Tensions continue to escalate in Eastern Europe and we are watching how the markets react. Choosing your strategy to trade this current climate can boil down to being self aware of what your risk tolerance is. Keith Harwood walked us through two different approaches...
There are a lot of factors that indicate we are going to see a continued drop in the markets. While nothing is guaranteed, it is hard to argue the probability of a continued decline is very significant. As we set up positions based on this likelihood, we also want to...
When markets drop and fear is in control the topic of "shorting" the markets comes up. It is not a new topic, but things have changes that may make a difference to you. Historically, shorting was very frowned upon but consistently prevalent in the markets. One of the...
There are a number of factors that are whirling around and trying to pull on the market. The growing tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to heat up and the potential for a huge impact on energy is very real. Inflation seems to be unstoppable and even with...
Back in late December, we spoke with Keith Harwood about what he was looking at as we headed into the new year. He pointed out that he saw strong signs of a rotation setting up, meaning people were starting to adjust their portfolios to grab the trends that would be...
We are in a unique time where many elements of the economy are doing well but inflation is climbing at a rate we haven't seen in decades. We have seen a powerful rotation as both institutional and retail traders adjust their portfolios to account for the changing...
With the markets trying to figure out what they want to be when they grow up spotting big moves that are clear can be tough. In a sideways trend, it can be more lucrative to look for individual trades that are throwing out signs to confirm their set up. A great way to...
If you are wondering what exactly happened at the beginning of the year to let the markets off their leash there might be a key change you should consider. We talked a bit about this in a video chat back in January (you can see it here) but it is clear that it is...
Over the last year and a half we have seen a pretty consistent series of pullbacks and refills in the market. The trend rolled right along, occasionally taking a breath and dropping to a pretty clear level of support and then recovering back to the trend. But the...
A week ago many of the headlines had us thinking we were ready for a full on market collapse. A lot was being made about markets moving into an official correction. It was easy to feel like everything was going to go straight down. Keith Harwood jumped in and helped...