European equities rock, but are they on a roll?
The European Central Bank’s trillion euro QE program has sent European equities up, but how long will they stay there? Serge says he expects consolidation if not complete reversal in the stock market sooner rather than later.Serge looks at various options for investors and recommends looking at other asset classes to gauge the impact of […]
Come Thursday, there’s only one show in town
This week will be all about Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting where increasingly a quantitative easing program is expected to be unleashed. For those of us actively putting capital to work, as opposed to theorists or academics hypothesising about Thursday’s outcome, the odds for making profitable trades is likely to decreases from now until Thursday. […]
Netflix, Inc.: Does NFLX Have Even More Gas?
Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) rallied big Wednesday following its fourth-quarter earnings report. Netflix beat earnings expectations, and while NFLX stock still is in a bigger-picture consolidation phase, shares still have more upside in the intermediate-term. Read my full analysis here: http://investorplace.com/2015/01/netflix-inc-nflx-stock-earnings/#.VMFUcC75HdU
3 Ways You’re Making Trading Much Harder Than It Needs To Be
Interested in receiving Free Tips on how to successfully manage your own money? Click HERE and also receive a Free eBook. Trading ain’t easy, but most traders that I come across seem to make it much more difficult than it needs to be. The easy barrier to entry – all that’s needed is a computer and a […]
Video: My take on Netflix heading into earnings
Historically, Netflix stock has been very volatile after earnings reports. Last quarter, shares dropped 25% when investors were disappointed by lower-than-expected subscriber growth. Serge says all eyes will once again be on subscriber growth, when the results come out on January 20 after market close. Watch the short video here: https://www.tradingfloor.com/posts/earnings-season-will-markets-applaud-or-boo-netflix-3293233
The importance of overlaying charts
One of the more important aspects to successful analysis of the markets is to look at things in absolute as well as in relative terms. Technical analysis allows us to overlay charts of stocks with sector ETFs for example. When we do so the relative strength/weakness of stocks becomes much more apparent and trading opportunities […]
The rising Average True Range (ATR) of the S&P 500
…this is something to be astutely aware of. 2015 could well see the return of volatility, and the ATR seems to confirm that already.
How to trade Intel after the earnings report
During every corporate earnings season, in my experience, the better trading opportunities in stocks are set up after any given company has reported its numbers, as opposed to blindly gambling on an outcome ahead of the report. That said, there are situations where options can offer good risk/reward opportunities to play an earnings outcome as […]
Commodity and currency volatility will infect equities
Despite the spike in volatility in currency markets in the back half of last week, both US and European equities held in well and bounced back on Friday. There will likely be more widespread implications as far as ‘trust’ in central banks goes (as a result of the Swiss National Bank shocker of course). […]
Interview on Sang Lucci TV
Interview with Anand from SangLucci TV. We discussed the importance for traders to remain balanced and that much about success for trading has nothing to do with the strategy applied. We discussed The Steady Trader trading strategy and how it suits a large variety of people given that it does not require sitting in front […]