Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Get Off the Sidelines and Join the Party

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
While the market made yet another new high, it lacked volume and excitement.

Ignore the Naysayers Calling for a Correction

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Despite the non-traditional nature of the breakout, investors should go with the trend.

5 Market Lessons I Learned in a Year

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
It's been a wild first year for me at InvestorPlace. Now, it's time to reflect on some lessons I've learned along the way.

How High Will the Market Go?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Based on the S&P 500's breakout from a reverse head-and-shoulders in January, the target for 2013 is 1,607.

Icahn Proves Being a Shareholder Ain’t What It Used to Be

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Icahn's saber-rattling over a special Dell dividend belies a larger problem: Large, vocal and well-funded investors continue to chip away at the rights of smaller shareholders.

Can Kuroda’s New Round of “Easy Money” Finally Revive Japan?

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
Take stock of what's on the horizon in the U.S.

Don’t Ignore the Lenders — and Investors — Behind Student Debt

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Student-loan-backed securities are flying off the shelves and into investors' arms, creating even less incentive for lenders to behave more responsibly.

All Technical Signs Point to a Continued Market Advance

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Although it lacks the volume and breadth expected from a "normal breakout," stocks should go higher.

Dow’s Unique Breakout Looks Like the Real Deal

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
In my 45 years of studying charts, I don’t ever remember seeing a major breakout from a bearish horn formation.

New Highs for the Dow Jones: A Perfect Reason to Stay Away

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
With so many profits ready to be locked in, the move into all-time-high territory is more likely to start a profit-taking wave than it is to pull in more buyers.

Hess the Latest Target of Increasingly Energy-Focused Activist Investors

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Shareholder activism is booming in the energy sector -- just ask once-integrated energy firm Hess. Plus, the trend could mean solid returns for investors.

Markets Are Running Out of Time

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It is taking far too long to break out of a rather shallow zone of resistance in each of the major indices.

The Auto Affordability Roadblock

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Despite jumps in sales for most auto companies, the average auto price sits far above the median income of most cities.

Buy or Sell? The Answer Is Neither

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It is sometimes difficult to do nothing, but that is what is called for until the market reveals its next short-term direction.

Don’t Get Left Behind as the Market Climbs a Wall of Worry

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
We are overdue for a mild correction, but smart investors will be ready to buy.

What to Watch as the Dow Closes in on Record Highs

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Forget 14164.53 -- investors should be focused on the technicals and fundamentals getting the Dow Jones there, and where they'll take the index next.

Was the Dow’s 175-Point Jump a False Breakout?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The rally looked suspiciously like end-of-the-month window dressing and short covering.

The Smaller They Are, the Harder They Fall (Sort of)

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Small- and midcaps are unsurprisingly leading the market's march south, but micro- and nanocaps have proven resilient. That's still no reason to go diving into these tiny, risky companies.

Will Higher Payroll Tax Rates Really Crimp Consumer Spending?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
While retailers might have enjoyed a tailwind at the end of 2012, they’ve hit a headwind since Jan. 1 that isn’t showing up in the numbers.
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