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

How to Use Big Down Days to Your Advantage
Hey friend, After a tough week in the markets, let’s see how they’ve been moving. The Daily Direction The Daily Nugget Big down days are a chance for you to observe your emotions to see how you REALLY feel. Managing our emotions in trading is critical. Yet it’s also something that’s much easier said than […]

Bearish on Powell, Bullish on the Market
Hey, Ross here: Last week was an absolute sh*tshow in the markets – with the S&P 500 suffering its worst week since September last year. In just a bit, I’ll tell you why I’m STILL bullish on the markets. But first, check out today’s actionable trade idea. And believe it or not – it’s not […]


Please Read This Special Market Update
Hey friend, Charles Green here, Senior Market Analyst here at Traders Agency. In case you missed last week’s email, I’m going to start sharing some of my market insights with you in a new section called Market Pulse 360. Every time there’s something important going on in the markets I think you need to know, […]

An Important Lesson From Yesterday’s Plunge
Hey friend, Here’s how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: The financial sector dragged the entire market down yesterday, flipping many of the index directions downward. The Daily Nugget Days like these highlight the importance of stop losses. Imagine being a trader with a high exposure to financial stocks – and without […]

How to Salvage the Financial Wreckage
Hey, Ross here: Financial stocks got wrecked yesterday. Check out today’s chart to see just how bad it was. Chart of the Day This is the chart for KBW, a bank ETF. See that fat red candle right at the end? It dropped by almost 8% yesterday – dragging the rest of the market down […]


Smart Traders Know How to Do This
Hey friend, Here’s how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Mixed day yesterday as investors digested Powell’s testimony. No chance in any directions. The Daily Nugget The smart trader knows how to find opportunity where others only see risk. Yes, that’s a very general saying. And yes, it’s definitely easier said than […]

Should You Care About What the Market “Expects”?
Hey, Ross here: Here’s another stock that’s openly defying the Fed and the market pullback. Chart of the Day Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM) has been screaming higher since the market bottomed in October. The stock is up over 120% over that time with no signs of slowing down. Sales and earnings growth are both accelerating – […]


Who Says You Can’t Fight the Fed? (Proof Inside)
Hey, Ross here: While the news headlines are screaming about a “new bear market” thanks to Powell’s comments yesterday, take a look at today’s trade idea. Chart of the Day Perion Network (PERI) is an Israeli-based digital advertising firm posting tremendous numbers. Sales are growing at over 30% per quarter and earnings growth is even […]


Even More Dangerous Than Fighting the Fed?
Hey friend, Here’s how the markets have been moving after Powell’s hawkish comments yesterday. The Daily Direction Note: The moment Powell said rates may need to go “higher for longer”, markets predictably dipped. Lots of downward flips in short-term directions. The Daily Nugget Don’t fight the trend. You know what’s even more dangerous than “fighting […]

This “Death Spiral” Destroys Your Trading
Hey friend, Check out how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A pretty flat day in the markets as investors await Fed Chair Powell’s upcoming comments. The Daily Nugget Big losses not only decimate your account, but also wreak havoc on your psychology. Keep your losses small. The bigger the loss, the more […]

So What If the Bears are Right?
Hey, Ross here: Let’s dive right in with an actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day Terex Corp’s (TEX) stock just won’t quit. Bad economic report, pullback in the indexes… it just doesn’t care. The heavy machinery stock has been riding its 10-day moving average (yellow line) since the start of the year, grinding 42% […]


Don’t Let THIS Consume Your Trading
Hey friend, Let’s start the new trading week by looking at how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Markets closed the week strong – flipping almost all index directions back upward. The Daily Nugget Worry less about the indexes and focus more on stocks that meet your trading criteria. This may be a […]
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