Looking back at the year we can see a wild ride. On New Year's Eve it is easy to think about this long tech led rally but there was a crash that we went through in the past 12 months as well. The Fed got a lot of attention this year and there were some tickers that...
There are many strategies that exploit the reallocating and re-indexing that happens at the end of the year. Santa Claus Rally, Dogs of the Dow, January Effect--Different ways to take advantage of the way we measure the markets. (to check out a new take on the Dogs of...
Many talk about the Santa Claus Rally but there are a lot of forces at play as we near December 31st. In the latest Eye Opener quick market chat with Keith Harwood we talked through a couple of those factor. From retail traders making tax moves to fund managers...
UPDATE--We will be live at 1pm for a select group of subscribers. You can access this event as well as a Market Periscope reader. Straight from the Optioneering research team, this is a new discovery they have had under the microscope and have it dialed in to this...
If markets were squishy last week, they are finding solid footing this week and teeing up some great trades. I jumped on a quick chat with Blane Markham and we whipped through some of the biggest factor be hind the latest leg up. A key point from the discussion was...
The market is pedaling hard to continue its climb, but it sure is huffing and puffing. The big name tickers are not acting as gracefully as a pattern trader would like but there are some other tickers that look ready to pop. How do you filter through the mountains of...
If you are doing your trading homework and reading this, you are probably not getting sucked into the Black Friday deals (or you might be in line trying to pick up that super cheap coffee maker). This is a great time to look at the markets and set up a nice year end...
The darling tickers are getting all of the attention. We even got caught up in the whirlwind of headlines last week looking at NVDA earnings. But all that buzz can cloud the great, reliable income generating trades. When things get noisy, I turn to Keith Harwood,...
After one of the wildest weeks we have seen in a long time, it is clear we are in a serious market churn. It is a transition from the rally? There were a couple key points that gave us an indication that is the case. That is a big cause of concern, Blane Markham gave...
Leading into the earnings report from the chip making behemoth, it was tough to get to the key elements driving the market. But now that we see the AI boom catching its breath for another sprint, where does that leave everything else? In the latest dip we were...