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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average May Be Stalling

While the S&P 500 seems to be picking up steam again, the Dow Jones Industrial Average may have a tougher hill to climb.

Trade of the Day: Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Stock Has Growth on the Menu

Yum! Brands looks like it has got another leg up in its future. It may be time to order some YUM stock for your portfolio.

With S&P 500 Not Looking Strong, Seek Quality Stocks

While Wednesday's downturn was short-lived, the S&P 500 isn't exactly roaring upwards still -- better to be cautious.

Trade of the Day: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) Stock Prepped for Growth

Walmart looks like it is preparing for another leg higher -- interested investors may want to step into WMT stock now.

Is the S&P 500’s Correction Here?

Possibly a 5% to 10% correction is in the cards, but you shouldn't jump the gun on danger to the S&P 500 just yet.

Trade of the Day: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (DD) Stock

DuPont showed a reversal yesterday, and with the Dow merger coming in the future, it may be the time to get into DD stock.

The S&P 500 Pulls Back Hard on White House Fears

With investors worrying about promised tax reforms and other expected legislation, the S&P 500 and other indexes flagged on Wednesday.

Trade of the Day: Home Depot Inc (HD) Stock Constructing More Upside

If you're looking for a solid growth foundation, HD stock has what you want. Buy Home Depot with a goal of a $20 jump.

The Nasdaq Hits a New Record High for the 33rd Time in 2017

While the Nasdaq keeps striding upward, investors should keep an eye on support and resistance in the Russell 2000.

Trade of the Day: FMC Corp (FMC) Stock Is Fertile Ground for Investors

FMC Corp is looking to add part of DuPont's (DD) business, which should help FMC stock grow in the latter part of the year.