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
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
& 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
Case Study: Boeing The market has been characterized by violent, up and down movements, largely caused by emotion. In the last episode, we discussed major themes that I’m seeing, and how I’ve adjusted my trading strategies to meld to this market. One of those key focuses is using overnight gaps to my advantage… by fading … Read more
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
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