Sam Collins

Sam Collins

Sam Collins is  InvestorPlace.com’s Chief Technical Analyst. He has more than four decades of experience in Wall Street firms.

In addition to providing fundamental and technical analysis for InvestorPlace.com, he provides FREE daily market commentary each trading day via the Daily Trader’s Alert. The Daily Trader’s Alert contains his Daily Market Outlook PLUS a Trade of the Day.

Sam served as a regular army captain serving in West Germany during the Berlin Wall Crisis before joining Merrill Lynch as a futures broker. Since then, he has been a financial adviser, branch manager, regional manager and certified portfolio manager with national and regional securities firms. While he retired in October 2009, during his career, he received recognition and numerous awards.

Sam used technical analysis as a timing and selection technique with portfolios that he managed. He developed a specific technical analysis technique and timing system called the Collins Bollinger Reversal (CBR) that has received national recognition, and he has appeared on local and national TV as a financial commentator.

As an equity specialist and technician, he uses technical analysis as a selection technique along with fundamental analysis. As a value buyer, his goal is to find companies with outstanding management, unique products and strong financials that have not yet been driven to unreasonable prices. His CBR system helps him to screen vast amounts of data for stocks that meet those standards.

Sam is also a member of the NASD Board of Arbitrators.

Recent Articles

Be on the Defensive With This Defense Stock

Sell or short defense stock Alliant Techsystems with a minimum downside target of $43.

Nasdaq Chart Should Give the Bulls Hope

The recent pullback appears to be nothing more than a short-term correction.

AKAM Is an Investor’s Nightmare

Akamai Technologies’ chart is throwing up many technical red flags. Get the downside target for AKAM.

Market on Verge of Major Breakout

The bow tie chart pattern suggests that despite the recent correction, a big upside move is coming.

Market’s Run Hits a Speed Bump

Unless the bulls can mount a full-fledged, high-volume attack, the current advance is likely to fail.

Let Cerner Fall Into Your Lap

Use Cerner’s high volatility to your advantage and buy on a pullback. Get the buy price for CERN.

2 Things Standing in the Bulls’ Way

The market has broken above key resistance lines, but is now contending with overhead resistance and weak momentum.

6 Stocks to Sell in July

Unload these non-performers and high-risk stocks on the next rally. See this month's list of stocks to dump.

Top 6 Stocks to Buy for July

This month’s emphasis is on stocks that should do well despite near-term market concerns.

Prepare for a Long, Hot Summer

The long-term bull market remains intact, but the short- and intermediate-term trends are a little more in doubt.