Five Star Trader · Danielle Shay

Market Analysis

Explore my trade ideas, investment themes, earnings analysis, and the charts behind my market outlook. Browse my Market Thoughts articles below, with the newest first.

Passing ‘Buck’ To Consumers…

Hey 5-Star Trader, A sense of “normalcy” is returning to everyday life as government officials lighten up certain Covid-19 restrictions. But, as the world begins to put this pandemic behind us, there are new economic hardships arising… Unforeseen consequences… Initially, most companies thought the pandemic would cause much less demand so they cut their resources. … Read more

Potential Double Profit With Bearish Sentiment

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, each Tuesday, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in … Read more

Don’t Count Out ‘Average’ Retail Traders

Hey 5-Star Trader, Recently, Dogecoin has been making headlines as its value continues to spike, leaving Wall Street in awe. Are we on the cusp of a trading revolution? Is history repeating itself? At the beginning of this year, we saw a major market shift in favor of Gamestop (GME). Previously, it was a dying … Read more

Earnings ‘FAANGover’

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, each Tuesday, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in … Read more

Tax Changes Alter Money Supply

Hey 5-Star Trader, Late last week President Joe Biden announced his plan to raise taxes on capital gains. Though no changes have been implemented, the news certainly did (and will continue) to affect the behavior of the market. The question is, “Where do we go from here?” Action in two different ways… The stock market … Read more

Stock That Brought Me Back From Flat

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, each Tuesday, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in … Read more

Such Thing As Too Much Action?

Hey 5-Star Trader, Over the past few weeks, I’ve written about the market moves of earnings season (you can catch my latest article on Roku here). These opportunities are unique because they are calendar-based, which often need to be timed within a certain week of each quarter. With all the juicy action that’s being passed … Read more

ROKU’s Big Price Tag is Worth it…

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, each Tuesday, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in … Read more

‘Hot Zone’ Heating Up…

Hey 5-Star Trader, We are almost two weeks into April and the earnings reports are starting to pour in. The Nasdaq and key FAANG stocks along with tech are rallying going into the earnings reports which is setting the “Hot Zone” (my key earnings strategy) on fire. However, despite the uptick in the market, I’m … Read more