A Merry Christmas to Those Riding Twitter's Coattails

22Dec9:38 amEST

Stock Bros Before Ho-Ho-Hos? Think Again

Here at Market Chess we take pride in a consistently strong work ethic, eschewing the emotional roller coaster and scatterbrained nature you might see elsewhere in the financial blogosphere. However, there is a time and place for everything. And it is worth remembering that the stock market does not give much in the way of holidays throughout...

21Dec10:41 amEST

A Chip off the Old Blockchain

Much like anything named "Blockchain," or any firm which decides at the drop of a hat to change its name to something related to "blockchain," we are seeing correlated movement higher in the energy and materials patch off their recent rallies. Granted, we are not talking about 500% gains intraday. But, then again, the roulette wheel is only fun...

20Dec4:15 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/20/17 {Video}

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20Dec2:32 pmEST

Under the Cover of Cryptomania...

Lost in the shuffle of the focus on crypto plays of late may very well be the surge in materials. The XME, sector ETF for materials miners, non-precious and a few precious, as well, can be seen below on its daily timeframe. The heavy and steady buy volume (bottom pane of chart, with a barrage of sizable green daily volume bars), indicates that...

20Dec9:07 amEST

Morning Prep 12/20/17 {Video}

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19Dec3:56 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/19/17 {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...

19Dec10:39 amEST

Taking the Baton

Here's your setup this morning: With Apple and tech lagging out of the gate, the major averages pausing, and crypto plays all over the place, energy stocks are attempting a stealth rotation higher. For a while now, many a market player and pundit alike have been expecting a great energy sector rotation after years of lagging action. However,...

18Dec3:34 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/18/17 {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...

18Dec3:18 pmEST

It's Time for a Playoff Push

The first daily chart, below, illustrates the monstrous run lithium has enjoyed throughout 2017, using the LIT ETF as a proxy. The three main lithium-related plays we have been noting for Members during the year have been chemicals: ALB FMC SQM. Indeed, all three seemed to largely move in unison, and largely move higher. And as we wind down...

18Dec10:48 amEST

A Merry Christmas to Those Riding Twitter's Coattails

Although Twitter's stock caught a strong upgrade from JPM this morning, with the large bank calling the bird one of its top long ideas for 2018, the real news seems to be Bloomberg and Twitter launching the first-ever 24/7 global social news network, with Bloomberg making a more comprehensive push to beat its rivals on Twitter's platform. As...