by Trent Smalley, CMT | Apr 6, 2020 | Investing, Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary
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...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 31, 2020 | Investing
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...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 22, 2020 | Futures Market
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...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 16, 2020 | Stock Market Trends
We won’t waste any time. You can refer to these levels going forward for some major charts I (we) all watch. Starting with the one everyone talks about: A. Dow Jones Industrial Average A couple of things I am watching: Taking into account the major uptrend which...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Mar 5, 2020 | Stock Market Commentary
All – As you may or may not know, I had nothing but trouble with the website the past several weeks. I’m merely a finance whiz, seasoned in the world of investment and speculation. I have less than zero time to monkey around with the back end plumbing of...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 21, 2020 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary
Over the weekend I ran across a name I barely knew was still in business. I was having a discussion with someone about earnings season and remembered one of my most profitable (lucky) earnings trades of all time. It was summer / fall of 2017 and Shutterstock $SSTK had...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 6, 2020 | Finance 101, Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary
Since the beginning of 2007, I have spent the majority of my days sitting in front of screens that display blinking lights, price charts, formulas, and numbers. Markets are my passion and I live for the challenge of outperformance. Without that challenge I’m...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 5, 2020 | Stock Market Analysis, Stock Market Commentary
We successfully made it two days into the new decade before geopolitical news made waves throughout the world and the global marketplace. On Thursday evening, news that the U.S. had eliminated Major General Qasem Soleimani in a successful airstrike hit the wires. The...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Jan 1, 2020 | Investing
Welcome back. Happy New Year, New Decade, New Me. The start of a new year often brings about a bit of anxiousness and added pressure. At least for me, the fresh start that comes with the new year adds emphasis on perfection. Perfect diet and workout regimen, perfectly...
by Trent Smalley, CMT | Dec 16, 2019 | Stock Market Trends, Uncategorized
Over the past couple of months we have seen biotechnology stocks take turns breaking out, oftentimes in a big way. As early as three months ago I began seeing this group as a whole setup in a bullish fashion. I highlighted this both on Twitter as well as in “The...
