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 [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Good evening. I hope that you were able to take a look at my last two posts, "Has The Market Bottomed" and "Keep An Eye Out For The Deep V." If you did and were able to put some money to work, or at the very least sit tight and refrain from selling too many [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
It seems maniacal to ask such a question in the face of an unprecedented economic slowdown due to a novel virus that has turned our worlds upside down. But as we continue to adjust to this hopefully temporary new world, our global markets hum along, drifting lower and propelling higher as they digest new information [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I'm tired. Exhausted in fact. I haven't felt like blogging or talking about stocks or markets with anyone for awhile. It wasn't a bad quarter for me personally, but I know the toll our current situation is taking on so many. I feel for those less fortunate, I feel for those out of a job, [...]
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Futures opened this evening and the /ES was limit down in minutes. This used to be a rare occurrence of course, but in the new world it's commonplace. I want to talk about confluence. One of the most powerful tenets of technical analysis as a discipline. The concept is straightforward: Instead of relying on a [...]
