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

Stock Picks – ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets Fund-EEV

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets Fund (<strong>EEV</strong>) could reverse swiftly back to our buy price for a quick, six-point trade.

Stock Picks – PowerShares DB Commodity Double Short ETN-DEE

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Yesterday, many commodities reversed down, and a buy signal was triggered for the PowerShares DB Commodity Double Short ETN (<strong>DEE</strong>).

Stock Picks – SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF-XHB

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

We're at the beginning of a major bull market in homebuilding stocks, making this a good time to enter the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (<strong>XHB</strong>).

Market Analysis – Stock Market Recovers Quickly

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

After Tuesday's serious wounding, it seemed unlikely the bull would recover so quickly, but like Jack Bauer, it was back at it again in a matter of hours.

Market Analysis – Buy Stocks on Market Weakness

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The market has triggered a series of near-term sell signals, but the longer-term trends are still up, so any extreme weakness should be used as a buying opportunity.

Market Analysis – Why Bonds Are Your Best Bet Right Now

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Buying high-yield bonds and bond funds could be a way for you to bring in some above-average income and also land a gain while the market adjusts lower.

Market Analysis – Europe’s Problems Take Down the Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Despite solid earnings from blue chips, the market sold off on fears that Greece's troubles are spreading to other European nations. Find out what smart traders should do here.

Market Analysis – What the Smart Money is Telling Us

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Money managers are showing signs of buyers' fatigue, as there are fewer and fewer 'deals' in the market.

Market Analysis – Your End-of-April Forecast

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

If the major indices fail to close higher and establish a new trading platform today, the markets could find the last week of April to be a challenge.

Will Your Portfolio Go Cold as Summer Heats Up?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

A major study found that in the summer months, returns have averaged much less than in the winter months by such a large factor that many investors literally cleaned out their portfolios in advance of May. Should you do the same?

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