It’s no secret that the markets have been extremely volatile for the past month. Even though the DJIA rallied almost 700 points the last two days of the month, October turned out to be the worst month in the last seven years. At the investment conferences we attended, the chatter was all about whether we … Continued

It can be overwhelming, especially for new members, to log in to the TradeStops site and see all the different tabs, each of which dives deeply into separate areas of knowledge. Most members want to get right into the program and import their own investment portfolios. That makes sense; you want to see the Volatility … Continued

This is the season for investor conferences. Over the course of five to six weeks, TradeSmith will speak in front of a couple thousand investors. Some are TradeStops members and many aren’t members — yet. This year, with the markets’ increasing volatility and all of the negative headlines, his message is very clear. “Successful investors … Continued

This past weekend, TradeSmith and the TradeSmith team were in Las Vegas for the Total Wealth Symposium hosted by our friends and colleagues at Banyan Hill Publishing. We were pleased to welcome many new people to TradeStops. When new members log into TradeStops for the first time, it can feel overwhelming, especially if you see … Continued

Everyone knows that the TradeStops Volatility Quotient (VQ) measures and tracks the changes in the volatility of individual stock and funds. But the VQ can also be used in other ways to help you become a better investor. Every stock has its own unique volatility. That volatility isn’t static. There are times that a stock … Continued

Back in November 2016, TradeSmith wrote about investors who double up on their losers. He thought it made more sense to double up on your winners, which was an idea he wanted to explore for a long time. He asked our research team to look at an approach that uses the Volatility Quotient (VQ) to … Continued

For the past two weeks, TradeSmith has told us that value stocks have been underperforming growth stocks, but to keep an eye out for a possible change. Remember, growth stocks are stocks that are anticipated to grow at a rate significantly above the market. Value stocks trade at a lower price relative to their fundamentals … Continued

Over the past several months, we’ve introduced you to new strategies and kept you informed of our current thinking in the stock market. If you’ve kept up with TradeSmith’s editorials, you know that, given the prevailing economic environment, we prefer domestic small-cap stocks. He wrote about that two months ago. Last month, we showed you … Continued

Longtime TradeStops members are familiar with the impressive array of tools that are on the site and how to use most of them. Over the last year, we’ve added thousands of new members who might not be as familiar with the TradeStops tools. Today, we’ll address a couple of questions that we answer on an … Continued

We’re well into the summer months and you’re probably planning a trip. It takes time to plan, choose the route, and determine what you’re going to do when you arrive. Have you taken at least the same amount of time and planned for your investing success? Most of what we write on these pages deals … Continued