Hurricane Plays Redux for the Blizzard

08Jan3:48 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/08/18 {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...

08Jan3:46 pmEST

Grumpy Old Man Winter Plays

Headed into tomorrow we have our eyes on CMP, Compass Minerals. This is the quintessential "old man winter" play, as they produce rock salt for the icy roads. CMP had a nice rally of late and is finally flagging out. Also note CMP is in the suddenly-hot materials space, which may very well put it in the sweet spot going forward the rest of...

08Jan2:21 pmEST

A Pickup Artist's Dream

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. continues to be a niche health food grocer which makes the most sense for larger retail players to swoop in for the pickup to gain intriguing growth. While the Whole Foods buyout by AMZN last summer seemed, at first blush, like a major setback for SFM because they were not the chosen one, in reality it indicated...

08Jan10:42 amEST

The Long Journey Through Winter

After playing UNG, the natural gas ETF (straight up with no leverage in lieu of the elevated BOIL UGAZ ETFs) over the holidays, we elected to sell into strength given the commodity's propensity to see any and all rallies for a good while now fall apart just when it looks most promising for bottom-fishing bulls. The reality is that all natural...

06Jan6:40 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 01/07/18 {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 mark Please click here for more...

06Jan1:33 pmEST

Saturday Night at Market Chess Cinemas

When I published my New Year's Eve list of the top ten television series this century (plus some honorable mentions), a follower on Twitter wondered why Showtime's Dexter failed to make the list. For those who missed the show, Dexter is a Miami-based crime/drama series which ran on the Showtime network from October 1, 2006, to September...

05Jan3:35 pmEST

Pot Stocks: Don't Get High on Your Own Overhead Supply

With the prospect of increased legalization in various states (even with blowback from the federal branch), the "pot stocks" of course merit some more attention. MJX is the general ETF for the group, some of which trade on the Pink Sheets. But a more liquid name would be GW Pharma, below on the weekly chart. If the sector is truly on the cusp...

05Jan10:35 amEST

The Strong Silent Type

On the back of some positive analyst moves this morning, London-based cloud email play Mimecast is gapping up and out of the triangle consolidation highlighted on the daily chart, below. MIME has been a "sleeper" of sorts for us for a while now, a long-term investing play for VIP Members and a recurring trade idea, too, at various points in...

04Jan2:46 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 01/04/18 {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...

04Jan2:44 pmEST

Hurricane Plays Redux for the Blizzard

It remains to be seen if the current east coast winter blizzard will inflict as much damage as some believe. But if it does, namely in the form of windy and icy conditions causing power outages, we should probably keep a standard hurricane play in mind: Generac Holdings, the quintessential back-up generator play. On the GNRC weekly chart,...