How healthy are the big banks? What kind of effects do they have on the stock market? No one knows the details, but we can get a pretty good idea of what investors think of banks, by simply looking at the point and figure analysis of the charts in this sector. In...
QQQ: PowerShares QQQ NASDAQ 100 Exchange Traded Fund
We have prepared a short video (less than five minutes) analyzing the current point and figure chart for QQQ, which is the exchange traded fund representing the NASDAQ 100 Index, issued by PowerShares. This ETF (exchange traded fund) invests in the index, which is the...
AUSAX: Columbia Acorn USA Fund
Is the Columbia Acorn USA Fund (symbol AUSAX) available in your retirement plan at work? AUSAX may be available in your deferred compensation plan or your 401k plan. In the many retirement plans I have reviewed, the Columbia Acorn Fund is one of the more popular funds...
Sell Signals: Point and Figure Videos, vol 3
If you have not seen the first video on the origins of Point and Figure Charts, I suggest you head over and watch the video, it is just a few minutes long. This video covers how sell signals are created on a point and figure chart. Buy signals and sell signals on...
Buy Signals: Point and Figure Videos, vol 2
If you have not seen the video on the origins of Point and Figure Charts, I suggest you head over and watch the video, it is just a few minutes long. This video covers how buy signals are created on a point and figure chart. Buy signals and sell signals on point and...
Point and Figure Chart Videos: vol 1
Following the first point and figure chart video, this lesson in point and figure charting builds on a practice begun in the 1880's by Charles Dow. I would also add the following: Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Therefore, no current or...
Point and Figure Videos: start here
If you are looking to learn the BASICS of Point & Figure Charting, you should start with this short video here. The point and figure video is only a few minutes long and covers the basics of how point and figure charts began, what these charts can (and cannot) do....
Insurance Companies and the Enstar Group – ESGR
In this video, recorded November 18, 2011, we take a look at Enstar Group, ticker symbol ESGR. And by way of comparison, also take a peek at other insurance companies in the sector of the stock market. All insurance companies are unique, so it is very hard to line up...
My 401k is Very Diversified
Or is it? So many times I'll meet a new client and they will tell me, "Even though my retirement account at work is totally diversified, I still lost money. Why?" Was it REALLY diversified? In this video, I show you how there is so much over-lap among large cap mutual...
Are Point and Figure Sell Signals Bad?
What generates a sell signal on a point and figure chart? The easy answer is "the price going down!" And you would be right. But that's kind of a "flip" response. The number one question I get asked is "Tom, tell me WHY the stock is going down!" That's a tougher...




