by Trent Smalley, CMT | Oct 18, 2018 | Stock Market Commentary
Major indexes have lost their longer term moving averages. China’s market continues to get pummeled. The Fed threatens to continue to raise interest rates in the face of a market sell off. More and more stocks are making their lows on the year. The market is...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Oct 16, 2018 | Stock Market Commentary
One of my favorite pieces of research was released today in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Fund Manager Survey. The October edition of BAML’s Fund Manager Survey, which polled 231 investment managers who run more than $646 billion worth of assets,...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Oct 15, 2018 | Stock Market Analysis
Just six short days ago I detailed out a long trade I took in MNST, Monster Beverage Company: See Here Since then, MNST has done nothing but trade lower much to my chagrin, leaving my option premium in tatters and my feelings hurt. What have I done to deserve this...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Oct 15, 2018 | U.S. Stock Services Weekly Newsletter
Understanding Brexit, what it entails, its risks, and its opportunities. It was an interesting week which ought to go down for many as a time for reflection. The potential of what can happen in an overbought / overpriced market is probably a bit clearer now. Since...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Oct 11, 2018 | Finance 101, Stock Market Analysis
In a way, market analysis is very much like astrology. It is not a precise science but rather one of probabilities but that is enough to get a good tool and be strategic about life / trading. It takes a lot of time to conduct properly and there is no real substitute...