Five Star Trader · Danielle Shay

Market Analysis

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.

Banks Getting Ready to Report…

Hey 5-Star Trader, “Tuesday Trade” Journal: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. It’s critical to identify what’s working — to do more of it. So, to lead by example, each Tuesday, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in … Read more

The Market has Seasons

Hey 5-Star Trader, For this week’s Tuesday Trade, I want to check in with you and go over the recent macros of the market, along with a trade I took with Microsoft (MSFT). Just like the weather, the market has seasons, and though we can count on these seasons to change, I think this is … Read more

Taking a Look at Homebuilders

Hey 5-Star Trader, With every trade comes risk, but as you know, some are much riskier than others. Now that the market is currently trading sideways, some traders are at a loss of where their next move should be. My suggestion is to keep your eye on Homebuilders. The homebuilder’s sector has been on fire … Read more

Using expected ranges

A Tuesday Trade Edition: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. It’s critical to identify what’s working — to do more of it. Each week, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in which I explain my whole thought process … Read more

Past and current conditions

Hey Five Star Trader, Wow. The current market has been seeing a ton of action recently. This is due to a variety of factors, but before getting to the current market environment, I want to talk to you about the past year. It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day, especially on days or … Read more

An iron condor with LEN

Hey Five Star Trader, A Tuesday Trade Edition: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. It’s critical to identify what’s working — to do more of it. Each week, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in which I explain … Read more

A win with PENN

Hey Five Star Trader, A Tuesday Trade Edition: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. It’s critical to identify what’s working — to do more of it. Each week, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in which I explain … Read more

DHI and stop losses

Hey Five Star Trader, A Tuesday Trade Edition: One of the most important concepts in trading is to review your work, and learn from the good and the bad. It’s critical to identify what’s working — to do more of it. Each week, you’ll get a trade from my trading journal, in which I explain … Read more

Coinbase IPO

Hey Five Star Trader, Today I want to talk to you about Coinbase. As of a few days ago, Coinbase announced it’s going public and it’s been making waves in the market ever since. But what is Coinbase, should you invest in it, and what are the risks involved? What is Coinbase? Coinbase was a … Read more