Rally May Fizzle Without the Banks

Federal Reserve policymakers removed the word “patient” from their language on Wednesday, indicating that a rate hike may be a reality in coming months. By so doing, they released the proverbial kraken as most risk assets rallied and the U.S. dollar got smoked. In typical Fed fashion, though, Chair Janet Yellen was quick to reiterate […]

To chase or not to chase Facebook on the breakout

Facebook today is breaking past a clear and well-defined line of resistance that has been in place for the past five months. After a few failed breakout attempts the question now becomes whether or not to chase this latest rally higher. Watch the short video HERE

Learn when not to trade and see profitability increase

In a broker-sponsored financial media world where every show and advertisement is spurring you on to be an active trader-investor, it isn’t easy to be patient. However, a big difference between profitable and losing traders and investors is knowing when not to trade. Watch the short video here:  Learn when not to trade and see profitability […]

Video: Time to short the Dax? Just wait and buy the dip

The Dax smashed through the 12000 level this week as export dependent economies in Europe, like Germany, rally on the back of the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program. The EUR 60 billion QE stimulus has successfully weakened the common currency to lows not seen since the early 2000’s. The German Dax has gone up […]

It’s a Make-or-Break Week for SPY, XLF

It’s a major week ahead for markets as the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) settles into a two-day meeting starting Tuesday and culminating Wednesday with an update on interest-rate policy. Market participants will be watching closely to see whether Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen will remain “patient” in raising interest rates, or if recent economic […]

FOMC: Why You Should Just Shut Down Your Trading Console

Let’s not mince words. This week, no matter how avid an investor you are, you’ll be better served giving your trading platform a break this week. Obviously your broker won’t tell you this — he wants that churn in your account — and your investment adviser likely isn’t honed in enough on the markets to […]

Don’t front-run the Fed

Many less than optimal trading/investment strategies exist, yet by far the least probable to succeed in my experience is the ‘front-run’ or ‘outsmart the Fed’ strategy. This ‘strategy,’ for the lack of a better term is rooted in arrogance and ignorance for while even if we can guess correctly the language in any given Fed […]

Picking the peaks – the ups and downs of trading stock market highs

Equity trader Serge Berger outlines his strategies for investing at a time when most of the world’s major stock market indices are at an all-time high. Can you trade indices against each other and will European stocks really overtake the US? Watch the short video here: https://www.tradingfloor.com/posts/picking-the-peaks-the-ups-and-downs-of-trading-stock-market-highs-3799249

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