Sideways Market

My Swing Trading Strategy I added two new swing-trades to the portfolio after stopping out of Square (SQ) for a +0.2% profit while also taking a hit in Roku (ROKU) for a loss. I may look to add another setup to the portfolio today – that remains to be seen.  Indicators Volatility Index

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one additional trade to the portfolio, but the market still showing a low volume readout following Monday’s rally. I may add one additional trade to the portfolio today as well, depending on the strength of the market.   Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Spent all of yesterday trending higher in small

My Swing Trading Strategy Lowest volume day of the year yesterday and even less than what we saw on the half day of trading, the day after Thanksgiving. In fact, the market finished complete flat yesterday. In essence – that’s not something anyone can do much with. I’ll be looking to add 1-2 new positions

My Swing Trading Strategy I added two long positions yesterday, and will look to add one or two more if the bulls can sustain yesterday’s breakout.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Declines in five of the last six sessions, and now sits at 13.4 following yesterday’s 2.3% decline. Expect, in the near-term, a test of the

My Swing Trading Strategy New week, month and quarter. I’m 100% cash coming into the day and will look to get long with 1-2 new positions. Always the potential for an April fools market fade. Be aware.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – a 5% decline on Friday, and has dropped four of the last five sessions.

My Swing Trading Strategy I’m coming into the day 100% cash, following another low volume day with little conviction. Fading the opening move is on the table as is getting long on it, depending on how the market internals line up with price action.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – The indicator has given up nearly all

My Swing Trading Strategy I sold my position yesterday in SPXU for a +1.5%. Not as much as I would have liked from the trade, but I also found it hard to justify holding it another day without the market showing a strong propensity to want to go lower. I may jump back in, if

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

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

My Swing Trading Approach I am coming into today 100% cash, but also very skeptical about getting long on this market as most trading sessions where there is a strong earnings report that comes out, usually sees price fade throughout the trading session. I closed out my position in Bank of America (BAC) yesterday