When I first got into trading, I did it so I could work from home. I never could have known all the events that would transpire since that decision. What began as an attempt to stay with my newborn proved invaluable time and time again. Between health issues, items I needed to take care of … Read more
How to Prepare for Earnings Season: Part 2 In Tuesday’s episode, How to Prepare for Earnings Season: Part 1, I discussed my first steps in prepping to trade earnings season, including making my earnings calendar, identifying optionable tickers to trade, and honing in on volatility. Next comes deciding how to sit down and approach the … Read more
The put/call ratio is extended, meaning the market is ripe for a short-covering rally at any time. Identifying a short-covering rally is about identifying a recipe. The recipe itself may take a while to come into play, but when it takes off, you want to be ready. Being ready means having a short list of … Read more
It’s been a long time since I’ve participated in an in-person event! It’s been at least three years between the pandemic and having a new baby! This is why I’m looking forward to heading to Orlando in October. I’ll join the Money Show for several in-person talks and speak at our Simpler Trading Summit. What … Read more
September Bearish Seasonality September — a seasonally bearish time. Except when it’s not. The market loves nothing more than to be an equal opportunity dream killer. What does that mean? It means it crushes the dreams of longs and shorts equally, especially when the market is too long or too short. Let’s take May, for … Read more
The TTM Squeeze The TTM Squeeze is one of my favorite trading tools. Why? As a trader and investor, identifying when the price is likely to make a big move — before it happens — is critical to success! How many times have you looked at a big move that happened and said to yourself, “Wow, … Read more
The Put/Call Ratio The indexes have been stuck between a rock and a hard place, otherwise known as support and resistance. While many patterns have shifted to the downside, such as the Nasdaq (QQQ), S&P (SPY), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and more, everyone is short. This is why traders need to be on … Read more
The Week Ahead This week, we have a slew of incoming news, between economic reports, retail earnings, Nvidia earnings, and Jackson Hole. The 10-year treasury yield also breached above resistance and topped highs made last October. This generally hurts not just tech stocks but also housing stocks and causes upward pressure on mortgage rates. And … Read more
Long-Term Investment Strategy John Deere is one of my top long-term portfolio investments, along with Microsoft, Costco, Tesla, Nvidia, and many others. I also buy index ETFs to invest in the Nasdaq and S&P to have broader exposure to the indexes and soften the volatility a bit that high-growth stocks come with. I use the … Read more
Retail Earnings Week This is a big week for consumer data, as we have earnings reports from many important retail names, including Home Depot (which reported this morning), Target (TGT), TJMaxx (TJX), Walmart (WMT), and more. Yesterday, I stopped by TraderTV LIVE to discuss these, and more. Click here to check out the segment! … Read more