My rigid morning routine

Trading and investing, just like sports and most other performance-drive endeavors requires discipline. Discipline, more than anything is what sets really successful traders apart from the crowd. Want to become a cash-flow machine? Become disciplined! Every year I come across investors that lack a deeper understanding of the markets yet manage to string together nice […]

Can US jobs report wake the S&P 500 from its summer lull?

Markets will be watching the US nonfarm payrolls for July closely as the US Fed has signaled incoming data will be key for when it decides to hike rates and the jobs report has the potential to move the US stock index, according to Berger. He sets out his trading strategy as well as some […]

What to do with Twitter stock now?

The post-earnings crash in shares of social media company Twitter has been severe and well-documented. The question is what to do from here and now and through the lens of technical analysis and trader psychology, a good-sized bounce looks probable in the near future. Watch the video HERE

Get the dollar right, get the direction in stocks right

Hey Traders and Investors Over the course of my trading and investing career I have learned the importance of paying attention to the dollar. In general, when I can get the direction of the dollar index correct I tend to also get the direction of stocks right. The dollar index remains in a bullish position […]

Buy the Bounce in Oil Services (OIH)

Last Friday, stocks staged a powerful comeback after an initial weak reaction to the September jobs report, which came in below expectations. While the entire market rose on Friday, some of the most notable rallies occurred in parts of the market that saw the most pain over the past three to 15 months. To wit, […]

Why I bought Bank of America shares this week

The banks as a group have shown relative strength all year versus the broader stock market and continue to be supported by a slowly rising interest rate environment. Bank of America has shown good relative and absolute strength within this strong group and looks poised to rally more in coming weeks. See the charts and […]

Respect the recent strength of the financial sector

For much of this year I have argued that not until the financial sector can show better strength will the broader US stock market be able to push to higher highs. The price action of the financial sector and the banks in particular in recent days is giving promising signs. Watch the video HERE

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