Let’s take a look at how this earnings season has altered the market, forever. I feel like I’m beating the same drum these past few weeks… but when every major company is reporting earnings, and we haven’t seen a market like this since the 2008 recession (possibly earlier), there’s a lot to discuss. So for … Read more
Favorite Stock Picks that Defy the Market Here we are at the start of another trading week. Today I’m going to walk you through what trading a certain sector looks like. We’re going to talk about Phoenixes (I explain what those are in a second). My goal today is 3 fold: 1. Break apart a … Read more
Q: Why’d You Make The Switch? Today I wanted to answer a question I got on my e-letter last week about bank earnings. One of our Options Gold members, Vol, wrote, “Last week you wrote about being bullish banks after bank earnings were positive. I believe the week before, you were bearish banks. Am I … Read more
How I’m adding to my Stock Portfolio With the long weekend now behind us, to open up the trading week, I’m stepping back from my normal macro analysis for this issue. I want to take some time to tell you a little more about my favorite strategy, but also the exciting new twist I’ve added … Read more
This Monday I had the opportunity to appear again on the podcast “How To Trade Stocks and Options” by 10minutestocktrader.com. This time I talked all about this earnings season — the “run into earnings” season, what to expect, how I normally play earnings, and what I’m looking at trade-wise. You can check out my segment … Read more
From tariff wars to the government shutting down to China’s economy, what kind of an impact do all these issues have on the market? What circumstances would set up a rally, if a rally is even possible? Will that rally be shorter-term or longer-term? Those are the questions I discussed alongside Steve Malzberg on “Boom … Read more
And why you should especially care about them around earnings season. In Monday’s issue, I went through a few various sectors and identified the strength and weakness I was seeing, and demonstrated that I’d focus on these sectors in ‘if, then’ situations. Why? Because, from week to week, especially during earnings season when the market … Read more
With the trading week wrapping up I joined “Boom Bust” alongside Adam Mesh to talk all about earnings… specifically how the earnings reports beat the odds (surprising investors everywhere). The big talk around the water cooler? JPMorgan crushing earnings, Boeing’s potential, and what to look for next week. Looking forward one of the major … Read more
This week, it’s all about earnings season… And investor’s subsequent reactions as companies report earnings numbers, comment on guidance, and future projections. Here’s what matters this earnings season… As I’ve mentioned before, Apple, Samsung, Macy’s, and American Airlines have already come out and said last quarter’s numbers weren’t as high as previously projected, which further … Read more
Yesterday I wrote all about the talk of tariff wars, and how China’s thrown Apple through a tailspin. In case you’ve missed it, Samsung is following Apple’s lead, by pre-announcing poor earnings due to issues with China as well. What does this mean for traders? Simple, look for a domino affect this earnings season, of … Read more