April 26, 2026 Dear Five Star Traders, This week is shaping up to be one of the biggest volatility events of the quarter — Fed decision + full Magnificent 7 earnings season all hitting at once. Mastering the Trade Open House That’s why I’m extra excited to invite you to Simpler Trading’s Mastering the Trade Open House — a full week of live trading sessions (April 27 – May 1) packed with real-time setups, market insights, and battle-tested strategies from … Read more

April 24, 2026 Dear Five Star Traders, What a day in the semiconductor sector! Intel (INTC) absolutely crushed it after hours yesterday, sending the stock soaring 20–25%+ today and pulling AMD (AMD) higher by double digits in sympathy. This is a historical earnings move for Intel, resulting in a 2x the expected market maker move post-earnings, which also sent the stock through its third Fibonacci extension target at the 2.618% extension level.  Check it out in the Hot Zone Below: … Read more

April 22, 2026 Good afternoon, traders! In our April 10 “Fox Business Spotlight” edition, I walked you through the exploding Neocloud / AI infrastructure theme and flagged $NBIS (Nebius Group) as one of the highest-conviction names on my watchlist. Today, I’m following up on this trade because this one is playing out like a true Five Star Pattern that it is.  NBIS Update: The Setup Is Playing Out in Real Time If you missed the April 10 issue (still live … Read more

Hey traders! The Nasdaq (NDX) just made a new all-time high, recovering from the decline from the Iran war. This came after the VIX and the put/call ratio maxed out, and talks began to make progress. This is a great reminder that no matter how bad the news gets, when the put/call ratio gets stuck above 1.0, the market can rally hard and fast. When the initial gap up occurs, if you have any remaining short positions on, that’s a … Read more

April 10, 2026 Hello Five Star Traders, Yesterday, I joined Charles Payne on Fox Business to break down some of my highest-conviction ideas in the most explosive areas of the market right now: Neocloud / AI infrastructure, Space, Photonics, and Semiconductors. These aren’t random names — they sit at the very center of the AI build-out, next-generation data centers, high-speed connectivity, and the new space economy. The revenue forecasts for Neocloud alone are eye-popping, and we’re seeing that momentum translate … Read more

Earnings season is here, and with it come directional moves ahead of earnings reports. As such, I’m on the lookout for tickers with prior earnings moves that may result in a directional move in the next several weeks. Let’s take a look at Cloudflare (NET) on a Daily Chart in the Earnings Hot Zone: Using the Earnings Hot Zone I use the Hot Zone to identify earnings patterns, such as multiple gaps post-earnings, pre- and post-earnings trends, and volatility patterns. … Read more