Five Star Trader · Danielle Shay
Explore my trade ideas, investment themes, earnings analysis, and the charts behind my market outlook. Browse my Market Thoughts articles below, with the newest first.
July 24, 2026 Hey traders, Money Show – Las Vegas I was out at the Money Show in Las Vegas this week, and it was an absolute blast connecting with so many of you in person. One of the highlights was my book signing for The Ultimate Kids’ Stock Market Adventure Workbook. Talking to so … Read more
July 17, 2026 Market Snapshot Today’s price action delivered a clear technical break. Major indexes sliced through key support and took out both the June and July lows in the Nasdaq. The hot AI names that have led this entire move are showing classic signs of exhaustion. Despite the breakdown, the put/call ratio spiked … Read more
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Good afternoon, traders! Let’s break down exactly what moved the market yesterday and why the technical picture is turning bullish. Bank Earnings: Absolutely Fantastic The major banks delivered outstanding Q2 results, and the market loved every bit of it. JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo all beat on both … Read more
7.10.26 Magnificent 7: Still Lagging, But AI Leadership Remains Intact The Mag 7 basket continues to be one of the weaker areas of the market in terms of relative strength, with the clear exceptions of Apple, Alphabet, and Nvidia. Tesla is attempting to make a comeback, and I’m betting it will do so when Optimus … Read more
July 8, 2026 Good afternoon, Five Star Traders! The market is sending some clear technical signals this week that deserve our attention. Nasdaq Fails to Hold the 50-Day SMA The Nasdaq Composite has now posted two consecutive closes below its 50-day simple moving average. This is a meaningful shift. The 50 SMA has served … Read more
June 26, 2026 Dear Fellow Traders, If NBIS (Nebius Group N.V.) is one of your favorite stocks — and it absolutely should be — then you’ll be excited to hear about my new setup in NBIS. The stock has traded from around $50 last summer to over $300 last week, and today it has pulled … Read more
Friday, June 12, 2026 Traders, Pre-earnings momentum season is heating up, and I’m laser-focused on two distinct types of setups I’m hunting right now. Top-Tier Setups: 4-Star & 5-Star Ranked Tickers These deliver the highest-probability moves because they have proven, repeatable earnings behavior. Live Example: NBIS (4-Star Ranked) NBIS checks every box for a strong … Read more
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Good morning, Five Star Traders! I love getting ready for summertime trading! We are officially stepping out of the classic June lull and into one of my favorite seasonal setups of the entire year: pre-earnings momentum trading going into July and August. The first two weeks of June can be historically … Read more
Friday, June 5, 2026 Hey Traders, If you’re feeling that sting from today’s Nasdaq drop, take a deep breath. We just saw the Nasdaq futures get hammered, and close down roughly -5.4% on the day, and it continued falling after the cash session closed. It’s this kind of move that I’ll be watching very closely … Read more
Hey Traders, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how crazy this journey in the stock market has been for me. These days, I have 3 kids and an amazing husband, and work from home in the San Juan Islands on our growing farm while I trade and teach others. I join media networks like … Read more