The price action that we’ve seen in the stock market the last three weeks, is largely driven based on emotion — and at least initially, wasn’t driven on fundamentals. At this point, we’ve seen multiple limit down (and up) days, where the market has paused trading due to hitting circuit breakers, meant to curb extreme … Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, the market has been incredibly volatile for the last three weeks. On Friday the S&P closed up 8% on the day, after being down 9.5% on the previous day — the worst day in the stock market since the October 1987 crash on Black Monday. It was a pretty historical … Read more
Flights being slashed, events canceled, businesses quarantined, and the government’s trying to come up with measures to stop the slowing of the economy (like a potential stimulus and Fed rate cuts). But let’s look back… this damage began during the trade war. The Fed began slashing rates during the trade war, and ongoing back and … Read more
After an incredibly strong, bull run — the longest in history, that lasted 11 years, the S&P and Dow hit bear market territory. This fall from the sky was the quickest the market has ever gone from an all-time high to bear market territory. It has investors and traders everywhere asking, “What happened?!” I discussed … Read more
Most stocks in the market are taking a hit, but a couple stocks, Campbells soup, Clorox, Regeneron, Gilead, and Kroger are not. If you haven’t heard, people across the US are hoarding supplies from these companies, causing traders to buy them and send them trading higher. Is it a good time to buy? Check out … Read more
During a time of volatility traders and investors alike are looking for a safe spot to stash cash, especially in a low interest rate environment and when equities are trading lower. That is exactly why people get interested in gold. Some argue this would be a bad buy because gold’s price has grown too much … Read more
On Friday, we talked about what happens when the market wanes. During the last newsletter, I talked about the technical parameters for trading this type of move. But, what about the emotional side, and the actual logistics of trading a day like this? Well, currently I’m in Hawaii and woke up at the crack of … Read more
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the market’s experiencing one of the first significant pullbacks we’ve seen in awhile. I have my eye on tech and high momentum stocks, particularly market leaders: Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Tesla. Right now, these leaders are telling us this market is going down — and fast. There were far too … Read more
On Friday, we discussed the macro/technical take in SPCE — which is shaping up to be the move of dreams. Is it the next TSLA? Maybe… Richard Branson has quite a ways to go, as Virgin Galactic is a fresh IPO, but it’s definitely giving us moves like TSLA. Here’s my analysis that has helped … Read more
Looking at five, high flying stocks, Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL), Booking.com (BKNG), (NVR) and Autozone (AZO) that are above $1,000 a piece, investors may wonder if any of them are worth the investment with such a high price. It’s especially tricky right now, because the market is again, at new, all-time highs – which is … Read more