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
This week, it’s all about earnings season… And investor’s subsequent reactions as companies report earnings numbers, comment on guidance, and future projections. Here’s what matters this earnings season… As I’ve mentioned before, Apple, Samsung, Macy’s, and American Airlines have already come out and said last quarter’s numbers weren’t as high as previously projected, which further … Read more
Yesterday I wrote all about the talk of tariff wars, and how China’s thrown Apple through a tailspin. In case you’ve missed it, Samsung is following Apple’s lead, by pre-announcing poor earnings due to issues with China as well. What does this mean for traders? Simple, look for a domino affect this earnings season, of … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’ve had a lovely holiday season with your friends and family, and that the market hasn’t given you too much trouble. I mean it’s officially the first “trading day of the year”… And it’s already been crazy volatile. But I’ve been awaiting Q4 earnings season, as I think it … Read more
There’s been a lot of uneasiness in our trading room lately — from traders who have been at this for years to our new trial members that feel ‘in over their head’. It’s an unpredictable time in the market… And I feel like I’ve been using the word ‘unpredictable’ so much, someone should write it … Read more
Buy the dip shifted to sell the rallies weeks ago — investors and traders alike were just too scared to admit it. The rally last week after positive China news was, to me, the last chance opportunity to correct the bearish downtrend we’re in. However, what happened last Monday? Stocks opened up strong, and sellers … Read more
People come to me all the time whether it’s on social media, email, or within the trading room here at Simpler. They ask me things like ‘what’s your analysis of the close today, how about tomorrow, how about next month, how about the coming year.’ So here it is, my analysis for short and long … Read more
After being at the TradersExpo in Vegas last week, I came back to Austin with some questions I was asked floating around in my mind — one being, with a volatile market like this, do you wake up every day loving your job or hating it? That’s a double-edged sword you see. There are days … Read more