S&P likely lower before higher again
After a beautiful and significant rally in the first four months of 2021, the S&P 500 is now likely to see a correction that may surprise plenty of market participants.
How To Live A Happy Life As A Trader – Part 1
Many people aspire to one day be making a living as a ‘full time’ trader and/or investor. While making a living in the markets is not easy (but certainly possible), there are a few simple ‘tricks’ to make this venture significantly ‘easier’ and much more profitable.
S&P 500 update. Are you hedged into earnings season?
The S&P 500 had a great run already year to date in 2021. As we head into corporate earnings season however, putting on some hedges might be a good move through the lens of sound risk management.
Sector highlight: Bullish opportunities in healthcare stocks
In this sector highlight video, I discuss the bullish opportunities we currently see within the healthcare sector both on the sector level as well as in individual stocks.
My favorite stock market indicator has nothing to do with the stock market
We live in a world of globally interconnected economies. In the financial markets, all asset classes are also interconnected. Thus, one can get great indications to the stock market from other asset classes. My favorite stock market indicator explained…watch the video now.
One of my favorite technical setups. Explained
When a technical/chart pattern has a powerful psychological backing is when some of the best trading and investing setups come to fruition. This setup has it all. Watch the video
What we are buying now
Asset allocation rather than single name stock selection is where the vast majority of portfolio gain stem from over time. At present we are buying two specific parts of the equity market, both of which have been notable multi-year underperformers and have largely fallen out of favor by investors. Therein lies the opportunity.
A regime change is underway
After a decade of dramatic outperformance, the Nasdaq 100 is starting to falter both in absolute and relative terms. This is a big picture view, not an immediate gratification trade.
Why implied volatility is so important
https://youtu.be/QCtI2wgvO1E Next time you are looking to buy or sell an option, pay close attention to the option’s implied volatility level. This is crucial because high implied volatility options sometimes can prevent you from making money, even if you are dead on correct in your directional assessment of the underlying stock or ETF.
Equities could pause here for a short while
In this short interview I was making the case for a possible near term pause for equities but also the continued bull market through Q2. We also discussed TWTR, oil, and the metals