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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.

This is Dangerous
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A generally higher close yesterday as hopes that the annual debt limit standoff would be resolved – plus comments from a couple Fed officials supportive of interest rate pauses. The only change in direction was the Russell 2000’s short-term direction flipping upward. […]

Wake Up
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start off with yet another actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day Biotech stocks can make huge moves, and this one is no exception. TGTX more than doubled in a month and is showing no signs of slowing down. Slower-trending, blue chip stocks tend to ride their 50-day moving average […]


Focus – or Fail
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we start a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Comments by certain Fed officials caused the narrative that the rate hiking cycle was over to waver – sending stocks to a lower close last week. No change in any directions. The Daily Nugget An […]

The Fed Shifts (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 May 16, 2023 Most market participants believe the Fed will not continue to raise interest rates (effectively a pause). But this will not be crystal clear until the next Fed meeting on June 14th, despite the […]

The Bear Market is OVER (Here’s What to Do)
Hey, Ross here: And before I announce what the fear-mongering mainstream media won’t, here’s an actionable trade idea to start your week. Chart of the Day Datadog (DDOG) is trying to put an end to what has been a vicious Stage 4 downtrend. The stock fell 68% in last year’s bear market but is now […]


Forecasting Fails (Do This Instead)
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we close out the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: A largely negative close yesterday due to renewed fears surrounding the regional banking crisis and a few negative earnings reports. No change in any directions, however. The Daily Nugget Be a translator – not a […]

They Think You’re a Sucker
Hey, Ross here: And here’s an encouraging chart showing inflation may be slowing down much faster than expected. Chart of the Day That’s the US and China Producer Price Index (PPI), which is a measure of producer prices (in the same way the CPI measures consumer prices). As you can see, Chinese producer prices have […]


Duality
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A mixed but slightly positive close overall as the inflation data was considered better than expected. No change in any index directions. The Daily Nugget Successful traders are both optimistic and pessimistic at the same time. Be pessimistic in the sense of […]

Agility Amid Uncertainty
Hey, Ross here: And here’s an actionable trade idea to start your day. Chart of the Day On Holdings (ONON), the maker of OnCloud tennis shoes, is one of the hottest stocks in the market right now. It went public in 2021, just in time to get hammered in the bull market. But shares have […]


Useless Trading Edges
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A slightly negative close yesterday as markets await key inflation data. No change in any direction except the Dow’s short-term direction flipping negative. The Daily Nugget An edge without execution is useless. Having an edge as a trader is crucial. You know […]

Inflation and the Debt Ceiling (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 May 1, 2023 As expected, we are grinding higher and bumping up against resistance at NASDAQ 12,200 and well above the 200-day moving average since we bounced off NASDAQ 11,000 and formed a reverse-head-and- shoulders pattern […]

This is Actually a Good Sign
Hey, Ross here: And here’s a fascinating chart that lends evidence to the narrative that we’re in the early stages of a new secular bull market. Chart of the Day If you read the news, you know that a lot of the market’s recent performance has been driven by the biggest names. Small-caps were (and […]

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