• Sector leadership.

    Sector Update

    Market leadership is in question: Utilities (XLU), Real Estate (XLRE) or Discretionary (XLY) trying to lead the charge higher.

    By |Published On: July 22, 2025|0 min read|
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    Sector Update

    Semis and Energy are holding firm to this market. Healthcare and real estate trying to make a play here, but I'm not sure it lasts.

    By |Published On: June 18, 2025|0 min read|

  • Analyzing A Trading Strategy | Podcast Episode #407

    Episode Overview Ryan goes over one listener's swing trading journey, analyzes the trading strategy being employed, and answers questions on everything from short squeezes and short floats to insider and institutional buying and sector rotations. 🎧 Listen Now: Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Episode Highlights & Timestamps [0:07] IntroductionRyan kicks off the episode by explaining why he

    By |Published On: April 15, 2024|25 min read|

  • Trading Notebook: $GME $XLY $JOBY

    $GME with multiple layers of resistance from the declining trend-line to the price level resistance. Good chance of a rejection here. Base breakout for $XLY today. $JOBY breaking the declining trend-line. Next target is $6.87 then $7.60

    By |Published On: October 10, 2023|0 min read|

  • Trading Notebook: $CRWD $AMD $XLY $MCD $BOIL

    $CRWD sideways trading for the past 3 months, and forming a topping pattern on the verge of a breakdown here at support. $AMD clinging to the trend-line, but getting very little bounce/separation so far. Discretionary/Retail is a key sector $XLY to be watching here. Trying to hold that rising trend-line but not getting much lift

    By |Published On: August 28, 2023|1 min read|

  • How To Use The Top Down Swing Trading Strategy | Podcast Episode #337

    Episode Overview Step-step directions on how I use the Top Down Trading Strategy in my swing trading. This trading strategy guides my decisions and how I analyze stocks and choose which stocks to trade. In this strategy I connect the overall stock market direction with sector strength and industrial technical analysis to help find the

    By |Published On: June 21, 2023|22 min read|
  • Energy sector (XLE)

    Trading Notebook: XLE, SQSP, XLY, SBUX and FTNT

    Energy Sector (XLE) pullback to the rising trend-line from January '22. Watch for a potential bounce there. Watch for a retest of the rising trend-line for Squarespace (SQSP) Stiff declining resistance looms for Discretionary Sector (XLY) Heavy sell-off in Starbucks (SBUX) today, worth waiting for a pullback to its rising trend-line before I'd

    By |Published On: May 3, 2023|1 min read|

  • Trading Notebook: $NKE $XLY $TMHC $FSLR $QQQ

    Resistance to watch on $NKE ahead of their earnings this afternoon.    

    By |Published On: March 21, 2023|1 min read|
  • Discretionary ETF (XLY)

    Trading Notebook: XLY, XLK, HOOD, ABNB and GOOGL

    Discretionary ETF (XLY) coiling above key breakout support. Bulls will need to hold this one in the coming days, to keep control. Technology ETF (XLK) Consolidation over the last five trading sessions still has tech sector holding key support. Robinhood (HOOD) coiling just below major resistance. Airbnb (ABNB) nearing a test of significant resistance that

    By |Published On: February 8, 2023|1 min read|

  • Trading Notebook: $VIX $XLY $QQQ $TOST

    Resistance on $VIX continues to kick price back down. The 8th straight successful attempt this year alone and 11th overall.    

    By |Published On: January 20, 2023|1 min read|