The Signals Aren't Usually This Clear for the Banks

This morning I had everything set to talk about the approach of the Retail earnings reporting season. Names like Walmart Inc. (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Home Depot Inc. (HD), Macy's Inc. (M), and the rest of the crew start releasing their results today. HD kicked things off with an earnings beat and I think there's […]

Two Indicators You NEED to Watch

I wanted to hit you with a quick market update as well as a couple of indicators we need to watch, and I've got one stock that you're gonna want to watch here in case the risk-off situation I talked about in yesterday's report continues to accelerate to the downside. We're going to hit a […]

The Market is Going Risk Off...

Think of something that you enjoy, like really enjoy.   I don't care what it is.  Maybe you like to drive, ride a bike, sail a boat, play golf, or anything. Now, think about the "sweet spot" of that thing you like to do.  When it's on, it's on.  Nothing can go wrong, and you feel […]

The Mouse House is Under Fire Ahead of Earnings

Hey, there traders, I sent you a report on my expectations for the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) earnings scheduled for next Wednesday.  If you missed the report you can check it out right here Save that report because there's a TON of great info (Including the trade that I opened on the company ahead of […]

Navigating Earnings is Really Quite Simple

Earnings aren't hard to navigate, they're actually very simple. Ratio and fundamental scores don't matter.  Those are the tools you use to find stocks that you are going to hold and pass on to your estate. Profits and forecasts, they matter, but not as much as you think. It all comes down to one thing.  […]

This is the Pullback Trigger the Market Needed

I had this funny vision in my head this morning… Janet Yellen rolls over in the middle of the night after hearing her phone give a gentle "ding". She pulls the phone off her bedside table, and it immediately opens to her alerts after recognizing her face.   By the way, in my vision she's using […]

Could Trading Earnings Season Really Be this Easy?

Yesterday I introduced you to the approach of avoiding "crowded" stocks ahead of earnings.  The reason is simple.  Stocks with extremely optimistic sentiment are often "priced for perfection" and find it harder to impress the "crowd". I didn't go into the obvious, which is what happens when a stock is on the opposite end of […]