The Daily Profit

One of the most up and down tech stocks on the market resumed its seesaw ways today.

Dividend stocks have been thriving lately. But a new tax plan by President Obama may cause some companies to think twice about paying them.

Trading credit spreads gives me a defined edge and it allows me to choose my own probability of success. For example, take the hottest stock on the planet - Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

Here are four U.S. energy MLPs that yield more than 7%. Each company boasts a healthy bottom line already, and should continue to generate income as oil prices rise.

With a bailout likely coming for Greece, this ETF might have some big upside opportunity.

Oil prices continued their steady rise this week. In the long run, that's not good for investors.

Yelp is the next social media stock in the IPO hopper. Can it avoid the same fate of some its most recent predecessors?

Even if you missed out on the recent rally, you can still generate short-term profits by doing one simple task: listening to stock advice from our own Jason Cimpl.

S&P 500 stocks continue to defy overbought conditions and logic. Perhaps a little Presidents' Day history will be their comeuppance.

Here's what you need to know as an investor as the presidential election approaches.

Most traders today still use options as pure speculation. They don't realize the true potential of options. They don't want to actually think about using an options strategy to gain a true statistical advantage.

Bank stocks are falling this morning as Moody's will review many of them for possible downgrade. Will the market as a whole follow?

A deal with NBCUniversal is paying dividends for Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSK) subscribers.

Over the past four or five months, the volume on the New York Stock Exchange has been pathetic. So here's my advice...

So will the run continue?  After all, recent economic data is pointing toward a stronger U.S economy.  And the employment picture brightened considerably in January.

If you haven't seen this yet, check out Jon Stewart Blasting Congress for Insider Trading.

Banks have been the leadership group of the market over the past several months. But bearish statements like the one from Jeff Gundlach yesterday could spell trouble for market bulls.

Today marks day #31 so far this year without a 1% down day, the 14th-longest streak since 1928.

Would you say the risk is now to the upside? Do you think probability lies with the bulls or bears after an average year's worth of market gains in just 28 trading days?

As someone who considers himself a contrarian, my interest is always piqued by alarmist headlines. Which is why I'm interested in housing.