by Chris Blanchet

For investors who survived the past two years, it will not be much of a surprise to learn that market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, has risen from a modest 16 to a little over 79, the highest level ever reached.

In fact, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, volatility jumped to just 33. They closed the markets as a result of the uncertainty! Today, the markets feel subdued, yet are registering volatility in the range of 30. This presents plenty of opportunity for investors to profit.

For the individual investor, the first thing that needs to happen is to strip away the emotion from the investment. This is challenging, however, and for good reason. Most investors have worked extremely hard to build a nest egg, and watching a volatile market eat it up without providing any tangible benefits is extremely difficult to …

by Alley Bancroft

In the stock market people are scrambling to get every advantage that they can. Markets are down 40% from the highs just a year ago. Can America be facing financial turmoil, a long recession or one of the best buying seasons in history?

During this time of uncertainty we have seen markets of extreme volatility. This is the perfect way to watch your portfolio shrink to fast to bear; also it is a time to watch your portfolio explode with huge gains. Personally I have witnessed gains of 200- 300% in just a few days!

History has told us many things during times of recession, but there is one trend that I like to keep a keen eye on. After each major downturn in the market there is a always a rebound, and this rebound first shows up in the penny stocks. Penny stocks forecast a turnaround before …