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.
In the last edition, we discussed strategies to use to prepare for market pullbacks. Market pullbacks are just part of our reality as traders. For me, like I noted, I tend to stick with a swing trading approach and hold through a minor reversion to the mean. Typically, especially on a news related drop like … Read more
Last week, I wrote to you about FAANG earnings, and I noted the volatility that this week in earnings season can cause. Now, at the end of the day, I always think it’s better to be overly cautious rather than overextended. The consequences of the latter are much worse. However, in this instance, I feel … Read more
They say in trading you shouldn’t be emotional — and they’re right. However, there’s something about when you get a good zinger that makes it hard to forget. There’s such a balance between: ‘don’t be emotional’ and ‘learn from your mistakes.’ Why am I talking about this today? Well, next week is FAANG earnings. Last … Read more
We’re currently stuck in what we like to call, “Hurry Up and Wait” mode. This is a phrase that John has coined, but it’s stuck with me and this is the exact moment to use it. Why? The S&P has been stuck between 2885-2900 for the past several days. Generally, a key psychological value like … Read more
as the S&P pauses at resistance. You may have noticed that the market has been a bit lackluster after the initial test of $2815 in the S&P. As a key area of resistance, in fact, one of the last major areas of resistance on the path to $3,000, it’s no surprise that the S&P is … Read more
Let me show you. After my webinar last week and my upcoming one this week, I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking how well Phoenix works. Plain and simple, now that I have it, I can’t imagine trading without it. So what I’m going to do for this issue is present to you a … Read more
Time and time again I’ve had people tell me, “But HOW did X chart trade directly through my resistance levels?” And I’m right there with you. I’ve said it myself a time or two. That’s why today, especially with this crazy earnings season (where that could very well be happening to you right now), I’m … Read more
Favorite Stock Picks that Defy the Market Here we are at the start of another trading week. Today I’m going to walk you through what trading a certain sector looks like. We’re going to talk about Phoenixes (I explain what those are in a second). My goal today is 3 fold: 1. Break apart a … Read more
How I’m adding to my Stock Portfolio With the long weekend now behind us, to open up the trading week, I’m stepping back from my normal macro analysis for this issue. I want to take some time to tell you a little more about my favorite strategy, but also the exciting new twist I’ve added … Read more
And why you should especially care about them around earnings season. In Monday’s issue, I went through a few various sectors and identified the strength and weakness I was seeing, and demonstrated that I’d focus on these sectors in ‘if, then’ situations. Why? Because, from week to week, especially during earnings season when the market … Read more