by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 25, 2019 | U.S. Stock Services Weekly Newsletter
Alice in Wonderland Anybody? Oh, Please Don’t…….. You remember that late in 2018 massive negativity had grabbed hold of the market. Within a few weeks the market bottomed and started a 20% plus rally. Fast forward in February and observe nothing but...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 24, 2019 | Investing
Welcome to a new week! As I was sorting out 2018 taxes at the end of last week, the Chinese Internet ETF KWEB was rallying to the tune of 4% on Friday. Many of us traders who have been around a while have a storied history with the Chinese Internet Stocks. They are...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 19, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends, U.S. Stock Services Weekly Newsletter
The bond market is wondering…… Roughly eight weeks ago the stock market was experiencing selling pressure not seen in many years – I would argue a decade. Ever since, things have changed; pundits would tell you “we’re back to normal” – because, of course, up = normal...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 18, 2019 | Finance 101, Investing
Happy President’s Day. While we enjoy a day when the markets are closed, I thought it would be fun to get back to the basics and set up a trade from start to finish using an old school technical pattern known to most as “the double bottom.” More...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 14, 2019 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends
This is just one of many examples as to why I love this industry so much. This morning the US Census Bureau released the December Retail sales numbers. Here is a clip from Marketwatch.com: Scary right? One would assume after such abysmal news it would be reflected in...
