by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost I'm certain I have started at least one blog post with the quote above in the past. That is perfectly fine as its relevance cannot be understated, especially with respect to the year 2020. Because this is a [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
It comes as no surprise the record levels of volatility in the markets we've witnessed throughout 2020. A pandemic which artificially shut down the global economy, unprecedented moves in crude oil futures, global central bank policies adding massive amounts of liquidity to markets, and the arrival of tens of thousands of new hopeful day traders [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Welcome to June. It is hard to believe that summer trade is upon us. With everything that has happened thus far in 2020, I feel as though I've lived through the equivalent of 2 years in just 5 months. In a lot of ways, the past several months have been a blur. It feels like [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I was a youngster, video games were an activity to pass the time. My neighborhood friends and I spent hours upon hours in front of our Nintendos, Segas, and Playstations. We were pretty competitive and some matches even got fairly heated. But at the end of the day these games were just that. Today, [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | May 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lost in the constant drone of the 24 hour news cycle are voices of reason. It would seem that if the story or the character telling it doesn't have a political agenda, it runs the risk of not being told. Levelheaded and knowledgeable submissions are out there, you just have to know where to look. [...]
