Sam Collins

Sam Collins

InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

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

GLD Sell-off Is a Golden Opportunity

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

A pullback in the SPDR Gold Trust should provide an attractive entry point.

Watch the Pivot Points of the Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

If the S&P makes a break from the range of the past four days, we could be in for a powerful but deceptive rally -- or a deep slump.

Panic Seizes the Markets – What Now?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

It may be time to stand aside until we see if the market can stabilize.

The Best Gold Miner to Buy Now

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Here's why Yamana Gold should be a top pick for all gold-minded investors.

5 Stocks to Sell Into the Next Rally

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

From Staples to BP, here are five downtrodden stocks to unload on rallies -- or short them to make some cash.

Was Yesterday’s Low Really the Bottom?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The late-day reversal looks meaningful, but there is much technical damage to overcome.

Why We Haven’t Seen the End of This Sell-Off

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

With no evidence of any meaningful buying, the near-term direction is lower.

Stock Breakdown in Full Effect

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

This week could be another volatile one with stocks falling sharply lower. Here's what investors can expect and what they can do.

Transocean (RIG) – A Stock Getting Drilled

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Here's why you should bail out -- or short -- the stock of Transocean, an international provider of offshore contract drilling services.

Today’s Two Market Choices: Bad or Worse

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Heads, shoulders and necklines -- oh my! Charts show things are going to get ugly, with a possible bottom as low as 15% down from the market's current level.

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