Cutting losses is the single most important concept in risk management. It’s important for traders...
U.S. Midterm Election Result Analysis and Impact on Markets
The election results have begun, yet they are not fully in. Gone are the days of decisive elections,...
How Will the Outcome of U.S. Midterm Elections Affect the U.S. Stock Market?
Gauging how a political event like the U.S. midterm elections can affect the U.S. equity markets can...
Understanding the Relationship between Interest Rates and the Markets
This past Wednesday (9/21), the Federal Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 75 basis points up ...
A Trader’s Daily Schedule Continued and Technical Day Trading Prep to Execution
The best metaphor to describe day trading is one of a sniper waiting in a blind for a stock to move ...
A Trader’s Daily Schedule and Gap Trading Prep to Execution
Generally, gap trading starts right at the open. Only on a few exceptional occasions should you actu...
A Trader’s Daily Schedule and the Morning Rush/Morning Dump Trade
Just like any job, a trader has a schedule and the trading year is somewhat seasonal. Traders do cer...
USD/Stock Market Correlation and other Key Correlations
Market correlations are never 100% predictable, but the following market correlations are highly pre...
How to Cope with More Market Volatility
There is only one certainty in the financial markets: that is uncertainty, which makes for volatilit...
Inflation and The Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
Let us start by sharing the mission statement of the Federal Reserve: Mission The fundamental missio...