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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
A “Narrow Recovery” in the Cards?
Hey, Ross here: Welcome back to a new trading week. The major indexes all managed to close slightly higher last week. But as today’s chart shows – I’m not...
How Do You View Volatility? (Important)
Hey friend, The latest data on home sales and consumer confidence came through – and it didn’t help market sentiment at all. Add that to fears of yet another government shutdown, and you have yet another down day in the markets. The Daily Direction Note: All indexes closed sharply lower yesterday. The most concerning was […]
A Bullish Collapse?
Hey, Ross here — and before we sign off for the year, I want to show you something most traders completely misread. The VIX just collapsed from above 26 to below 14 in a little over a month — a huge shift from high to low volatility. That sounds scary, but history says it’s often rocket fuel for...
The Hidden Pullback & the Narrow Bull Market
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to a new trading week. Last week, the S&P 500 closed flat. But the “hidden” pullback is still happening. Chart of the Day This is the...
What Many Traders Get Wrong About Trends
Hey friend, Ross here. After last week's subdued market response to the CPI report, many might overlook the subtle, yet steady gains we're seeing. Here’s the thing about the market: it moves at two speeds—gradually, then suddenly. That sudden leap is where many traders find themselves off-guard...
This is How Smart Traders Look at Things
Hey friend—Ross here. We were supposed to get the official jobs report today, but the shutdown pushed it back. No worries—I’m still tracking fresh signals: services data landed about as expected, and major indexes keep pressing higher across short-, medium-, and long-term trends. In today’s note, I...
This Will Always Feel Uncomfortable
The latest Core PCE data came in just below consensus, signaling that the Fed may continue focusing on economic growth rather than battling inflation. Markets initially reacted with gains but pulled back as the day progressed. Wall Street legend Bob Farrell once said, “A bubble is a bull market in...
The Big Unseen Shift Happening in the Market Right Now
Hey, Ross here: If you’re just paying attention to what’s happening on the surface, you’ll miss the major shift happening in the market right now. The chart...
Follow the Leader
Hey, Ross here: Things are playing out as I expected – and today’s chart just shows one more reason why. Chart of the Day This is the S&P 500 falling – and still staying – below its 200-day moving average (red line on chart). The 200-day moving average is a critical level as it not […]
Are You Helped or Harmed by Volatility?
The markets are holding their breath as we await the Fed’s big announcement today. By the end of the day, we could be entering a whole new interest rate landscape. With volatility likely on the horizon, unskilled traders might panic—but those with a proven strategy know better. This afternoon, I’m...
Flushing Out the Bears
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the day with another high potential trade idea. Chart of the Day Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (KC) provides services such as cloud storage and cloud computation services. It is the web cloud service of China, so to speak. The company has recently had a nice run in price where it […]
Rules of the Expectations Game
Hey, Ross here: And here’s an interesting chart that shows you just how fickle most retail traders are. Chart of the Day Essentially, retail investors’ stock holdings have actually gone back to below pre-pandemic levels as they quickly learned that stocks don’t only go up. That’s why the pros like to call them the “dumb money” in […]
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