Stock Market Recap 10/24/18 {Video}

29Oct2:33 pmEST

The Reality of the Situation

As it turns, viewing both leaders like AMZN GOOGL NFLX and exhilarating M&A like the IBM for RHT deal today as potential knights in shining armour to help rescue bulls from a correcting market is a much tougher proposition than many had anticipated. Currently, all major indices are well off their morning highs, with the QQQ now down a stunning...

29Oct10:32 amEST

Outline of a Cold Autumn Market

A $34 billion IBM for RHT deal in software at a hefty premium seems to have helped propel another attempt at a relief rally in the broad market this morning. As I write this, most of the major averages are higher anywhere from 1.3% to 1.66%. Once again, the pertinent issue for us is whether bulls can hang onto these early gains, a fairly...

28Oct1:37 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 10/28/18 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the full-length Weekend Video Strategy Session which I present each weekend 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. Please click here for more...

27Oct2:49 pmEST

The Panic of 1893

Consistent with human nature, when the market is in a smooth uptrend we tend to view historical crashes and depressions (or "Panics," as they were once known) as nearly-comical events of Wall Street yesteryear. The emotional disconnect to a bonafide crash and depression (let alone bear market or recession) is so wide during a present day bull...

26Oct2:33 pmEST

There's Being Bullish; And Then There's Being Bullish Into the Weekend Bullish

Much like apple picking, pumpkins, the World Series, and shorter days of sunlight, there is something familiar and also traditional about a stock market correction during the autumn months. After all, as the late-summer/early-autumn strength of the sun abates, it is almost as if the chill in the air serves to dampen risk appetite among market...

26Oct10:54 amEST

Selling Spilling Over

One of the more interesting aspects about the current market pullback has been that one can almost feel just how stubbornly bulls have been fighting each and every dip. The valiant attempts to rekindle the glory of buy-the-dip-to-profit-from-V-shaped-rallies-to-fresh-highs of prior pullbacks is now being soundly rebuked by the market, as...

25Oct5:12 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 10/25/18 {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...

25Oct1:45 pmEST

An Interesting Retail Thesis for Halloween

Two of our Members noted separate ideas today which I think can be fused together to create an intriguing pair trade. Both ideas are in the retail sector, but one of them is looking up while the other is on the cusp of a meaningful breakdown. In a corrective market, the notion of a pair trade tends to take on more significance, as a long/short...

25Oct10:38 amEST

Ho Ho Ho for Arlo?

To be sure, recent IPO Arlo Technologies has had unfortunate timing. The stock has been mercilessly pummeled since late-August as most tech-related names either cooled off or began to correct sharply. And the the last few weeks of broad market deterioration have only sought to pour more salt in ARLO's wounds. In front of earnings tonight,...

24Oct4:53 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 10/24/18 {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...