Value-seeking investors should draw comfort from the complete absence of irrational exuberance at this year’s MLPA conference. Today’s MLP investors are for the most part a patient bunch.

We talk about the latest market overview by reviewing different charts.

We talk about the latest market overview by reviewing different charts.

We are going to go through the gold and the gold mining names because they have been really interesting.

We talk about the latest market overview by reviewing different charts.

Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt in The Little Book that Beats the Market, consists of ranking stocks by earnings yield (cheap) and return on capital (quality).

Five short ideas: Iconix Brand Group, Rex American Resources, Teck Resources, Ultrapar Holdings, and Materials Select Sector.

I’m short and probably will just get shorter; this pattern is a thing of beauty.

My dogs are telling me that there are squirrels running loose in the neighborhood that must be pursued, so I’ll make this quick.

Chen Lin touts the prospects of a few oil companies that can prosper in the downturn, and explains why cheap oil means high profits for U.S. ethanol producers.

The need for food is unrelenting and universal. It has been the force behind mass migrations and wars.

The Chart of the Day belongs to Rex American Resources (NYSE:REX). I found the stock by sorting today's New High List for new high frequency in the last month. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 5/28 the stock gained 30.19%.

Insider buying increased significantly with insiders buying $88.99 million of stock. Most of this increase was driven by IPO related purchases. With earnings season in full swing other insider purchases remain muted. Selling also increased with insiders selling $549.37 million of stock.

Welcome to edition 213 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying declined significantly last week with insiders buying $8.35 million of stock compared to $36.57 million in the week prior.

Welcome to edition 198 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying increased last week with insiders purchasing $49.28 million of their stock compared to $28.5 million in the week prior.