Chief Market Strategist
Ross Givens is a veteran trader with over 15 years of experience and a former VP at a major Wall Street investment bank. Specializing in small-cap stocks and momentum-driven plays, Ross identifies high-probability setups before they hit the mainstream. As Lead Strategist at Traders Agency, he has guided hundreds of successful trades and developed multiple flagship publications.
Nothing much on the economic calendar today, just some manufacturing and industrial data. Basically manufacturing came in relatively flat, while industrial production showed a modest increase on higher factory and mining output.
Welcome back. It’s been just over two weeks since the first missiles landed on Iran. To start the week, let’s see how markets have been moving since then.
Lots of things on the economic calendar this morning…
One of the hardest things to do as an investor is buying stocks on the way down. It feels exactly like catching a falling knife. You know you want to own the asset, but stepping in front of a relentless selloff usually means bleeding capital all the way to the bottom. Blindly guessing where a stock will find its floor is a losing strategy. You need to track exactly where institutional money previously agreed on the stock’s value.
If defense spending continues to ramp up, which Trump himself has said it will, the stock could go significantly higher. Companies embedded in the logistics supply chain like VSE are well positioned to capture that revenue. The stock is in a beautiful uptrend — it has roughly doubled over the last 12 months. Right now, it just pulled back to its 50-day moving average, making this a pretty decent place to buy on a dip. See the stock to watch here.
Yesterday, we looked at the divergence between short and long timeframes for stock-oil correlations. Today, let’s look at a couple charts showing the divergence between oil and stock investors.
Welcome back. It hasn’t been a great week for the broader markets, and the reason is apparent – the Iran conflict combined with weak jobs data.
This AI stock has been crushed by the market, but behind the selloff is a massive backlog, huge infrastructure demand, and a potential long-term opportunity.
Rising tensions in Iran could reshape global markets and move $27 trillion in capital. Here’s what investors need to know now.
There’s a big disconnect happening in the markets right now. Today’s chart sheds some light.
How scared are investors around all this market uncertainty? Let’s look at today’s chart for some answers.
A massive $300K investment is highlighting a growing copper shortage. Discover why copper demand is exploding and the top copper stocks investors are watching for 2026.
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