Candlestick charting was developed by Japanese rice traders over four centuries ago and could quite possibly be the oldest form of technical analysis. Since technical analysis is not only predicting probable price moves but also assessing market psychology, candlestick charting is probably the best tool to give the trader these …

The overall guideline remains the same: Never sell a covered call unless you are willing to go through exercise and give up 100 shares of stock at the striking price. The strategy is twofold: If you would prefer to keep the stock for long-term investment growth, you need to view …

The pretty cheerleaders on CNBC-TV are worried. Much of the talk on Wall Street, especially among the the TV guests, is about the coming recession and even the possibility of the d word (depression). Martin Weiss, the perennial bear, will give you a thousand (well almost) reasons why the U.S. …