Over the past year, the news has reported about many hedge funds that have closed down or have returned capital to investors. They cite many reasons for doing this such as they cannot find value in this market or their strategy is simply no longer working. Others go as far as to blame the Federal [...]
The market call I am making could be life changing. The explosive Bull Market from 1995-2000 helped so many investors multiply their accounts many times over and we could be heading into a similar period now. The problem is most money managers are not prepared for it and the majority of investors are scared. If [...]
In this interview for Yahoo Finance, I discuss why this Bull Market can continue higher, Amazon, and more! I can be reached at: jfahmy@zorcapital.com
When selecting stocks, you want to narrow your universe down to the strongest stocks you can find. In this educational video, I provide a simple MarketSmith screen that combines fundamentals and technicals, so you're at least starting with a quality group of stocks. If you have any questions, you can email me directly at jfahmy@zorcapital.com. [...]
Jesse Livermore was one of the greatest traders who ever lived. You can read more about him here. Here are his trading rules written in 1940. You will find that many of them still apply today, proving that very little changes in the market over time. 1. Nothing new ever occurs in the business of [...]
There’s an amazing psychological pattern that keeps occurring in the stock market: 1) An event (usually with a finite date) is overly hyped up by the financial media. Keep in mind the media is not there to inform us, they exist to startle and scare us so they can sell ads. 2) Because the majority [...]
As Jesse Livermore said: "Trading is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or for the get-rich-quick adventurer." In other words, to excel in the stock market, you have to work hard, have emotional control, and develop confidence in your strategy. I constantly get asked to recommend [...]
If you want to play golf, it’s pretty simple. Just book a tee time at a local course, rent some clubs and swing away. Sounds easy, right? Just because it’s easy, it doesn’t mean you’re going to be good at it. You still have to practice, put in the time, do post analysis of your [...]
At the end of 2012, the financial markets experienced a very dramatic event: The Fiscal Cliff. Dramatic might be too strong of a word, but it seemed that way because we didn't stop hearing about it in the media. It was even the lead story on the national evening news every night for a week. [...]
The financial media continues to say that this week is the 8 year anniversary of the Bull Market that began in March 2009. In this interview for Yahoo Finance, I explain why this is a NEW Bull Market that started in July 2016 and how we still have more room to go. I can be [...]