Serge’s Guest Appearance on Sang Lucci TV – SLTV
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‘I will drop all other subscriptions and keep The Steady Trader’
A Steady Trader member just wrote to me, saying she will ‘drop all other subscriptions and keep The Steady Trader’ There is a reason why The Steady Trader service works for self-directed investors: Most services out there don’t work over time because they are either based on day trading, which essentially forces people to trade […]
Alibaba stock readies a significant next move
Shares of Alibaba Group (BABA) have rallied sharply off their October lows and right back to an important mean-reversion level. The stock is now at a make or break spot through the near to medium-term lens and sets up perfectly for a trade, once this level has been overcome. Watch the video for what could […]
3 Hot Tech Stocks That Are Headed for the Wall
113%. 42%. 35%. What do these three percentages have in common? They are the year-to-date performances of three of the most highly recognized highflying tech stocks out there: Amazon.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet Inc(NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) and Facebook Inc(NASDAQ:FB). And yes, if you think that 35% and 42% performances aren’t so strong that they become worrisome, I’d say […]
Market Holds Big-Picture Support, but Will It Last? Serge fills in for Sam Collins
U.S. equities closed on a muted note last week, all things considered. With further improvement in the labor market one would have thought interest rates and the U.S. dollar would see a bump. But as the rate of change of improvement in the economy (including the jobs growth picture) continues to slow, it adds skepticism […]
El Pollo Loco Stock Is on Fire
Shares of trendy restaurant chain El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc(NASDAQ:LOCO) rallied meaningfully Thursday. As a result, LOCO stock has confirmed the recently constructive technical price action and how looks to have little resistance on the upside. Active traders and investors should try to jump on the back of El Pollo Loco’s newfound upside momentum. Read my […]
Understand this and you will stop over-trading
Unfortunately the investment industry still wants you to lots of trading regardless of the market environment. Over-trading is one of the greatest causes to account depletion and frustration. If you understand that trading and investment returns are non-linear, then you will see that many times it is simply best to sit out and watch from […]
Will stocks slither sideways until the December Fed meeting?
Much is at stake when/if the Fed hikes interest rates for the first time in 8 years on December 16th. Considering how much focus the market has spent on a potential rate hike it only makes sense that stocks will be somewhat nervous and indecisive ahead of this FOMC meeting. Energy stocks and financials are […]
Crucial charts for market perspective this week
Another week, another rally in the major US equity indices. To further contextualise the most recent stampede higher in stocks, here are some key points: Given where implied volatility rallied to in late August, it is clear that too many people bought protection in the options market and sold stocks. Simple market logic thus dictates […]
He called the correction…now what?
Serge Berger, Head Trader & Investment Strategist, The Steady Trader and Blue Oak Advisors, told BNN viewers in late July that a correction was on the way and now he says investors should prepare for another leg lower. But Berger also says U.S. equities will recover and should rally into year-end. We also get Berger’s […]