Behind the market scene

Sitting here in my SoHo hotel room in New York City, I’m watching the clouds roll in while I work and reflecting on what has brought me here. I come here to work — talk about important economic and market issues, stock market reactions, and current investment ideas I’m focused on. But, that doesn’t mean … Read more

Why I’m focusing on value areas…

Of the Market Let’s discuss the market… what a ride it’s been lately, and as we slowly inch towards another Run into Earnings there are a ton of important things to talk about. Below is everything from the Fed decision to how FAANG is no longer the leader it so proudly was to what YOU … Read more

FAANG and the Cloud Losing Momentum – Now What?

Danielle Shay on CNBC Trading Nation

Click on the image above to learn more and watch Danielle’s segment on CNBC.  This week, on CNBC’s Trading Nation, I discussed the stock market condition over the course of the last seven weeks. What I’ve seen, is that we’ve had a loss of momentum in high growth stocks, including the cloud computing and cyber … Read more

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by 1/4 Point

Danielle Shay on Fox News Your World with Neil Cavuto

Check out the clip from Fox News on “Your World” with Neil Cavuto for our discussion on the issue.  In their September decision, the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates by 1/4 point, citing ongoing trade war tensions and a slowing, global economy. The Fed noted in the decision that the current economic backdrop … Read more

Handling the looming Fed decision…

When it’s not time to buy… or to sell You may have heard that there’s a key Federal Reserve decision today on monetary policy.  Why do we care? Well, primarily because as of late, these decisions have caused quite a bit of volatility in the stock market, and that impacts our bottom line as traders.  … Read more

How to trade the fade…

& stick with a plan The last six weeks in the stock market have been a rollercoaster ride of emotion — one that you can see playing out in the charts.  This is always particularly tricky for traders (especially technical analysts). For me, it helps if I look at a chart and recognize the emotion … Read more

Will the S&P and Nasdaq rally roll over?

For the last month, we’ve been discussing a key area of resistance in the indexes — the 50 period simple moving average on the daily charts. Well, today (or last night rather) something critical ‘changed’. The S&P and Nasdaq both traded higher overnight on positive news. But, the question is… will this rally quickly roll … Read more

Know what to do when this hits?

A break in the market As you know, on August 5th the stock market broke it’s June and July ebb and flow higher, and turned into a news driven, volatile, market. Throughout this time, we’ve had varying statistics, facts, policies, and opinions throwing the market back and forth. And the technicals haven’t been able to … Read more