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Recap for Tuesday, October 2 by Kevin CorriganDid you miss Tuesday’s TradeKing Midday Market Call?

The major market averages fell more than 1% this week, but Wall Street’s uptrend remains intact.

Rob Smith does not currently hold any positions in the securities mentioned in this post.At the time of publication and in the preceding month, TradeKing and the third-party content provider did not have ownership greater than 1% in any stocks mentioned here and do not have any other actual, material conflict of interest known at the time of publication.

Discipline: This character trait makes or breaks traders.

Recap for Tuesday, September 25 by Kevin CorriganDid you miss Tuesday’s TradeKing Midday Market Call?

Join Michael Kahn and TradeKing’s Options Guy, Brian Overby, every Tuesday at noon ET for the Midday Market Call.

Rob Smith does not currently hold any positions in the securities mentionedin this post.At the time of publication and in the preceding month, TradeKing and the third-party content provider did not have ownership greater than 1% in any stocks mentioned here and do not have any other actual, material conflict of interest known at the time of publication.

Apple is garnering lots of attention as its stock pushes ever higher, which is sometimes a bad thing. However, in this case, the iPhone-maker remains a good buying opportunity.

Alan Brochstein shares several tips for evaluating stocks in correction The stock market has recently moved to levels not seen since 2007.

Recap for Tuesday, September 18 by Kevin CorriganDid you miss Tuesday’s TradeKing Midday Market Call?

Diamond Foods was a monster stock for a long time, rallying from $20 in December 2008 to $96 in September 2011 -- and then the shorts pounced.

Low volatility tends to be a bullish indicator for stocks. However, it has hit multiyear lows recently and is due for a bounce.

Most investors are familiar with the adage “buy low and sell high.” Like so many of the great sayings in life, this one sounds great but is pretty hard to pull off.

President Obama said the world is buying American products because they're the best, but what he didn't say is that it’s smarter and cheaper to make a lot of things overseas. 

Underlying the warning from Moody’s Investors Service that it would cut its triple-A rating on the U.S. is a concern that the U.S. government has lost control of entitlement programs.

Recap for Tuesday, September 11 by Kevin CorriganDid you miss Tuesday’s TradeKing Midday Market Call?

A new study that claims 26 big U.S. companies paid their chief executives more than they paid in federal taxes is loaded with dubious assumptions.

Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that made numerous contentious points.

Wall Street may be in for a small consolidation next week, but it appears to be on an upward trajectory overall.

China is going to spend $156 billion on stimulus that will cover two waterways, five ports, 13 road projects and 25 subway projects, and that means a lot of business for Caterpillar.