Stock Market Blog
Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Simple Rule for Uncertain Markets
Hey friend, Time to see how the markets have been moving as we close out the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets closed largely flat on the back of yesterday’s inflation data. No change in any index directions. The Daily Nugget Tighter markets, tighter stops. Let’s keep this short and sweet. When the market […]
The Missing Ingredient to Manage Uncertainty
Hey friend, Time to see how the markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Markets continued to pull back, with the Nasdaq’s medium-term direction now also flipping negative. That said, the index is still standing at the same level as it did one month ago. The Daily Nugget Use position sizing to manage risk […]
How to be Both Bullish and Bearish at the Same Time
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets ended down yesterday after Moody’s downgraded 10 regional banks – stoking memories of the regional banking “crisis” earlier this year. Both the S&P 500’s and the Russell 2000’s short-term direction flipped negative. […]
3 Things That Create Big Profits
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A surprise positive close for the market yesterday in the middle of a widely-expected pullback. The short-term direction for the S&P 500 flipped back positive. The Daily Nugget Fundamentals + Constructive Price Action + Healthy Environment = High Profit Potential. When the […]
Do You Really Know Your Edge?
Hey friend, Hope you had a good weekend. Let’s see how markets have been moving as we start a new trading week. The Daily Direction Note: All indexes ended last week down – with the Fitch downgrade adding to the fact that a pullback was overdue. Still, only the short-term directions for the S&P 500 […]
The Price Can’t Tell You Everything
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we close out the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: The pullback continued yesterday, albeit with markets only closing slightly downwards. The short-term direction in the S&P 500 dipped into downward territory – but everything else remained the same. The Daily Nugget Price action tells […]
Logic vs. Emotions in Trading (You Need Both)
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we inch closer to the end of the trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets pulled back sharply yesterday after a Fitch debt downgrade – but it likely had more to do with overhead supply as markets approached new resistance levels. The Nasdaq’s short-term direction […]
Is Market Momentum Stalling?
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: A mixed close yesterday with the Nasdaq and Dow Jones closing higher but the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 closing lower. Yet, the moves were minor and all index directions remained unchanged. The Daily Nugget When market momentum appears to be stalling […]
The Truth About Stock Strength
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Another strong day for the markets yesterday, with all indexes closing positive – both for the day, and the month. The Daily Nugget What people see as a “stagnant” stock, the skilled trader sees as sellers slowly but surely being shaken out. […]
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