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 today’s Trade Review episode, I cover a quick SPX 0 DTE trade from last Friday at market close. In this video review, I cover: Why I decided to make a bet that the market would trade sideways into the close How I analyzed the options chain and technical chart patterns Why I decided … Read more
A Bullish Earnings Call Last week, in the trading room, one of our members requested that I analyze the ticker AAP. This ticker belongs to Applovin, a company I’ve never traded before. This find is a prime example of the collaborative aspect of the trading room, and it’s why I appreciate our dedicated traders so … Read more
Walmart Earnings: May 16th Walmart is reporting earnings on Thursday, May 16th, before the bell. This is one of the most important earnings reports this week because it will show investors how the largest retailer in the United States and the world is faring. Between high inflation, consumer sentiment, and behavior, various factors could impact … Read more
Earnings Strategy In this Trade Review video, I cover my 100% winner which was a directional butterfly in Amazon. I traded this ticker due to a combination of a technical plus fundamental setup, where I had a solid entry with an edge. In the video, I explain how I used the options chain combined with … Read more
MoneyShow Masters Symposium I’m so excited because I just finished booking my flights to Las Vegas! I wanted to let you know I’ll be heading there to speak at the MoneyShow Masters Symposium August 1st-3rd. You can find me and some of my favorite experts at the event, including Charles Payne, Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, … Read more
Big Names Reporting Thursday/Friday Thursday brings in another big day of earnings, with a slew of companies reporting after the bell including: Apple (AAPL) Coinbase (COIN) Draftkings (DKNG) Fortinet (FTNT) Cloudflare (NET) Block (SQ) Expedia (EXPE) and more! Hershey’s (HSY) also reports before the bell on Friday. Earnings Strategy Many of these big names have … Read more
Earnings Week Welcome to another critical earnings week. That will likely provide a lot of opportunity in the market between earnings trades and movement in the indexes. This week, we will see reports from: Amazon (AMZN) Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Etsy (ETSY) Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) Coinbase (COIN) Cloudflare (NET) Apple … Read more
Tesla Earnings Tesla reported earnings on Tuesday, April 23rd, after making a new low after a new low on the year. This created a situation where everyone (me included) has been bearish on the stock. Last week, I posted a YouTube video about how I shorted Tesla using a bearish butterfly for the move heading … Read more
Volatility is back, and it will only continue to pick up due to the number of earnings reports on the calendar. The indexes are bouncing well today, and the VIX has come back below 17, but that doesn’t mean big movement is done. This is especially true today and tomorrow because we have a critical … Read more
Market Volatility Market volatility has picked up, meaning there are more downside opportunities than before. When the market starts pulling back, I always try to quantify if it’s a normal “buy the dip” opportunity or if it’s a little bit deeper of a move that means it’s time to short some stocks. Identifying Bearish Alignment … Read more