There is a lot going on right now and the headlines make it a challenge to pay attention to anything other than war, inflation, gas prices and COVD wind down. Meanwhile in the background of all of this there are a few stocks that are setting up for some nice moves. At...
All ships rise with the tide. That adage is often used with the markets. Warren Buffett added a bit to it that is most relevant today. "Only when the tide goes out do you see who is swimming naked." There are many stocks that correlated to broader market trends. It...
Since the market started dropping at the beginning of the year we have been sharing ideas on how to trade a downtrend and also how to leverage the rising volatility. Although the bear trading strategy guide may have been a bit dusty, the tried and true methods seem to...
Gold will always be the go to in times of crisis. Partly because it is human nature to want to be able to hold your assets and also have assets that will hold their value. But like many other market patterns, it is also a bit of self fulfilling prophecy. Just look at...
When things get nuts, I like to step back and double check all of my assumptions and look at what has consistently provided success for me and my trading style. Without question, using simple logic has always been the most successful. Let me give you an example of...
All eyes are on the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how sanctions will continue to rock the markets. Well all eyes that aren't watching Jerome Powell announce what the Feds plans are for managing inflation with interest rates. But the current crisis is a spark near the...
Happy Wonderful Wednesday! Last week the S&P was down 2 out of 4 days. When the market goes into a downtrend you can buy Puts instead of Calls. Today we are going to look at a Put. To review past equity candidates, scroll down. For today’s Trade of the Day, we...
When things get wild, it is always a good idea to go back to the fundamentals. Often, scale and timeframe may change but the basic rules of trading and spotting the trade with the best possibility of being profitable stay the same. The crisis in Ukraine and the...
The rally over the last two trading days of last week could easily cloud the truth, but we have not broken the downtrend yet. These wild swings are the widow-makers of independent, self-directed traders like you. Volatility continues to climb and although the bounce...
A good friend asked me why is an invasion bad for the markets. It is a fair question. The spending that is ignited by a reason for military build up can be a powerful factor in the markets. The stocks that are the benefactors of that spending can explode and take off....