Trading Beginnings It’s been over a decade since I began my trading journey. Initially, I didn’t have a roadmap that told me where I should start or showed me what steps I could take. The first time I took any kind of class about the stock market was a random Saturday morning after I had … Read more
September Seasonality The indexes have been weak, with the Nasdaq rolling over again on Tuesday. Google (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), and more all closed the day in the red, with Amazon (AMZN) leading the way down a stark -4%. News hit that the FTC is suing Amazon for … Read more
The put/call ratio is extended, meaning the market is ripe for a short-covering rally at any time. Identifying a short-covering rally is about identifying a recipe. The recipe itself may take a while to come into play, but when it takes off, you want to be ready. Being ready means having a short list of … Read more
It’s been a long time since I’ve participated in an in-person event! It’s been at least three years between the pandemic and having a new baby! This is why I’m looking forward to heading to Orlando in October. I’ll join the Money Show for several in-person talks and speak at our Simpler Trading Summit. What … Read more
September Bearish Seasonality September — a seasonally bearish time. Except when it’s not. The market loves nothing more than to be an equal opportunity dream killer. What does that mean? It means it crushes the dreams of longs and shorts equally, especially when the market is too long or too short. Let’s take May, for … Read more
The TTM Squeeze The TTM Squeeze is one of my favorite trading tools. Why? As a trader and investor, identifying when the price is likely to make a big move — before it happens — is critical to success! How many times have you looked at a big move that happened and said to yourself, “Wow, … Read more
The Put/Call Ratio The indexes have been stuck between a rock and a hard place, otherwise known as support and resistance. While many patterns have shifted to the downside, such as the Nasdaq (QQQ), S&P (SPY), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), and more, everyone is short. This is why traders need to be on … Read more
Hey 5-Star Trader, Today, I joined CNBC’s “Power Lunch” to discuss three top stocks: Tesla(TSLA), Blackberry(BB), and Caesars(CZR). Check out the segment HERE.
The Week Ahead This week, we have a slew of incoming news, between economic reports, retail earnings, Nvidia earnings, and Jackson Hole. The 10-year treasury yield also breached above resistance and topped highs made last October. This generally hurts not just tech stocks but also housing stocks and causes upward pressure on mortgage rates. And … Read more
Long-Term Investment Strategy John Deere is one of my top long-term portfolio investments, along with Microsoft, Costco, Tesla, Nvidia, and many others. I also buy index ETFs to invest in the Nasdaq and S&P to have broader exposure to the indexes and soften the volatility a bit that high-growth stocks come with. I use the … Read more