Traders Daily Direction

The Truth About “Cheap Stocks”
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we move into the middle of the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Another flat close with no change in directions as the market continued to digest the latest batch of corporate earnings. The Daily Nugget Cheap stocks are often cheap for a reason. Investors and […]

This Isn’t Worth It
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we move into the middle of the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: A largely flat close yesterday as the market digests earnings season news. No change in any of the indexes’ directions. The Daily Nugget It’s always better to go with the market than against […]

Doing This Isn’t Easy – But It’s Worth It
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we begin a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: A positive start to the earnings season – plus hopes of a Fed pause – led to another positive close yesterday. The Daily Nugget It can be psychologically difficult to follow your trading signals – no […]

How Many Traders are Listening to This?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we begin a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: A weak retail sales report offset enthusiasm from a stronger-than-expected start to earnings season – leading to a mixed close for the markets. No changes in direction except for the short-term direction of the Russell 2000 […]

Trust This Over the Biased News Media
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks fell after the latest Fed meeting minutes revealed it expects the banking crisis to tilt the US into a recession later this year (despite data showing inflation is cooling). No change in most directions – except the short-term direction of the […]

Can You Ride the Rallies and Do This to Succeed?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: A mixed close for the markets as it awaits key inflation data. Still, it was enough to shift the short-term direction of the Russell 2000 index back upward. The Daily Nugget Are you emotionally prepared […]

Why You Should be a Skeptical Optimist
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: A largely positive day in the markets as the market digested last Friday’s slightly stronger-than-expected jobs report. No changes in directions. The Daily Nugget “Skepticism and pessimism aren’t synonymous. Skepticism calls for pessimism when optimism […]

Too Much of THIS Kills Your Trading
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks closed a shortened trading week mixed – with no changes in any market direction. The Daily Nugget Too much information can be just as bad as too little. Too often, beginner – and even […]

Is Your Stomach Sabotaging Your Trading?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: A mixed close for markets – with no changes in any index directions. The Daily Nugget “Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.” ~Peter Lynch This is especially […]

Do This If You Want to be an Average Trader
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets closed lower after data showed the labor market may be softening. The only change in direction was the Russell 2000’s short-term direction being flipped back downward. The Daily Nugget If you do what everybody […]

Do You Have the Right Strategy for the Right Situation?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we start the week. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets (except the Russell 2000, which dipped slightly). No change in any index directions. The Daily Nugget The astute trader knows how to use the right tool for the right situation. If all […]

The Real “Job” of Being a Trader
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we start the week. The Daily Direction Note: A positive week for the markets means most major indexes have now flipped upward. Can this trend continue? The Daily Nugget A trader’s job is to buy what goes up and to sell what goes down. That’s a […]
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