Anthony Mirhaydari

Anthony Mirhaydari

Anthony Mirhaydari is founder of the Edge and Edge Pro investment advisory newsletters.

He is an independent investment columnist with work appearing at Investorplace, The Fiscal Times, CBS News MoneyWatch, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, and Dow Jones MarketWatch. He started covering the markets and the economy in the media in 2008 in the midst of the greatest financial crisis in generations.

Previously, he was a senior research analyst with Markman Capital Insight, an advisory and money management firm, and a business consulting analyst with Moss Adams focusing on the financial-services industry.

Recent Articles

Is it Time for Investors to Get Defensive?

There is increasing evidence that the broader market is preparing for a pullback. Various technical indicators have moved into overbought territory. And this comes just as the major indices are hitting major resistance levels from earlier in the summer.

Don’t Bet on September Stock Rally Lasting

After an impressive run higher to kick off the month of September, stocks are stalling at signifying overhead resistance. This comes as various technical indicators have moved into overbought territory. While I still expect September to end the month in positive territory, shares are due for a pullback.

Natural Resources (CLF) is a Great Materials Stock to Buy

Materials stocks have been some of the best performing issues this week as the broad market bounds out of oversold territory. The Materials SPDR (NYSE: XLB) is up more than +8% from its August 25 low; compare this to the 4.8% rise in the S&P 500 over the same period.

Why Investors Shouldn’t Fear September

Students of market history get a chill when the calendar flips to the first month of autumn. And for good reason: September is by far the worst month for stocks. Since 1928, the S&P 500 has lost on average 1.2% for the month. Compare this to the 0.3% average loss in February, the second worst month.

Technical Analysis Hints at a September Rally

With investors fleeing equities in droves -- the ICI reports that investors have pulled money out of stock funds for nine straight weeks -- and with the economy threatening to tip back into recession, it's tempting to throw one's hand up in disgust and sell everything.