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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
This is How You Defy a Pullback
It’s Ross Givens here, with Chart of the Day. Entering 2024 with the wind at our backs. As history echoes this year's double-digit market surge in the final two months, optimism prevails. Brace for a January and first-quarter boom, setting the stage for a promising year ahead. In my journey to...
How Many Buyers are on the Sidelines?
Hey, Ross here: Bull market leader Nvidia just hit a $4 trillion market cap – the first company to ever do so in history. Bitcoin briefly hit the $112,000 mark...
The Easiest Part of Trading
Hey friend, Fed Chair Powell spoke earlier today. There were also speeches from the Fed Vice Chair and the Atlanta Fed President. We’ll report back how the...
This is So Important for Traders Right Now
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...
Bright Spots Amid the Chop Fest
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to a new trading week. Whatever Powell decides on Wednesday will have a huge impact on where the market moves next. In the meantime, the chop fest continues – but there are still a few bright spots. Chart of the Day Friday’s selloff was a flight from growth, with many stocks […]
Why I’m Still Bullish on Small-Cap Stocks
It’s Ross Givens here, with Chart of the Day. Entering 2024 with the wind at our backs. As history echoes this year's double-digit market surge in the final two months, optimism prevails. Brace for a January and first-quarter boom, setting the stage for a promising year ahead. In my journey to...
This Trips Up So Many Traders
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...
What It Takes to Win
Hey friend, Let’s see how markets have been moving as we close out the shortened trading week. The Daily Direction Note: Markets retreated yesterday after strong jobs data stoked fears that the Fed would likely hike rates again this year (even though they had already said this earlier). The short-term directions for the Dow Jones […]
Pumping Up the Fear
Hey, Ross here: The Nasdaq was down 1.5% yesterday while the S&P 500 closed 0.6% lower. Bloomberg immediately printed this headline. Just look at the wording...
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 […]
A Cautious Strategy for Uncertain Markets (And Another Breakout)
Hey, Ross here: Here’s another actionable trading idea for you. Chart of the Day Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM) is the #1 semiconductor stock in the market. It ranks first among all 31 of its peers in both earnings and relative strength. The stock put in a shallow base from mid-February to this week with three progressively […]
This is How to Behave in a Market Rally
Hey friend, Welcome back to a new trading week. There’s four trading days to go till 2024 – and the market is still going strong, with The Daily Direction table still a beautiful solid green. Plus, with the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index – the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge – coming in below expectations […]
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