Trading Like It’s 2018?

Hey 5-Star Trader, We are experiencing another whirlwind week as we continue to see bearish sentiment in the market. When will things turn around? It’s hard to say. However, one main factor that I’m looking at right now are January lows. What Happened In January? At the tail end of last year, the market caught … Read more

Quick Win In Cyber Security

Hey 5-Star Trader, “Tuesday Trade” Journal: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. Identifying what is working is critical — to do more of it. So, to lead by example, here you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in which … Read more

Avoid Earnings Mistakes

Hey 5-Star Trader, We are well on our way through the first earnings season of 2022! And, wow, what an eventful way to open up the year. While we can count on probably more volatility heading our way, there isn’t a lot else we are able to predict going forward. However, through my time trading … Read more

Overnight Profits

Hey 5-Star Trader, If you have followed me for a little while, you know that the semiconductor sector is one of my favorite industries to track. This is because I believe semis are the way of the future. They are a key component of many electronics that the majority of people use on a daily … Read more

Options Analysis…

Hey 5-Star Trader, As a self-made retail trader, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to learn everything you need to know about options through the internet. With countless strategies swirling around, I knew I had to decide what kind of trader I wanted to be and form a plan of attack. Through lots … Read more

Earnings In Focus: UBER

Hey 5-Star Trader, It’s a new week in the market and by now we made it through bank earnings reports for the previous quarter as well as most of tech earnings. To say it’s been volatile is an understatement and we have even more reports to come. Even if you don’t trade the reports yourself, … Read more

January Recap, Future Planning…

Hey 5-Star Trader, Now that we are officially into the second month of the year, I’m using this week to reflect on January market action. What can we observe (and hopefully learn) from this volatile opening to the new year? Summarizing January…  What began as jittery Federal Open Market Committee (Fed) worries ended with significant … Read more

My Top Three Lessons…

Hey 5-Star Trader, We are in the midst of earnings season while also experiencing extremely volatile market conditions. This combination makes it difficult to know when and how you should be making moves. That’s why I’m revisiting my top three “lessons learned” when trading earning reports… 1) Always look at historical data A big mistake … Read more