Time to Sell the Rallies?

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS91N0VBTENOZjFYWQ==[/video_player] Stocks recovered slightly from yesterday’s selling with the Nasdaq being the strongest index. Let’s review the TSLA, EEM, and TLT positions we got in on Monday. Watch tonight’s video to review a few more opportunities that are setting up specifically what stocks and ETFs where it’s time to sell the rallies…

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The Selling is Welcome, But Not Real Volume Yet

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9KLVBZcWRsc2o1cw==[/video_player] Selling hits stocks at the major indices lose more than 1% for the first time since October 2016. The small cap Russell index was hit the hardest falling 2.7% in today’s trading.  In tonight’s video let’s take a look at what to expect with over the next month with this recent sell off.  Will this be a similar sell off as we’ve seen in recent years or the start of something bigger?

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Trade Ideas in TSLA, TLT, and EEM

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9RV0NPZHBGUlhwdw==[/video_player] Stocks ended the day flat with extremely low volume. Watch tonight’s video newsletter for 3 swing trading set ups that I entered today…

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Bonds are the 800lb Gorilla in the Markets

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9DNUIyQVlkR2c5Zw==[/video_player] Stock indexes ended the week relatively flat as the small amount of volatility in the market was quickly sucked out. In this extended weekend edition let’s take a long term view of stocks and bonds. Where has the all the volume gone in stock market and will the recent changes in interest rates change that? Watch this important long term analysis of the stock and bond markets…

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Extended Range Coming & Strategies to Match

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9jenY0eU92Nmlpbw==[/video_player] Yesterday the Fed gave the market certainty with a 25 basis point increase and guidance for the rest of the year. Today stocks looked anything, but certain. The mixed day ended with the Nasdaq making new all time highs while the rest of indexes trail behind. All of the indexes saw selling as the day progressed ending the day mixed. In tonight’s video we will look at this as being a possible reversal pattern, what to expect next, and what strategy to implement. Also, here’s the stock that I want to set up a trade in tomorrow…

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Bonds Higher, but Financials Do Not Dip?

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9sQzdYdlhYMXZnMA==[/video_player] The FMOC talked and no one seemed to listen. At least not us traders, markets got the rate hike they were expecting and yet bonds rallied. But what really caught us by surprise is after the FMOC announcement, interest rates tanked and financial stocks did not respond. Opportunity? We believe so, take a look at these trade setups in today’s markets…

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How Can the Fed Cause the Most Pain?

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9uTXM4QmZ4THVlVQ==[/video_player] The indexes ended the day slightly lower as all eyes are on the Fed. The market is pricing in a 93% probability of a 25 basis point increase in short term rates tomorrow. In tonight’s video let’s review what a rate hike could mean to the stock market. Is this another “sell the news” situation?

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SNAP Back to Reality?

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS96a2xGTk56QzBydw==[/video_player] Today marked a very slow trading day on light volume. In tonight’s video let’s talk SNAP and how if you want to trade this stock here are some tips that will save you money. Also, don’t expect the rest of the week to be slow. Here’s what to expect by Wednesday…

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What to Expect this Week

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9JQmN4OXJ0TDNPQQ==[/video_player] In this weekend’s special edition video let’s look at what to expect this week. There is a lot higher risk on the table than there has been in the last few months. This video also includes an important explanation into how major firms are hedging in this current market environment and how it impacts what you may see this coming week. Don’t miss this video…

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Get Ready – employment report shows risk ahead

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9CZDJxOWJSVmM1VQ==[/video_player] The indexes finished the day massively unchanged. However, Oil and Bonds continues to move lower ahead of the job report on Friday. All eyes on the job report as this seems to be the most important one to come out in a while. It’s the last major economic report before the Fed decides a potential rate hike next week. Here’s why the markets are showing risk going into the report…

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