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13Dec10:40 amEST

Newfound Valor for Valeant

The broad market is drifting higher, once again, in front of a major FOMC event later today, essentially ignoring the initial selloff in the futures markets last night amid swirling political headlines. For the most part, we have a familiar group of sectors which seem to be benefitting from rotation, even as some growth monsters like ISRG have...

12Dec4:50 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/12/17 {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...

12Dec10:40 amEST

Portland Food Carts Made of Local Steel

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., the pride and joy of Portland, Oregon, is finally waking up a bit this morning as the steel sector in general has been tightening up for a potential new leg higher. Angling for domestic steels makes sense, what with the President's nationalist bent. Beyond that, plenty of materials-related names have quietly...

11Dec4:03 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/11/17 {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...

11Dec2:20 pmEST

A Hard Habit to Break

A good deal of the restaurant stocks have been lagging the bull market for a while now. Surely, bears must have taken solace in having a corner of the market in their favor, without much in the way of hope for an inflection point. However, we recently have seen technical improvement, complete with a vicious SHAK short squeeze higher, among...

11Dec10:52 amEST

General Winter May Turn Back Russia's Invaders

On the whole, emerging markets have dazzled in 2017. India and China have been "BRIC" leaders, without question. However, Russia has weathered a barrage of seemingly negative geopolitical headlines all year with grace. Indeed, Russians have become acclimated over generations to harsh conditions, namely when it comes to weather in winter. And...

09Dec11:25 amEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 12/10/17 {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 mark Please click here for more...

09Dec11:24 amEST

Saturday Night at Market Chess Cinemas

Dances with Wolves (1990) is Kevin Costner's career masterpiece, the epitome of a great western epic. The film is complete with a legendary score and soundtrack, cinematography, and even an interesting back story: Michael Blake , who had been washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant when an old friend, Kevin Costner , asked him to adapt...

08Dec3:01 pmEST

From the Hissing Booth to the Kissing Booth

Garmin has, rather quietly might I add, been acting terrifically from a technical standpoint for a while now. As we have noted before, it is fairly easy to dismiss GRMN as being a relic of last decade which became obsolete given technological advances. However, the company reinvented itself in a way, and firms like HOG can surely take a hint...