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

Was the Stock Market Rally Too Much of a Good Thing?

While I'll be the first to jump for joy after yesterday's awesome 2.95% rise in the S and P 500 -- I feel obligated to point out the fact that big rallies of 3% or more are rare. And they normally happen in the midst of bear markets. One caveat: Since the SEC got rid of the short-selling uptick rule in 2007, overall volatility has increased. So we've seen a bunch of 3%+ since then -- 32 to be exact. Most of these came during the bear market rallies of the spring and fall of 2008. The rest were clustered around the initial rebound from the March 2009 low.

My Simple Trading Strategy – Don’t Give Up On Stocks

Stocks continue to churn without making any real progress. But simple trading strategies aren't doomed. Investing your money in the stock market instead of hiding out in cash may be your best bet right now. Retirement investors could miss out on a rally if they sell their stocks, and indicators show there is not that much downside risk left on Wall Street.