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

Market Analysis – Stocks Not Likely to Break Down

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Despite the hesitation and lack of momentum in the past week, most stocks are in strong, long-term bull markets, and more than likely will not break down.

Market Analysis – Big Caps In, Small Caps Out

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

It looks like big fund managers are buying blue chips at the expense of small caps, but this may change before the end of the year.

Market Analysis – Your End-of-the-Year Trading Plan

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

I'll tell you what sectors and stocks investors should concentrate on as the year draws to a close.

Market Analysis – Ignore the Bears

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The bears' emotional 'sky-is-falling' reaction to the market's rally is illogical, and investors could see some outstanding opportunities into the end of the year -- if they know where to look.

Market Analysis – Should You be Worried the Market is Overbought?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

I've been noting that our internal indicators are overbought, but none of them actually issued a sell signal until yesterday.

Market Analysis – Volume Declining to Lowest Level of the Year

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Major investors are reluctant to put more cash to work until they are convinced that the economy is moving forward enough to warrant new investments.

Stock Picks – Profit From Canada’s Black Gold Mine

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

The Canadian Oil Sands Trust (<strong>COSWF</strong>) has found support at the 50-day moving average, giving new investors another chance to buy.

Market Analysis – Is the Market Tiring?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

Most technicians would consider a divergence in the Dow averages to be a potentially important indication that the market is tiring. But is this a serious problem, yet?

Stock Picks – UltraShort S&P 500 ProShares-SDS

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

With the strong possibility of a minor reversal in stocks, there may be an opportunity for a trade in the UltraShort S&P 500 ProShares (<strong>SDS</strong>).

Market Analysis – Wait for the Next Buying Opportunity

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

We are at the top of the bull channel and all of our internal indicators are overbought. It's time to raise some cash and wait for the next opportunity to buy.

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