Category Lessons

Be Wary of this Near-Term Rally

Do you trust this rally? Is the buying demand real or synthetic? It's been a 'rip your face off' rally the past three weeks. Earlier this month I suggested that "Markets Could See a Near-Term Bounce"... turns out they did just that.

The Punishing Price of Missed Expectations

A look at the earnings vs expectations from Paypal, Facebook and Google...

Stocks Worst Month Since March 2020

Typically if the market turns in a negative return for January - there is an 87% probability the calendar year will also show negative returns.

Hits & Misses for 2021

At the end of every calendar year, I like to look back at what worked and what didn't. I'm mostly interested in reviewing my mistakes... versus trades that worked well. Let's take a look...

Trading Per the Script

October is certainly one of the more 'opportunistic' months of the year (in my view) - however it comes with a bad rap. October is a whopping 36% more volatile than the other months (on average). But don't let volatility like today scare you...