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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
Is Your Stomach Sabotaging Your Trading?
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 markets – with no changes in any index directions. The Daily Nugget “Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach.” ~Peter Lynch This is especially […]
How to be Bullish Without Being Overconfident
Hey, Ross here: Check out today’s chart about the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge. Chart of the Day When you strip out housing, the gain in core PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditure) prices was the lowest since July 2022. And remember, this was data for February – before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank caused banks to […]
Do This If You Want to be an Average Trader
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we enter the middle of the week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets closed lower after data showed the labor market may be softening. The only change in direction was the Russell 2000’s short-term direction being flipped back downward. The Daily Nugget If you do what everybody […]
Why the Bulls Have the Time Advantage (Market Update from Charles Green)
Hey friend, Charles Green here, Senior Market Analyst here at Traders Agency. Here’s today Market Pulse 360. Market Pulse 360 for April 5, 2023 Inflation fears have elevated in the past couple of trading sessions due to rising oil prices, falling dollar, and falling 10-year bond rates, renewing talk about recession. When the dollar falls, […]
This Pattern Shows a Breakout is Brewing…
Hey, Ross here: And as always, I’m here to start your day with another actionable trading idea. Chart of the Day Lennarn (LEN) is a residential home builder with serious momentum. The stock advanced beautifully off the October lows, rallying 55% in just a few months. It then pulled back with the rest of the […]
Do You Have the Right Strategy for the Right Situation?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we start the week. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets (except the Russell 2000, which dipped slightly). No change in any index directions. The Daily Nugget The astute trader knows how to use the right tool for the right situation. If all […]
Why You Shouldn’t be a Bull or a Bear (+ Another Trade Idea)
Hey, Ross here: Here’s an actionable trading idea for you. Chart of the Day Certara (CERT) just finished an exciting March. The medical software company surged 15% to start the month after reporting a solid beat on earnings for the quarter. It jumped again on March 16 when Dow Jones announced the stock would be […]
The Real “Job” of Being a Trader
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we start the week. The Daily Direction Note: A positive week for the markets means most major indexes have now flipped upward. Can this trend continue? The Daily Nugget A trader’s job is to buy what goes up and to sell what goes down. That’s a […]
This Says a Rally is Coming (+ An Important Concept)
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to a new trading week. Here’s a great sign that a rally could be incoming. Chart of the Day Finally… progress! The major indexes all closed at least 3% higher for the week. The Nasdaq is trading at its highest level since August, and the S&P 500 broke a crucial downtrend […]
Are You Truly Prepared to Profit From This Uncertain Market?
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets – but no change to any index directions. The Daily Nugget Always be prepared for sudden changes in market direction. Markets are fickle – especially when there’s been no clear trend (like now). And what that means […]
Are We in a Dip Buyer’s Paradise?
Hey, Ross here: As we close out the trading week, let’s look at an encouraging sign for the market. Chart of the Day Dip buyers are providing valuable support for the market – and articles like these (not to mention the recent market performance) – will only encourage more of them to join in. Even […]
The Best Traders Never Fall for This
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Another positive close for the markets on the back of tech gains and easing fears about the banking sector sent some more index directions upward. The Daily Nugget Never fall in love with a stock. Sometimes a stock just seems “right”. The numbers […]
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