Will COVID Lockdowns Ever End?

Dear Traders, What a wild market we are in, thanks to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 which is causing more lockdowns and restrictions in Europe and around the world. Apparently, our war with Covid is never going to end. All indexes are down, and IWM, as usual, is leading the weakness by dropping roughly … Read more

Is the Stock Market Bubble Bursting?

Dear Traders, These are scary times in the stock market. Yesterday, Jerome Powell’s speech was heartwarming for Wall Street, and stocks such as SPY and QQQ surged to mostly new all-time highs. Today, on the other hand, a bloodbath is unfolding, especially for the highly overvalued technology companies in QQQ. One thing that Federal Reserve … Read more

I Finished the Most Difficult Race of My Life!

Dear Traders, I have now concluded the Extreme option of the Santo Antão Triangle Trail Race in Cape Verde, a collection of volcanic islands off the coast of northwest Africa. The race itself was just under 70 miles (110 km) in length with an elevation gain of some 22,000 feet (6,706 m), and I finished … Read more

Both Inflation Numbers and Cape Verde are Hot

Dear Traders, I am writing this newsletter from Cape Verde, a beautiful island in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. As you will recall from my last newsletter, I am participating in a 110 km (68 mile) trail running race. It is literally stunning here, and also very hot, which is a … Read more

Did You Buy the Dip?

Dear Traders, I am writing today’s newsletter on the plane as I am heading to Africa for one of the longest trail runnings I have ever done! I promise that if I survive this 110km (68 mile) run, I will include pictures in my next email. Before leaving, I spent an exceptional morning trading with … Read more

Market Has No Strength

Dear Traders, Happy December! It is hard to believe but there is only 1 month left until 2022. The market has certainly been volatile this year and today we saw a gap up of over 1.5% for all indexes. This is almost exclusively due to the world digesting the impact of the new COVID-19 variant. … Read more

Last Chance to Join Us and Endless COVID War

Dear Traders, Happy Cyber Monday! I will start this newsletter with a few important reminders. Firstly, one of Ardi’s books is now available for free on Amazon. If you would like to have a copy, please check it out here. Both Ardi and I would be very grateful if, after reading it, you would take … Read more

Jerome Pow is Back: Do 1% Get Even Richer?

Dear Traders, I am back in the Vancouver office after traveling to a few different cities and continents including Toronto, NYC, DC, Doha, Kilimanjaro, and Istanbul. I will be trading from the office until our big meetup in Vancouver + art EDM music event, the latter being put on by some of my friends in … Read more

Is Inflation Out of Control?

Dear Traders, Hello again from Istanbul, Turkey. I am looking forward to coming back home to Vancouver next week and to finalize the preparations for hosting all of you in two weeks! I made some really good trades today, and in particular with LCID and MRNA. I also did not repeat yesterday’s mistake and was … Read more

How to Trend Trade from Kilimanjaro

Dear Traders, I am writing you from my base camp at Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. It was absolutely beautiful to observe the sun rising (at 6am local time) from “the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world”. It truly is an incredible experience being here on Mount Kilimanjaro! It deserves … Read more

Trading From Doha, On My Way to Africa

Dear Traders, I am writing this letter from Doha, Qatar, as I make my way to another mountaineering expedition. I had the chance to trade TSLA and AMD today with Brian from my hotel room. Please watch our recap here. Doha has truly blown my mind. This city is incredible and they are getting ready … Read more

My Tour of the NYSE and Travelling to DC!

Dear Traders, Because of an invitation from Peter Tuchman of the New York Stock Exchange, I spent Friday and the weekend in The Big Apple. It was a great visit. I received a tour of the floor and I was able to discuss some potential trading education opportunities. The massive influx of new traders since … Read more

3 years of learning with you – Thank you

I thought I would share my 3 year story, and lessons learned with you. Today, I have a great side business, day trading along with you (and team). However, it did not come with extremely low lows, and high highs. Now that I feel somewhat more experienced, I realize that the journey I went through … Read more

The Great Trading Market Volatility Is Back!

Dear Traders, What a crazy morning to wake up and find several stocks gapping up with heavy volume. But the prominent news of the day was Hertz ordering 100,000 Teslas in what Bloomberg has called a “car-rental industry shake-up”. Tesla gapped up significantly and moved toward another all-time high of $1,000. Please watch the recap … Read more

Explosion of Trump Media & Technology Group: Madness in the Market

Dear Traders, Just when you thought you’d seen it all this year, President Donald Trump’s new media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), is merging with Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC). The company will be branching off in several directions and intends to challenge popular social media platforms and streaming services like Twitter, Amazon, … Read more

NYSE Floor Tour and the Story of Becoming a Profitable Trader in One Year

Dear Traders, I am writing this letter to you with some excellent news. First though, our very own Thor Young was invited to the New York Stock Exchange and received a tour of the NYSE’s trading floor. He was also able to discuss many important technical aspects of trading with designated market makers (the people … Read more

China’s Slow Down, Tesla’s Earnings, Webinar on Options

Dear Traders, I hope everyone had a good weekend and that you are starting to get ready for Halloween! The market gapped down significantly because of slower than expected GDP figures from China but it has quickly recovered the losses. As I am writing this newsletter, QQQ and SPY are moving toward all-time highs. This … Read more

Headed Back Home, Energy Prices are Skyrocketing!!

Dear Traders, I hope everyone is on course for a great trading week. I am writing today’s newsletter on my flight from London to Vancouver. I am (almost!) back home from a 2-week vacation, a meeting related to work, and a race in Europe. During this time, I was able to visit southern Spain, Portugal, … Read more