by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 15, 2016 | Stock Market Trends, stocks to buy
. … stock position. Probably for an intermediate to long term hold (for me anyway). Let’s go through what I like about it here. A. Falling Wedge Pattern A mentor of mine taught me to watch for these years ago, and they are often the first thing I spot when...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 13, 2016 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends, Tuesday Morning Reads
$GOOGL, $MSFT, and $AMZN Love The Sound Of Your Voice (Bloomberg) China And The Quiet Before The Storm (iBankCoin) Time To Cash In Your Bank Stocks (MarketWatch) Trump Confirms Exxon Chief As Secretary Of State...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 12, 2016 | Monday Morning Reads, Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends
WTI Crude Jumps to Highest Level Since July 2015 (Bloomberg) Dow Jones Industrial Average Sets Sights On 20k (MarketWatch) China Stocks Rocked (iBankCoin) Businesses Around Trump Tower’s Frozen Zone Taking A Hit (NYPost) “Why” Stocks Have Been On A...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 12, 2016 | Stock Market Trends, stocks to buy
The VIX Index (Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index) is a financial instrument designed to show the stock market’s expectation of implied volatility. Also known as The Fear Index (or Fear and Greed), this instrument flashes across the screens of...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 8, 2016 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends
Without a doubt, one of the most fascinating areas in finance is the relatively new field of Behavioral Economics or Behavioral Finance. This field combines the theory of cognition in psychology with conventional finance and economics in an attempt to explain why...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Nov 29, 2016 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Trends, stocks to buy
Traders “got carried away.”: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-on-pace-for-muted-open-as-analysts-argue-traders-got-carried-away-2016-11-29 What if OPEC Can’t Reach A Deal?:...