Battling the Elements This Week

31Jan3:34 pmEST

Tonight We Head to the Rainforest

Amazon earnings tonight after the bell represents another tech titan reporting in light of Apple, Facebook, and quite a few others this week. On the AMZN monthly chart, below, the long-term bull case would be that the stock has simply pulled back to its rising 20-period monthly moving average (orange line), a reference point the stock had...

31Jan11:18 amEST

Hold Up Your Badge, So They'll Know You're a Software Play

While the reaction to Facebook earnings, with the stock presently up by more than 13%, is understandably garnering plenty of headlines in the financial news media and capturing the attention of many traders, I view the reaction by ServiceNow to earnings, with NOW up 17.5% as I write this, as perhaps more significant for the market. NOW is one...

30Jan6:12 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/30/19 {Video}

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30Jan3:52 pmEST

Back from the Dead with a More Dovish Fed

In light of the The Fed truly adopting a more Bernanke/Yellen-esque approach today, or at least appearing to for the meantime, it would not surprise me in the least to see the destitute homebuilders enjoy something of a renaissance. On the XHB sector ETF, below, note the base bottom potential over $36. Names like DHI PHM TOL, among others, are...

30Jan11:01 amEST

LaCroix's Owner May Have Its Hand Forced, Unironically

Despite a cult-like following from the Brooklyn hipster demographic and a general growing popularity in recent years, LaCroix beverages (owned by National Beverage Corporation, trading under ticker FIZZ) is suddenly being portrayed as "old hat" due to the surging phenomenon of CBD drinks. Exhibit A: Consider this article published last...

29Jan5:54 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/29/19 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

29Jan3:19 pmEST

X Marks the Spot for XME Names

Despite VALE's dam collapse in Brazil, and the stock's subsequent punishing at the hands of the market, with at least 65 people killed at this point and several arrests already made, the larger picture beyond the awful new special to VALE is that many miners are acting better. We have covered the renewed strength in precious miners of late. But...

29Jan11:11 amEST

Frozen in Real Time

Ahead of the big events of the week, such as AAPL FB AMZN earnings the next three evenings, respectively, on top of the FOMC and GDP print tomorrow, equites are essentially sloshing around in a new short-term range we have been establishing over the last week and a half or so. Weakness in Square is being attributed to a negative analysis report...

28Jan5:18 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/28/19 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

28Jan12:42 pmEST

Battling the Elements This Week

The polar vortex of extreme wintry temperatures across the country this week may as well be a metaphor for the elements bulls are facing, too. Alongside this morning's NVDA sell-off after cutting guidance, a CAT-led Dow swoon in the broad market, we also have a plethora of major earnings like AAPL AMZN coming up this week, not to mention a Fed...