Stock Market Blog
Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
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 […]
An Extremely Counterintuitive Buying Signal
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to a new trading week. Let’s start with more evidence for this bull market. Chart of the Day This is the NASDAQ demonstrating a bullish price action called an “upside reversal”. Just like the S&P 500, the NASDAQ gapped down (opened lower) below its 200-day moving average on Thursday – but […]
Volatile vs. Choppy Markets (Not What You Think)
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving as we close out the week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets rose after dovish comments by a Fed official and buyers stepping in at key support levels. The long-term direction of the NASDAQ flipped back into positive territory. The Daily Nugget A choppy market isn’t just a […]
This is Encouraging
Hey, Ross here: As we close out the trading week, let’s look at another encouraging sign for the markets. Chart of the Day This is the daily chart of the S&P 500 for Thursday. The red line is the 200-day moving average, which I talked about a couple days ago. Quick refresher: if we look […]
How to Become the Bruce Lee of Trading
Hey friend, Here’s how markets have been moving. The Daily Direction Note: Markets dipped again, causing the long-term direction of the NASDAQ to again flip negative.. The Daily Nugget It’s better to master one strategy than to have limited knowledge of many ones. Bruce Lee famously said, “I fear not the man who has practiced […]
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