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

Gold Party Far From Over

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The market may pull back before resuming its uptrend, but gold is still going strong.

New Target for GLD

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

With the possibility of a currency war, and a rush to precious metals we're raising our target on SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) to $150-plus.

3 Major Trends Point Up

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The near-term, intermediate-term and long-term trends are up, but investors should buy into pullbacks rather than chase the crowd.

Bulls Seem a Bit Commitment Phobic

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

With so much uncertainty in the markets, buyers may be hesitant to make a major bullish commitment.

6 Top Stocks for November

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The market may be due for a correction, but it will soon be full steam ahead for these stocks.

What’s More Important Than the Election?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

With the election a virtually certain, the market has a Republican victory built into it, but QE2 is another story.

Signs Point to Short-term Pullback

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Falling momentum and investor sentiment are telling us that the market has exhausted itself.

A Fuel Products Stock About to Explode

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Trade of the Day - World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT). Volume is increasing and the stochastic issued a buy signal several days ago. Get Sam Collins' technical target here.

Market’s Falling Momentum Causing Technical Issues

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The stock market's falling momentum is now causing some technical issues. Get my full take on the markets here.

Charts Don’t Lie and They Say the Rally is Over

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Despite the obvious selling that has caused volatility readings to leap to pre-October levels, none of the major indices has yet broken from its immediate support. There is, however, at least one chart that may hint that a break is about to occur.

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