The last 5 weeks of trading have been intense. It seems almost like I’ve done a year’s worth of trading during that time, but ironically, I’ve only done a handful of trades — quite a change from trading upwards of 20 swing setups a week. Why the change…? Because I had to. “The secret of … Read more
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
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
And my current watchlist for you to check out… When the market’s up at the highs, you may feel like there isn’t much to do. Now, if you’re a normal, buy the dip, trend follower (like I‘ve been for so long) that’s definitely the case. However, I have different setups for different types of price … Read more
Why Oh Why, Unbalanced Flies I remember when Henry first started talking about the unbalanced fly — it went right over my head. I thought, “Well, that’s a great strategy for someone like Henry, who’s been doing this twice as long as I have, but it’s too complex for me!” Thankfully, he didn’t stop talking … Read more
When we last spoke, we discussed the extended state of the market, along with how to use Phoenix to give you a heads up to time the pullback. Looking for a reversion to the mean — which is really all I’m looking for when I state ‘pullback’ can be tricky in a very strong, bullish … Read more
The structure of the market has significantly improved in the last 3 weeks, particularly because of large macro factors. Like… Another Fed rate cut, an upcoming resolution of the trade war, market largely displaying the impeachment proceedings to be unimportant, and strong earnings. For me, I’ve been very cautious going into this earnings season, because … Read more
Earnings season started this week with a bang, with bank stocks including JPMorgan (JPM) and Citigroup ©, announcing positive results that sent the market trading higher. Next, came a few transportation stocks and the first of the Nasdaq 100 components (NDX) — Netflix (NFLX). Next week, is when the real volatility will kick up, as … Read more