The FOMC Statement that is released every six weeks by the Federal Reserve. It represents one of the most volatile periods of the stock market on an intraday basis. Their decisions they make, carries a huge impact not only the day of the statement, but in anticipation of and in the days that follow. So
It is so easy to lose patience with the stock market. Especially when our expectations are not aligning with what we are actually seeing unfold in our portfolio or the stock market as a whole. Setting profit goals is a dangerous game, because when it becomes more likely that we will not meet those goals,
A low volume and choppy stock market can be one of the most difficult markets to trade in as it requires immense discipline and willingness to remain patient in your trading. A lot of people will over trade their account, and take on new trading strategies with losing results. However I think the breakout play
Support and Resistance is fundamental concepts to swing-trading. This week, I was asked by a listener if I could make a podcast about them and while it can be tough to do it without showing you charts, I think I did a pretty good job of explaining the concept so that it is friendly on
We all know about greed and fear as primary emotions that affect us in our trading decisions, but what about HOPE? Isn't hope a good thing? In life, yes, but in the stock market, absolutely not! Hope will increase our losses and cause us to make the worst of decisions. Simply put there is no
A stock market correction today happens faster than ever. The stock market today can crash incredibly fast, and then put in a bounce in the form a v-shape that is much quicker than anything we have ever seen before. In this podcast, I address how stock market corrections have evolved over the years with electronic
A stop-loss should be used on every single swing-trade and day-trade that you make. No excuses. Stop-losses are absolutely the best and most simple way for preventing massive losses - well, that and not playing earnings or some major FDA announcement on penny stock biotech company. The point is, if you are going to trade
Position sizing is so incredibly important when it comes to successful trading in the stock market. But at times, you can have too many positions at once and it leads to horrible consequences to your portfolio. Having the right approach is so key to insuring consistent and sustainable profit generation from the stock market.Position sizing
A winning trading strategy is largely believed to be the result of buying low and selling high, and of course that is a large part of it, but what allows us to where we are doing that consistently? In my latest episode of my financial podcast, I will dive into how our personality traits are
At multiple times during a trading year you are likely to come across a sideways stock market that lacks any real direction. You'll see this most often following a huge stock market rally. This can churn your account and cause you to spend countless dollars in commissions to your brokerage. In this video, I show