Using Continuation Gaps To Project Price Targets in Apple.

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 6, 2017 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends, stocks to buy, Technical Stock Market Analysis

When analyzing the chart of a stock you often will come across a gap, or an empty space where the stock made a significant move. These empty spaces occur between one trading session and the next due to a material event that affects the stock such as an earnings...

Tom Brady Aside, There Are “Profound” Signals For An Explosion Of Market Volatility

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 6, 2017 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Trends, Technical Stock Market Analysis

“Profound” Signals For Market Volatility Explosion (MarketWatch) Goldman Economists Start To Worry About President Trump (Bloomberg) Jack Ma: If Trade Stops War Starts (BI) Trump Rally Speed Bump Is Your Opportunity To Buy (Futures Now) Is The S&P PE...

February Idea Generation

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Feb 2, 2017 | Stock Market Commentary, Stock Market Trends, Technical Stock Market Analysis

Part of being a successful trader, is being able to keep a “pipeline” full of ideas so that you aren’t forcing trades due to lack of idea flow. Being a market technician, the bulk of my time is spent looking at charts, but I utilize lots of other...

Could Adding Some Marijuana Stocks Get Your Account To “High Times?”

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 30, 2017 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Trends, stocks to buy, Technical Stock Market Analysis

Hundreds of articles have been written about investing in marijuana (cannabis) companies. The one theme that echos throughout the majority of those articles is that investing in marijuana companies is risky business. A large portion of the companies trade OTC (Over...

The 1st Annual Chart Summit Has Kicked Off. Here Are Some Takeaways From Friday Evening.

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 28, 2017 | Friday Morning Reads, Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary, Technical Stock Market Analysis

When I first saw the tweet from JC Parets, CMT some weeks ago that he, along with the Market Technicians Association would be putting on a virtual conference in technical analysis, I made sure to clear my schedule. As I begin my prep for the final exam of the CMT...

“I’ll Put On A Hedge That’s Over 100% Of My Equity Positions…”

by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 23, 2017 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary, Technical Stock Market Analysis, Uncategorized

Leave it up to me to pick on billionaire investors that own NBA Franchises and star on hit CNBC shows like “Shark Tank.” However, I think there is a wonderful lesson to be had here with regards to market sentiment and who to take seriously when it comes to...