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Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.
Gap Trading Strategies
Learn a gap trading strategy that classifies gap types, confirms volume, and sizes risk—so you know when to fade or ride the move.
Fed Raises Rates 25bp to 3.75%-4%, First Hike Since 2023; Dot Plot Points to One More Increase in 2026
The Fed raised rates 25 basis points to a 3.75%-4% range in a unanimous September 16 vote. The dot plot shows a 4.1% median for end-2026, implying one more hike, with inflation medians nudged up and unemployment projections cut.
Stock Market Today: Technology Leads While S&P 500 Slips
Technology led the session while the S&P 500 slips. See the validated market scorecard, sector performance, and what traders are watching next.
Fed Raises Rates a Quarter Point to 3.75%-4% in Unanimous Vote, First Hike Since July 2023
The Fed raised its benchmark rate a quarter point to 3.75%-4% in a unanimous 12-0 vote, the first hike since July 2023, with Chairman Kevin Warsh citing elevated inflation and a split dot plot pointing to further tightening.
Continental Resources Signs MOU With PDVSA to Develop Venezuela's Ayacucho 2 Block
Continental Resources says it signed an MOU with PDVSA on Sept. 16, 2026 to operate the 126,000-acre Ayacucho 2 block in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt, per its release and CNBC.
Ratio Spreads and Backspreads
Learn ratio spreads and backspreads: how call ratio spreads work, directional assumptions, risk mechanics, and when each strategy pays off.
Copart to Acquire ACV Auctions for $10.50 a Share in $1.9 Billion All-Cash Tender Offer
Copart has agreed to acquire ACV Auctions for $10.50 a share in cash, an all-cash tender offer valued at about $1.9 billion, with deal terms, market reaction and financial details as reported by CBT News, Collision Week, The Globe and Mail and Insurance Journal.
Common Trading Mistake on “Exciting” Days
A big headline can send a stock flying. That doesn’t mean the trade was there in the first place.
JPMorgan Profit Rises 13% to $16.5 Billion as Dealmaking and Trading Fuel Q1 2026 Beat, but Bank Trims 2026 Interest-Income Outlook
JPMorgan's Q1 2026 profit rose 13% to $16.5 billion as investment banking fees jumped 28% and markets revenue rose 20%, even as the bank trimmed its 2026 net interest income guidance to $103 billion, per Yahoo Finance and Proactive Investors.
U.S. Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in August, Beating Forecasts as Control Group Jumped 1.4%
U.S. retail sales rose 1.2% in August 2026, topping the 0.8% consensus, as the GDP-relevant control group jumped 1.4% and July's decline was revised smaller, according to Census Bureau data reported by Reuters via Yahoo Finance.
This Fed Setup Could Get Violent
Wall Street is braced for a tougher Fed, the median stock is stalling at old highs, and small caps are heavily shorted. Ross looks at why that combination could set up some unusually violent breakouts.
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