Strategies

The popular seasonal stock market saying "sell in May and go away" conveys that the stock market tends to under-perform in the six summer months compared to the six winter months but is this indeed the case?...Is this typical period of weakness in the summer months only seen in U.S. markets, or does it exist in other countries as well?

Is it really true that professional investors usually fail to beat the market and does that mean that regular investors shouldn’t even try, and just put their money in an index fund?

The current Fear & Greed index is 39 and remains at the “Fear” level for the 6th straight week.

Historically, over the last 50 years, there have virtually been no significant silver or gold rallies during a period when the USDollar Index has been rising - and that is exactly what it is doing these days.

When trading any kind of asset the emotional temperature of the market is often just as important as more easily measurable qualities like supply and demand and candlestick charts show buyer and seller sentiment, and how this was affecting the price of the item in question.

The current Fear & Greed index is 42 and remains at the “Fear” level for the 4th straight week.

It is important to know when the market opens and closes...[because] if you submit an order outside of regular stock market hours the order may not get filled until the market opens.

I don’t like it when the market goes down OR up 10% a day so I personally plan to wait until there are a few days or weeks of stability even though I also think right now is a bargain. Below are my 6 rules for investing in a crisis market like we are now experiencing.

Today's infographic is Part 1 of a series from Eclipse Gold Mining that focuses on what to look for in a management team, including the types of characters you’ll want to avoid!

Things are going to get worse before they get better but I expect this bear market to end at some point this summer and, in the meantime I plan to....