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Are You Ready to Start Another Week of Trading?
Good morning, Traders! It’s Monday, and that means another week of trading. Things will be a little different over the next few days as we approach the end of 2021. So now’s a good time to sit down and go over some of the fundamentals of the market! Trading has the potential to be a … The post Are You Ready to Start Another Week of Trading? appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.
Why You Should be Happy Markets are This Irrational
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: it was a mixed day for the indexes yesterday, with some closing higher and some lower. But even the higher closes weren’t enough to reverse any directions, and they all stayed negative. The Daily Nugget Even though most panic is irrational – […]
Why Being Second is Better Than Being First
Hey friend, It was an interesting day in the markets yesterday. 10-year Treasury yields surged to new highs and retail sales growth came in far stronger than most economists expected. This led to a volatile intraday session – so let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: The S&P 500 and the […]
Can You Pass This “Trust Test”?
Hey friend, Let’s see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks pulled back yesterday after Friday’s big upward close – a perfectly natural move. No change in any index directions except for the Russell 2000’s long-term direction flipping back downward. The Daily Nugget A good trader won’t hesitate in buying the […]
Dangers of Bargain Hunting
Hey friend, Here’s how the markets have been moving as we close out the trading week. Also, please note that because of the 4th of July weekend, this newsletter will resume next Wednesday, July 5. Keep a lookout for it in your inbox then – and enjoy the long weekend! The Daily Direction Note: A […]
All Trading Comes Down to Understanding This
Hey friend, Time to see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Indexes closed higher yesterday on positive expectations for tomorrow’s inflation data release. Both the S&p 500 and NASDAQ managed to flip their short and medium-term directions back upward. The Daily Nugget Skillful trading is all about understanding and interpreting supply-demand […]
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 […]
THIS is a Trader’s Greatest Asset
Hey friend, Let’s see how the markets have been moving as we close out the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: As fears of the “banking crisis” subsided – stocks recovered. The S&P 500 regained its long-term uptrend, while the NASDAQ has shifted solidly into positive territory. The Daily Nugget The greatest investment a trader […]
How Some Traders Shoot Themselves in the Foot
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Stocks ended higher as the market digested a “higher-for-longer” narrative. Several index directions flipped back upward – but not by much. The Daily Nugget Don’t add to a losing position. On the surface, this seems obvious. If a position is already losing – […]
Perpetual Confusion
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we start a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Despite the market whipsawing thanks to the “will they, won’t they” nature of the debt ceiling negotiations, it was a good week for the markets, with both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite registering 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 […]
Not All Profit Triggers are Created Equal
Hey friend, A bevy of strong corporate earnings helped lift the market yesterday – snapping its multi-day losing streak. And Treasury yields continued to pull back, another boon for the markets. So, let’s see if that caused any changes in the index directions. The Daily Direction Note: All indexes closed positive yesterday, sending the long-term […]
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