April 26, 2026 Dear Five Star Traders, This week is shaping up to be one of the biggest volatility events of the quarter — Fed decision + full Magnificent 7 earnings season all hitting at once. Mastering the Trade Open House That’s why I’m extra excited to invite you to Simpler Trading’s Mastering the Trade … Read more
April 24, 2026 Dear Five Star Traders, What a day in the semiconductor sector! Intel (INTC) absolutely crushed it after hours yesterday, sending the stock soaring 20–25%+ today and pulling AMD (AMD) higher by double digits in sympathy. This is a historical earnings move for Intel, resulting in a 2x the expected market maker move … Read more
April 22, 2026 Good afternoon, traders! In our April 10 “Fox Business Spotlight” edition, I walked you through the exploding Neocloud / AI infrastructure theme and flagged $NBIS (Nebius Group) as one of the highest-conviction names on my watchlist. Today, I’m following up on this trade because this one is playing out like a true … Read more
Hey traders! The Nasdaq (NDX) just made a new all-time high, recovering from the decline from the Iran war. This came after the VIX and the put/call ratio maxed out, and talks began to make progress. This is a great reminder that no matter how bad the news gets, when the put/call ratio gets stuck … Read more
April 10, 2026 Hello Five Star Traders, Yesterday, I joined Charles Payne on Fox Business to break down some of my highest-conviction ideas in the most explosive areas of the market right now: Neocloud / AI infrastructure, Space, Photonics, and Semiconductors. These aren’t random names — they sit at the very center of the AI … Read more
Earnings season is here, and with it come directional moves ahead of earnings reports. As such, I’m on the lookout for tickers with prior earnings moves that may result in a directional move in the next several weeks. Let’s take a look at Cloudflare (NET) on a Daily Chart in the Earnings Hot Zone: Using … Read more
Trading a VIX 30 environment is not the same as trading a VIX 15 environment when you’re an options trader. As the VIX rises, especially in a steady, upward trend, a variety of factors change in the stock market. Stock Market Changes with a High VIX Typically, in a high VIX environment where the VIX … Read more
Whenever the market is falling, people want to know whether it’s too late to short. It’s easy to think it’s too late when it’s fallen so much, but in reality, the Nasdaq is only down about 10% year-to-date. In all respects, that’s a pretty minor buy-the-dip pullback and moment in time. I wouldn’t consider a … Read more
While indexes and key sectors have been falling, there hasn’t been true capitulation in the market. This is what we generally need to hit and maintain lows on a downward move like this. However, in this case, it has been a somewhat volatile but steadier decline than anything. Today, that is changing, as the Nasdaq … Read more
Nasdaq & S&P Remain Below Their 200-Day SMAs The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both closed below their daily 200 SMAs again. While it’s not the first time they’ve dipped below these levels, they are now remaining below them on the daily charts. This is the part institutions respect: the failure to reclaim the 200-day moving … Read more