Different Approach To Stock Market Trend Analysis  When traders first start out they typically follow the standard approach to stock market trend analysis. Most traders rely on basic indicators such as moving averages and oscillators to determine if the stock market is trending, how strong the current trend is and whether or not the market […]

One of the ongoing themes which I am forced to confront regularly as I look at the world financial markets is the Federal Reserve. Last week I wrote about how they discontinued the publication of M2 Money Supply figures which I have found to be very troubling.  Cheerleaders for the Fed seem to evaluate all […]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the thick of earnings season once again. And whenever earnings season comes around, it has the potential to shake up the market in a big way. “Sell options ahead of earnings because you’ll get a vol crush,” you’ll hear traders often say. And if you’re one of the millions […]

Most traders focus on making money when underlying markets move higher, but most professional and seasoned traders focus equally on both sides of the market. You have to consider the fact that financial markets move down faster than they rise, giving you tremendous opportunity to profit from both sides of the market. Thereby, increasing your […]

  One of the great challenges of studying finance and economics is to recognize they can get intertwined with the field of politics and governance of the nation state. Since governments need money to operate one of the most controversial issues is that of taxation. Citizens strive to pay as little tax as possible while […]

The Best Swing Trading System In The World During the last few months, I received over one hundred emails from traders asking me what the best swing trading system is and how they can purchase or create such a system for themselves. I thought I would write an article detailing this important topic so traders […]

As anyone with a respiratory system will tell you, flu season isn’t fun. But as any investor holding pharmacy and flu-related, coughing-sniffling remedy stocks will tell you it’s one of the best times of the year. Each year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consults recommendations from the World Health Organization, trying to get […]

Here’s a lesson in greed and fear. Early October 2018 was quite painful for the average investor. The major indices fell out of the sky. The tech-heavy NASDAQ fell from 8,100 to 7,300. The S&P 500 dropped from 2,925 to 2,725. And, after hitting an all-time high of 26,951, the Dow Jones Industrials plummeted 1,400 points. Of […]