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
TraderTV LIVE! Every week I join various financial news and analysis networks to work with and discuss the overall macro market conditions, top trading setups, earnings reports, and more! One of my favorite shows to join is TraderTV LIVE on Youtube! I love this show because it’s all about traders trading in real-time, taking requests, … Read more
Historical Gains in Semiconductor Companies in 2023 Last week, I wrote about the many companies appearing right now on my Run into Earnings scans as high probability, pre-earnings longs. Broadcom (AVGO) and Nvidia (NVDA) are two of those companies. These two companies have been some of the most talked about stocks this year due to … Read more
We are in the midst of mega-cap tech earnings, and it may seem like we are close to wrapping up earnings season, but we still have at least another month to go! While there are many earnings trading opportunities overnight, there are also opportunities for the Run into Earnings right now. What is the Run … Read more
Preparing My Earnings Watchlist So much of successful trading is about preparation. Preparation comes in the form of education, practice, watchlists, research, and more. Preparation is all the behind-the-scenes work you do before you ever hit ‘confirm and send.’ Regarding earnings season, one of the most essential preparation tasks I do is creating an earnings … Read more
The Flavor of the Season Microsoft reported earnings this week, and despite an EPS beat, the stock gapped down -$9.54. If you know me, you know I’m very bullish on Microsoft stock. But, after Tesla and Netflix earnings last week, the flavor of the season became much more clear. What is the flavor of the … Read more
Assignment, particularly early assignment, is a topic that can give many would-be options traders a pause. It’s also one that can cause quite a panic if you’re unprepared and unsure how to respond. I know what it was like when I first started trading options and how afraid I was at the possibility of getting … Read more
Yesterday was a rough day in the stock market, at least for anybody long (including me). An overextended Nasdaq was spooked by Netflix, Tesla, and Taiwan Semiconductor earnings, which made Nasdaq stocks fall. The most annoying part is that the earnings results were not bad; it’s more of a function in which good results were … Read more