• This week has not gotten off to the best of starts. After having closed out my three previous trades for profits, Shopify (SHOP) got the best of me, hitting my stop-loss in the very early going and leaving me with just one position in the portfolio. Technology stocks are getting killed today, and right now,

    By |Published On: July 29, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Strategy I added one additional long setup on Friday, while holding on to the one other position I came into the day with. I suspect the price action in the market to be limited this week ahead of the FOMC Statement and presser on Wednesday.   Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – VIX could see

    By |Published On: July 29, 2019|2 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Strategy I added one additional trade yesterday, and will consider adding more today if the pre-market strength, following Jerome Powell’s comments holds up. I’ll also increase my stops on my current trades as well.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Rallied for the third straight day, despite the market finishing slightly in the green.

    By |Published On: July 10, 2019|2 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Strategy I did not take any trades yesterday. The large gap up and subsequent gap fill, was tempting to short, but chose not to pounce on it, because I didn’t want to be squeezed by an afternoon rally (which eventually did happen). I am open to adding some long positions to the

    By |Published On: June 21, 2019|2 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Strategy I closed out my trades in ROKU at 105.80 for a +15% profit, and TNA at 61.45 for a +18.5% profit. Should the morning strength hold, which definitely has some question marks associated with it, considering how quickly overbought the market has become, I will consider adding 1-2 positions to the

    By |Published On: June 20, 2019|2 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending appears to have picked up

    By |Published On: June 19, 2019|2 min read|
  • 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

    By |Published On: May 6, 2019|2 min read|
  • 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

    By |Published On: May 3, 2019|2 min read|
  • 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

    By |Published On: May 2, 2019|2 min read|
  • 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

    By |Published On: May 1, 2019|0 min read|