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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
Strategy vs. Execution
Hey friend, Let’s see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Indexes closed lower again yesterday after the latest Fed minutes showed officials still classifying inflation as a “significant” risk – raising fears of higher-for-longer interest rates. No change in any directions, however. The Daily Nugget Volatility is something to […]
It’s Not a Fluke (Market Update from Charles Green)
Charles Green here, Senior Market Analyst here at Traders Agency. Here’s today Market Pulse 360. Market Pulse 360 for August 18, 2023 Markets are struggling over the past two weeks and may not make up much ground for the next two weeks. The 10-year Treasury yield above 4% is kryptonite for the market, and it […]
How to Trade Like a Lion (Instead of a Sheep)
Hey, Ross here: And let’s look at what the bond market may be telling us about what’s to come for stocks. Chart of the Day (Chart courtesy of @RyanDetrick) Not counting 2023, there have been 21 years where the S&P 500 was up 10% or more in the first half of the year. The combined […]
Do You Respect Volatility?
Hey friend, Let’s see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Indexes closed lower again yesterday after the latest Fed minutes showed officials still classifying inflation as a “significant” risk – raising fears of higher-for-longer interest rates. No change in any directions, however. The Daily Nugget Volatility is something to be respected […]
A Necessary Pivot
Hey, Ross here: And let’s look at what the bond market may be telling us about what’s to come for stocks. Chart of the Day This is the chart for the 10-year US Treasury yields this year – which are now standing at the highest they’ve been in 15 years. On top of that, the […]
An Important Word About Expectations
Hey friend, Time to see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: The pullback continues, with more index directions flipping negative. A strong retail sales report stoked fears that interest rates would remain higher for longer. But as today’s Daily Nugget shows – it’s worth keeping in mind that it’s all relative. […]
China is Not Our Concern (Market Update from Charles Green)
Charles Green here, Senior Market Analyst here at Traders Agency. Here’s today Market Pulse 360. Market Pulse 360 for August 16, 2023 Lots of negative economic news coming out of China recently – from it cutting rates in a last ditch effort to stimulate the economy, announcing it will no longer publish youth unemployment rates, […]
Short-Term Memories
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the middle of the trading week with yet another actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day This is Grayscale’s Ethereum ETF, ETHE – and it is showing strength similar to Bitcoin. Notice how ETHE closed below the 21-day exponential moving average (yellow line on chart) on August 1st. It […]
Conviction and Flexibility (Why You Must Have Both)
Hey friend, Time to see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Indexes closed higher yesterday with tech stocks mounting a surprising comeback. No change in any directions, however. The Daily Nugget Successful traders have both conviction and flexibility. Successful traders have conviction in their strategies, but they also know when to […]
No Clear Direction?
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the day my favorite way – with an actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is an exchange traded fund that tracks the movement of Bitcoin. It trades like a stock, so GBTC can be bought in any traditional brokerage account or IRA. You could […]
You Must Understand This About Time
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we start a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: A slightly negative close for the markets last week on signs of higher wholesale inflation – but not enough to shift any directions. The Daily Nugget Different time horizons require different strategies. This might seem […]
Retreating Leadership
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to the start of a new trading week. Let’s review what happened last week – and where I see the market going from here. Chart of the Day Leadership is retreating… As I often talk about, every bull market has a “theme” – a specific sector or group of stocks that […]
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