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The Kirk Report
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Another Week, Another Rally
One week ago I said that "Technically, the S&P 500 held its 20 day moving average (a good sign) but the bulls will need to really circle the wagons in the week to come." As we saw, they did exactly...
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Kirk's Mailbag
In this week's mailbag, here are the topics I will cover: The best two days of the week to trade In reality, few trades provide a valuable lesson Statistical measurements of using trend channels Is the worst really over? How...
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Round-Trip Trading
Bernanke's bubble laboratory Affluent say now is a good time to buy stocks Americans want the dollar to rally Americans tell pollsters that they will use their rebate to pay down debt, fill up the family car and stock the...
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Chasing Performance
Good morning. Premarket futures are showing continued positive sentiment as investors try to extend this week's already impressive gains. Over the past four days, the S&P 500 has climbed +2.5%, the Dow +1.9%, and the Nasdaq +3.6%. This will be...
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V Stands For Victory
At least that's what the bulls are really hoping with today's push above the 1420 level. We not only reversed back to yesterday's highs but just for good measure ended up closing above it in the final few minutes of...
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10 Questions For Brian Shannon
When Brian Shannon contacted me awhile back to read and provide a review of his new book "Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes," I couldn't have been more excited. Brian has been blogging about stocks for a long time and his...
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Premarket Tells
Good morning. We're starting out the day with a positive bias amid some restructuring news at General Electric (GE) and a proxy battle at Yahoo! (YHOO). On the economic front, investors didn't show much reaction to a slightly higher than...
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Knocking On The Door
The bulls keep knocking on the door to S&P 1420, but once again no one answered. Going into the day we knew two things: 1) to expect a rally following the "better than expected" CPI, and 2) afternoon volatility. That's...
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Casino Finance
While massive risk looms, the bulls have reasons to hope Bernanke provides a status report on the financial markets 6 signs of an economic rebound A real powerlunch Some serious dough The same economists who failed to spot this year's...
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Better Than Expected CPI
Good morning. Premarket futures are up as a better than expected CPI report gets investors excited about buying stocks. Along with that, we have reaction to some notable earnings reports from Freddie Mac (FRE), Deere (DE), Whole Foods Market (WFMI),...
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The Kirk Report 
The Kirk Report is a very widely read Stock Trading Blog. It is regularly maintained and updated by Charles E. Kirk, a full-time stock trader/investor whose sole income is derived from trading and investing in the stock market. The blog can be accessed free of charge and is pretty good in helping traders and investors get a feel for what is the prevailing sentiment in the financial markets. Kirk also maintains a stock portfolio which can only be accessed if you donate to the maintenance of the site. He claims to have averaged about +76% return per year in his 10 years of investing.