seen rewards programs everywhere, mostly with airlines and credit card companies. Rewards programs are available for absolutely ev...

Another recovery day for the markets For the second day in a row the markets (and oil) started lower but finished positive. Although the overall volume was limited, all the mark...

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