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90% of our focus remains on the intermediate- to longer-term picture of the market and individual stocks. And on that front, nothing has really changed—the trends remain clearly down, and thus, our Market Monitor remains in bearish territory and we continue to advise a defensive stance.

The rotation out of growth stocks and into cyclical stocks continues to take a toll on emerging market stocks, and we’re selling two of the portfolio’s holdings that have taken turns for the worse: Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) and Melco Crown (MPEL).

All in all, we remain bullish, though you should expect some hiccups going forward. Aiming to buy some of the post-election leaders on weakness should work out, and we’ll keep an eye open for fresh, big-volume breakouts in the days and weeks ahead, especially among growth stocks.

The Cabot Emerging Markets Timer remains negative, counseling us to stay defensive. We have two changes in the portfolio today; Baidu (BIDU) is changed from Hold a Half to Sell and Sinovac Biotech (SVA) is shifted from Watch to Drop.

The major indexes continue to show impressive strength and resilience, with any pullbacks limited to just a couple of days before buyers show up again.

The market’s stance has changed only slightly this week. While the intermediate- and longer-term trends remain strongly up, we’ve seen the major indexes trading on reduced volume and flattening out as the year winds down. With that said, most stocks are in good shape and the odds favor higher prices in the weeks and months ahead.

“Cheap” isn’t a word normally associated with small caps. But cheap small-cap stocks abound these days. Is it safe to buy them yet?

While metals have retreated in recent weeks, shares of shipping companies are on the rise. Here are my favorite shipping stocks and ETFs.

In this week’s video, Tyler Laundon talks about the progress large and small caps have made over the last week and how a strong close heading into the long Memorial Day weekend would be a victory for the bulls. He discusses how small caps are trading at a discount. And heeding the Fed’s advice to pay attention to the data Tyler reviews the calendar for major data releases and interest rate policy decisions over the next two months. He then reviews five small cap software names that could do well if inflation data eases and investor risk appetite rebounds.

Buying inverse ETFs is a good way to combat the ongoing market sell-off. But there’s another tactical approach to using ETFs as a hedge.

The rise of financial technology has been a positive theme of late. With that in mind, these five fintech ETFs are worth your consideration.

The current market can drive you crazy, and force you to make unwise decisions. Here are four common sense investing steps to keep you sane.

MercadoLibre stock is both the Amazon and eBay of Latin America - only with more upside. And it’s already crushing most U.S. stocks.

Options trading has its own vernacular and to get started with the basics, it’s important to be familiar with options trading terminology.

Large-cap stocks are a crowded field. To beat the market, you need to find an investing niche. Micro-cap stocks are mine.

There’s always a bull market somewhere. Right now, the biggest one is in volatility. Here’s how to profit from the volatility bull market.

As most stocks continue to tumble, inverse ETFs are a good way to actually make money in this market. Here are two more that are soaring.

I break the best investment sites for small cap investors into three categories: idea generation, stock analysis, idea capture.

In this week’s video, Mike Cintolo talks about the market’s positive vibes of the past two weeks, with the major indexes and most stocks resilient despite a spate of bad news and headline-grabbing bearish predictions, all while the broad market might be starting to show a change in character. Mike believes the market has put itself in position to do something positive in the intermediate-term--but he still needs to see upside confirmation before changing his stance. In the meantime, he reviews a big list of names from all areas of the market to keep an eye on.

Follow the 10 basic rules of investing and you’ll be on your way to a strong and secure portfolio that would make the investing greats proud.