• My Swing Trading Strategy I sold my position in Adobe (ADBE) yesterday for a +1.4% profit, while also taking losses on a couple of other swing-trades. I added one additional long position as the market dipped and rallied.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – The market smashed through the 20-day moving average, but again in dramatic fashion, gave

    By |Published On: March 5, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I closed Square (SQ) yesterday for a +3.1% profit. I also added one additional play from the energy sector. I will consider one additional long position today, but the sketchy price action of late, may have me on the sidelines today.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Intrday price action on

    By |Published On: March 4, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I bought Square (SQ) on the dip yesterday in the SharePlanner Trading Block and currently sitting on +5.7% in profits. I will consider adding one additional long position today.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A small upward move of 0.5% yesterday. Again the 20-day moving average was tested, and price was

    By |Published On: March 1, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach One additional long position was added to my portfolio yesterday, while taking a 0.7% loss on Eastman Chemicals (EMN). I am open to adding another position today, but I need to see a little more out of my existing positions first.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Broke through the 20-day moving average

    By |Published On: February 28, 2019|2 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I added one additional lon position yesterday and will likely hold off here before adding anything else to the portfolio.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A push into the close, kept the VIX near its highs of the day. Potential for another test of the 20-day moving average today, which has resulted

    By |Published On: February 27, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I booked profits in Alibaba (BABA) yesterday at $183.29 for a +7.8% profit, along with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at $24.98 for a +3.7% profit. I added one additional position yesterday, but overall reduced my overall long exposure.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A much bigger pop than what we

    By |Published On: February 26, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I did not sell any of my positions ahead of the bell on Friday, and I added one more long as well. I may add one additional trade to the portfolio today. I do plan to further tighten my stops on existing trades as well.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – VIX is

    By |Published On: February 25, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I sold Schlumberger (SLB) yesterday for a +1.1% profit. I’ll be looking to add another 1-2 new positions to the portfolio today, on top of the one I added yesterday.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Popped about 10% yesterday but by the time the close rolled around, most of the gains

    By |Published On: February 22, 2019|1 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach I closed out two positions yesterday: Netflix (NFLX) for a +1.5% profit and Square (SQ) for a +1.1% profit. Nothing all that exciting, but I was looking to curb some risk as the afternoon trading session was on shaky ground. May end up getting back in them in the

    By |Published On: February 21, 2019|2 min read|
  • My Swing Trading Approach It was a second straight day for me, where I didn’t add any new positions to the portfolio. Dip buying still kickin’ strong, but the end of day antics of selling off is what causes the most havoc on most days. Either getting in early or buying right at the close

    By |Published On: February 20, 2019|2 min read|