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 build-out, next-generation data centers, high-speed connectivity, and the new space economy. The revenue forecasts for Neocloud alone are eye-popping, and we’re seeing that momentum translate … 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 the Earnings Hot Zone I use the Hot Zone to identify earnings patterns, such as multiple gaps post-earnings, pre- and post-earnings trends, and volatility patterns. … 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 is above 17, and especially above 23, I see: Significantly increased intraday ranges in the indexes and high-momentum stocks A market sensitive to news-related developments … 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 10% correction “too late to short.” Of course, this has been a (mostly) news-driven correction, and one that ideally could provide a fantastic buy-the-dip moment … 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 broke its lows set last August and is down another -1.93% as of this writing. Capitulation usually comes relatively soon after major lows are broken, … 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 average. The 200 SMA isn’t just a line on a chart — it’s the trend filter most institutions and algos use. When price stays below … Read more