Traders Daily Direction
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 […]
Are You Truly Prepared to Profit From This Uncertain Market?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets – but no change to any index directions. The Daily Nugget Always be prepared for sudden changes in market direction. Markets are fickle – especially when there’s been no clear trend (like now). And what that means […]
The Best Traders Never Fall for This
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets on the back of tech gains and easing fears about the banking sector sent some more index directions upward. The Daily Nugget Never fall in love with a stock. Sometimes a stock just seems “right”. The numbers […]
Can You Master This Trading Paradox?
Hey friend, Here’s how the markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks closed slightly lower yesterday as Treasury yields rose – but it wasn’t enough to cause any shifts in the indexes’ directions. The Daily Nugget You can be BOTH conservative and aggressive in […]
Do Less of This and More of That to Become a Better Trader
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: It was a mixed day for the indexes yesterday, with the NASDAQ ending lower but the rest closing slightly higher. The Dow regained its long-term upward direction. The Daily Nugget How are you preventing yourself from making impulsive decisions? Not keeping unhealthy […]
Focus on This to Master Your Trading Emotions
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving to start the week. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks closed higher in a bumpy week – but the broader direction is still highly uncertain. The Daily Nugget Use price action to regulate your emotions. Even the best traders have difficulty not getting swayed by the market’s […]
Is This the Price of Successful Trading?
Hey friend, As we close out the trading week, here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: The bulls and bears battled it out in a volatile session that ultimately ended mixed. No changes in any directions. The Daily Nugget Perpetual uncertainty is the price of being a successful trader. Humans hate uncertainty […]
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