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That is interesting...you'd think the equal weighted index's greater weighting towards small caps would provide for more pronounced long term advances due to the extra risk premia involved. Check out these long term charts from ZH that have data starting as early as 1789 that make the Great...

Here is the BIG picture for Crude Oil...any thoughts or insights for this one?

Seeing an opportunity in Retail. Opened an investment in $RETL today on 1/13/15 at a price of $30.35 per share.

Seeing an opportunity in Priceline. Added to an investment in $PCLN today on 1/13/15 at a price of $1107.39 per share.

Thanks Banjo for the tip about the cycles...I forgot to mention that on the flip side, the market tends to periodically visit that long term 7% growth curve which is currently at 1459 or approximately 24% lower from where we are now. So don't let a 20% drop from these levels surprise you as it...

Thanks everyone for your insights...I keep this chart on my wall to remind me that over longer periods of time the market tends to find a way to drift upwards. It never strays very far from that 8% nominal growth rate and the more time we spend beneath that rate the more dramatic the inevitable...

Sometimes keeping things in perspective can be harder than it looks...any thoughts?

Seeing an opportunity in $RUT. Added to an investment in $TNA today on 1/8/15 at a price of $49.50 per share.

Seeing an opportunity in $SPX. Opened an investment in $UPRO today on 1/7/15 at a price of $54.85 per share.

Seeing an opportunity in Apple. Added to an existing investment in $AAPL today on 1/6/15 at a price of $100.39 per share.

Have you tried setting up a thinkscript strategy that buys one high then sells at the next high...then you'll get a pink dashed line connecting those two points to show up on the chart.

I am a VBA grand master and I also know a lot about options. Let me know if you are still looking for help...I've been paid to write programs before so I have an idea of how to price the work as well.

Thanks for checking out my article and the feedback...I appreciate it. I sure hope the SEC listens equally to both sides before coming to a decision.

I really like investing in inverse volatility using XIV and more recently ZIV especially after big market panics that result in steep sell-offs. I feel like the price discovery mechanism embedded in markets is designed to reduce volatility over time which tends to make inverse volatility a...

Check out this article that discusses: Defending Leverage https://t.co/Xn2wpJ5PO3

Seeing an opportunity in Under Armour. Added to an existing investment in $UA today on 12/22/15 at a price of $79.42 per share.

Thanks for asking this question...I invest mainly in boring low cost index funds but I do reserve a portion of my portfolio for special situations and my favorite special situation to invest in is market panics. I'll keep my eye on blue chips that I define broadly as large caps that...

Seeing an opportunity in high yield debt. Opened an investment in $HYG today on 12/14/15 at a price of $79.40 per share.

Seeing an opportunity in selling volatility. Opened an investment in $ZIV today on 12/11/15 at a price of $38.13 per share.

Seeing an opportunity in MLPs. Added to an existing investment in MLPL today on 12/7/15 at a price of $18.88 per share.