Earnings

My Swing Trading Strategy Another gap down this morning, which obviously doesn’t bode well for a market that has yet to finish in the green this week, and on track to have its work week so far of 2019. I played TQQQ for a day-trade yesterday and a +2.3% profit. On the flip side I

My Swing Trading Strategy Today is about managing risk. At this stage, the bulls simply can muster enough strength to bounce this market, so it looks to be more than your simple pullback that you buy the dip on. Not looking to add anything on this dip today, unless there is a convincing bounce that

My Swing Trading Strategy I took profits in one position while getting stopped out of two others for losses. Not an ideal day of trading, but nonetheless, I did add one new position in the afternoon yesterday to play the end of day bounce. I may add another long position today, if the market can

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one new position yesterday on the market dip, early in the trading session. While the market is pointing towards another lower open, I’m hesitant to do so again, unless there is a very strong and convincing bounce.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – VIX popped 20% yesterday, but saw readings at

My Swing Trading Strategy I’m not coming into today with a lot of long exposure. I have three positions to contend with and will raise the stops where possible. Today’s extreme gap down will make getting short without some kind of dead cat bounce first, a difficult proposition. May be a day to just manage

My Swing Trading Strategy I closed out Two trades yesterday, One for a profit and the other for a loss. yesterday’s whipsaw price action took created a little havoc for traders, however, I am coming into today with both long and short exposure, but don’t expect the short exposure to last long into the market

My Swing Trading Strategy I closed out two trades yesterday that essentially cancelled each other out (small loss/small profit). I added one new position to the portfolio. However, I am hesitant to add a new long position in the face of what we saw yesterday with the large wave of afternoon selling. If it that

My Swing Trading Strategy I booked profits in Adobe (ADBE) yesterday for a +5% profit. I didn’t add any new positions yesterday, but will look to add another trade today.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Another test and rejection of the 5-day moving average. Interestingly enough though, the VIX is up four of the last five days,

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one additional trade to my portfolio yesterday, while tightening the stop on existing trades. I may add an additional trade today, but the market will have to be overwhelmingly bullish, and that doesn’t necessarily seem to be the case so far this morning.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A three

My Swing Trading Strategy I took profits in Applied Materials (AMAT) for a +2.8% profit on Friday, while also adding one additional position to the portfolio. There are a lot of earnings reports coming out this week, like last, so avoiding any potential hazards will be extremely important.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Down 4% and