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. [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite traders puts out a weekend video on his YouTube channel that I never miss. Peter Reznicek of ShadowTrader is a market profile expert, proficient technical analyst, and an astute options trader. A couple of weeks ago on his weekend video, he was pitching the idea of getting long some of the [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Good morning and welcome to a new week! I'm fortunate in many ways, but one in particular is I have a network of traders whom I get to converse with daily. We talk through overall markets, trade setups, the latest news headlines, etc. Having a network like this is a great idea generation tool and [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
"Sell in May and go away" is a well-known financial-world adage, based on the historical underperformance of some stocks in the "summery" six-month period commencing in May and ending in October, compared to the "wintery" six-month period from November to April. I have never paid a whole lot of attention to seasonal performance. I have always [...]
