How to Trade A Volatile Market
Monkey Business
Next Monday begins the Year of the Monkey in Chinese New Year. This recurs every 12 years. Last Year of the Monkey was in 2004.
I checked back to how the S&P …
Bottom or Bounce: A Few of My Favorite Clues
Silver White Winters That Melt Into Spring
When the dog bites, when the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things…
First, thanks to my assistant Jonathan …
Low Growth Good For Stocks?
Why the GDP matters
**Tonight’s Commentary was written by Jonathan Griffin Assistant Director of Trading Education and research.
The US GDP expanded at the lower rate in Q4 than in any other quarter of 2015. …
Why You Should Care About The Big Cap Pops and Drops
Can FB save the bulls?
**Tonight’s Commentary was written by Jonathan Griffin Assistant Director of Trading Education and research.
Now that earnings season is back in full swing, we …
Which way will the market fly with a monkey on its back?
“Straighten Up and Fly Right!”
I can’t think of any song title more perfect to describe the current sentiment of investors. Furthermore, the first line of the song …
Has The Probability of a Market Bottom Improved?
China, Interest Rates and Oil, Oh My!
All we have as traders are our skills and discipline. Some have more skill and less discipline. Others have more discipline and less skill.
Regardless, …
Mixed Signals Blur Market Rally
Was today’s action “Journey of the Sorcerer” or the “Best of My Love”?
Not only has my Economic Modern Family been hit with a weak stock market environment, they’ve also lost not one but two …
Two Rules to Trade By In a “Too” Volatile Market
This “Too” Shall Pass.
Too, one of my favorite homonyms, is a word I see too often on Twitter. Too has two meanings.
Adverb-
1.to a higher degree than is …
Is This the Bottom? 5 Signs It Could Be
Will the market drink pulp fiction or the real juice?
It seems a hard case to make that the market has bottomed. Given the issues with the Granddad Russell 2000s and …
Monkeys & January Calendar Ranges-7 Trades
How January Can Be A Reliable Indicator
The best part of last week is that we now have a 10-day trading range for January. This means we can use the low set on Friday …