Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Index -1.6% yesterday, biggest drop since September 21. Potential levels: 4800 (weekly peaks in December,...
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Will Stocks Pause Near Highs Before Fed? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rises five straight days to test 4900. Price above Keltner Channel and near top of drawn...
Stocks in Channel Near Old Highs: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds tight range 1.6% from record high Friday's last price was the index's highest weekly...
Stocks Near Record Levels as Earnings Begin: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds December 20 low, ended Wednesday 1% from record high 1/5 low near 50% retracement of December...
Strategies for Managing Risk With Options
Options can be risky because they're complex and typically expire worthless. However they can also help investors limit risk when used correctly. This post will consider four strategies that can reduce losses and enhance gains for ordinary investors. Bullish Call...
Understanding and Managing Sector Risk in Your Portfolio
Investors face many potential risks in the stock market. Today we'll focus on the important issue of sector risk. Sectors are broad categories of companies like technology, health care and financials. Because their businesses are often similar, companies in the same...
What Is Event Risk? Why Does It Matter? How Can it Be Managed?
Investors face several kinds of risk in the stock market. Today we'll consider one of the most common: event risk. While some events are unexpected, many are known. Stocks often move around certain occurrences, like earnings reports, Federal Reserve meetings or...
Stop Losses and Trade Sizes Can Help Manage Risk
Many beginners think trading is simply a question of buying the right stocks at the right time. But risk management is equally important because it may allow them to survive making bad picks. This article focuses on two key parts of risk management: stop losses and...
Will the Punch Bowl Return Next Year? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Next Market Trends will be on January 11, 2024. Check back here to register. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high S&P...
Stocks Pause at Key Area Before the Fed: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to hold support above September highs Still at weekly resistance line Candlestick patterns: Bearish...