Fadi El-Eter

It's that time of the year again, where everyone is closing the previous year (financially) and preparing for the tax season. As stock investors, we know that we have to pay taxes on our capital gains from our stock trading. In this post, I will explain...

I consider myself to be contrarian when it comes to stock trading, but I'm not contrarian just for the sake of it, I do my own research before evaluating a company, and, in most cases, my evaluation is the complete opposite of the market valuation of a...

My simple introduction to shorting stocks has generated some considerable readership since I have published it. It seems that there are more shorter-wannabes than I had initially thought. Now, one of the most common questions that a new investor asks:...

I have correctly predicted that IRE will reverse split three months before it did (by the way, I think that for IRE another reverse split will happen or even a complete delisting from the stock market - at least the US market), so this time I will discuss...

I have traded many stocks throughout the years, and I have to realize that some stocks are just resilient to a recession. In no order of importance, here are these stocks: MCD: McDonald's is the best stock for a recession. Think about it this way,...

Well, 2011 is almost over, there is now less than 3 months until 2012, so the title of the article should have been "What were the hottest stocks in 2011?"... In any case, here's what I think the hottest stocks in 2011 (note that a hot stock does not...

AAPL keeps outperforming the market with its stronger than expected results. The stock has moved from a low of $315 back in June 20th to a record $400 yesterday. The stock touched the $400.00 level for a second yesterday but eventually closed at $1.50 shy...

Long term investors usually do some due diligence on a stock before buying it. This due diligence consists of knowing the long term technical information about the stock, informing themselves about the company's business and potential future, and, of...

One of the common terms in stock trading is the market capitalization or the "market cap". The market capitalization of a company is, in short, the company's value as determined by the market. For example, at this moment, the market capitalization of...

Many stock investors think that it's impossible for a stock to have a negative beta, that all stocks should move with the direction of the general market, and the first time they see a stock with negative beta, they are amazed, and they start asking...