Women in Trading: Fall Back or Spring Foward?
November 12, 2021
As we look back at the goals we set in January and either we feel good, really bad, or encouraged by it. Our trading journey can feel the same way.
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Tackle Today: Pause… and Run?
October 22, 2021
Only with patience and reflection will we know for sure if this market will pause and run or turn over and this is a question every trader wants the answer to.
Tackle Today: Preparation Gets You Half Way There!
October 15, 2021
When we prepare to trade by being ready when the markets present the opportunities, we can always be ready or not to trade!
Women in Trading: GTD › Getting Things Done
October 15, 2021
There is one acronym used frequently internally with the coaches and that’s GTD which stands for Getting Things Done! How’s that applied to your trading routine? Come learn with me.
Tales of a Technician: When Bear Markets Strike
September 20, 2021
Here are three things that matter to your trading during a bear market.
Rookie Blog: Procrastination Costs Money!
September 2, 2021
Two lessons here: First, discipline is paramount to successful trading; second is keep procrastination at bay.
Women in Trading – Journaling
August 20, 2021
Journaling: I know based on my own experience that it is the most dreaded topic when it comes to trading, yet it is an important part of a trader’s journey.
Women in Trading – Mid Year Review
July 23, 2021
Is it just me or is time flying? January was just here and some of us are still writing our New Years’ resolution, yet we are halfway through the year already. We are all guilty of making resolutions and never starting them or starting them and not completing them. Whatever those goals are, putting them on paper and keeping them in a visible place where you are constantly reminding yourself of what needs to get done might be the thing you need to do to stay on track and or even get started.
Rookie Blog: The Two-Headed Monster
July 8, 2021
This week I want to talk about the two-headed monster inside of all of us when it comes to trading. The monster I am referring to is the trader we WANT to be and the trader we HAVE to be.
Tackle Today: Oil’s Comeuppance
July 7, 2021
Crude oil is taking it on the chin this week, suffering its first break of the 20-day moving average since mid-May. The correction is causing no shortage of register ringing across the energy sector, which isn’t helping the Russell 2000.
Tackle Today: Portfolio Protection Principles
June 30, 2021
Over the next few Tackle Today messages, we’re going to discuss best practices for portfolio protection. In this case (and in almost all cases), when I say “portfolio protection,” I mean buying put options or put spreads as insurance for your portfolio.
Friday Feature – Dynasty Investors
June 25, 2021
By now I’m sure you’ve heard the exciting news about Tackle’s new product called Trading Labs. The behind the scene process of getting the design work, content creation and team names, etc was quite remarkable and now we are here! It required time and patience, something trading and investing demands. What if you don’t have the time or patience?
Tales of a Technician: Realistic Goals
June 22, 2021
What do you do when you discover your goals are unrealistic?
Tackle Today: Mind Your Expense Ratios
June 9, 2021
If stacking cash in a diversified stock fund is part of your portfolio plan, then it’s worth knowing something about expense ratios.
Tackle Today: Focus on What You Can Control
June 2, 2021
When I was a novice investor, I worried about things outside of my control. Moreover, I would give them power over my emotions. It was pure idiocy. Why should my state of mind depend on factors I can’t influence – such as whether the market rises or falls on any given day, or the size of market returns for the year?
Tackle Today: When Bulls Engulf
May 26, 2021
Semiconductor stocks sit at the intersection of growth and technology. Last year their location was perfect. Growth stocks were booming, and technology was the hot sector. This year? Not so much. If you’ve been following our Halftime Reports and weekend Scouting Reports, then you know we haven’t thrown much love toward chip stocks lately.
Friday Feature – Strength in Sectors
May 21, 2021
Ever been minding your business then all of a sudden a situation occurs and you enter into panic mode because you thought it involved you or a loved one only to let out a huge sign of relief cause, after all, it didn’t? That’s what Wednesday’s morning sell-off felt like with news from China banning payment institutions from cryptocurrency transactions. The crypto market went on a free fall and cryptos said to the rest of the market, “if I’m going down you’re coming with me”, creating a frenzy overnight into the morning session only for it to recover in the afternoon session and follow through on Thursday
Tackle Today: STX and the Stop Loss Trade-off
May 19, 2021
Seagate Technology (STX) made our Scouting Report on May 8th due to its textbook bull retracement pattern. The way that the stock played out after triggering illustrates the inherent trade-off of using a tight stop loss as a swing trader versus using options. If you bought the stock for a swing, you likely put your stop loss under the pivot low at $86.87.
Tackle Today: The Role of a Stop Loss
May 12, 2021
If you’re going to find success when actively trading, then you better familiarize yourself with the best practices of stop losses. Consider today’s message a primer on the topic.
Tackle Today: Insights from the Market Maker Move
May 5, 2021
Earnings season is winding down with many of the heavy hitters already having stepped up to the plate. While few scored massive gains in their share prices, even fewer suffered outsized losses. The stock market remains steady near record highs suggesting that the numbers were good enough to keep buyers’ conviction red-hot.
