Skot Kortje
Skot Kortje
Bio:

Skot Kortje has been analyzing stock market trends for 15-years using trend analysis. His Stock Trends indicators have been published by The Globe and Mail since 1995. For more go to Stocktrends.ca .

Latest Columns:

Appetite for food stocks grows

The relatively early stage of Metro's bullish trend promises a good trade in 2010

InMet's retreat offers opportunity for bulls

A move back to $70 is the short-term objective. It could go as high as $78

Correction may loom for emerging markets

The Claymore BRIC ETF lacks the support it had in the fall. Fund holders have good reason to sell

Market appetite for Boston Pizza rising

If the units maintain their bullish trend, the next technical price objective should be around the $15 level

Small-cap rally puts spotlight on Hanfeng

Buyers of this stock should start lining up now as the global economy and small-caps both gain in strength

A technical look back at 2009's winning stocks

Google and RIM share the spotlight with Tata Motors and First Quantum in Skot Kortje's analysis

Supermarket stocks shake off bearish trend

Empire Co.'s improving trend picture should be a welcome mat for investors anxious about the stock market's near-term prospects and looking for more defensive equity exposure

Rate changes key for utility play Fortis

Should the stock break through resistance at $28, shareholders may have a limited 5- to 7-per-cent upside to balance against overall market performance

Potash Corp. on the right side as agriculture stocks recover

A hint of higher demand for potash could make the fertilizer producer a breakout stock in coming months

CCL: A hedge against the downturn

The stock faces immediate price resistance, but could fight its way back to being a plus-$30 stock again with a strong move this week