Dear Traders,I'm writing this to you from the airport, beginning my journey to Morocco to run in one of the hardest races I've ever been a part of. The Marathon des Sables (https://twitter.com/marathonDsables), or MdS, is a six day, 251km (156 mile) ultramarathon, approximately the distance of six regular marathons. This race is held every year in the Sahara Desert region of southern Morocco. It is regarded as the toughest foot race on earth. Wish...

Dear Traders,The market is ripping higher as I am writing these words. Chinese stocks had an amazing run, and we traded them very successfully in the chatroom, including JD, BABA, and NIO. You can watch the recap that Brian and I posted here.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Monday that, if necessary, they are prepared to raise interest rates by 50 basis points at their next meeting in May. His comments sparked a flurry...

Dear Traders,I hope everyone is having a good day. In the northern hemisphere, we are enjoying the first full day of spring. In the country my family and I are from, as well as in many Asian countries, the first day of spring is celebrated as the new year, or Nowruz. Happy Nowruz!The market experienced a very strong few days last week, as the Federal Reserve announced an optimistic forecast in terms of both inflation...

Dear Traders,Happy Friday! John and I posted our first ever recap together. I traded the Chinese stocks BABA and NIO, and John traded MRNA and RIVN. You can watch our recap here.The interesting part about our recap is that I could have almost perfectly guessed how John traded without seeing his trades because we have been friends for a number of years and I know his trading style. John’s TradeBook is being taught in our...

Dear Traders, Happy Fed meeting and interest rate hike day! The market has moved quite high as I am writing this newsletter, and many of us executed some very nice trades on BABA. You can watch the recap that Brian and I posted here. You may be wondering this morning: Why are Chinese stocks ripping after their meltdown? The Chinese government vowed to implement policies to support their financial markets and boost economic growth in order to...

Dear Traders, The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has collapsed for two consecutive days now. Today, in its most volatile trading day ever, it sank 6.6%. This meltdown is primarily due to China’s policy clampdown under the “common prosperity” mantra, more cities being locked down because of Omicron outbreaks, and concerns about the country’s ties with Russia. At the same time, Chinese stocks listed on...

Dear Traders, Welcome to another day of market volatility. EU stocks gained overnight, but Chinese and Hong Kong stocks (such as BABA and JD) sold off heavily with a new wave of lockdowns in China. Also impacted were companies (like AAPL) which have significant Chinese exposure. Brian and I traded NIO short at the Open, and I traded AAPL for a quick reversal. You can watch our recap here. The world’s hope for some sort of a...

Dear Traders, The Chinese meltdown continues as I am writing this newsletter. With BABA and JD collapsing in the US markets, other Chinese companies as well as American companies with huge exposure in China, such as Apple, are also under pressure. Nevertheless, volatility is excellent news for traders. Today, I traded BABA for a nice reversal, thanks to a call out from Brian. You can watch my recap here. There are plenty of pain points connected to...

Dear Traders, Good day! It’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report day! This morning, we executed several amazing reversals on AMD, BABA, and TQQQ in the chatroom with Brian. You can watch our recap here plus a short video of a tour of the office. We have a new photographer on board to provide higher quality material for our YouTube channel. Please take a look here and tell us what you think! We are certainly in a...

Dear Traders, Happy International Women’s Day to all of the amazing BBTLadies who are part of our community. Thank you for trading with us. I managed to trade this week, and my recap on the exceptional reversal I did on TQQQ from Buenos Aires can be seen here. I had one of the most profitable days of my trading career. I love South America! The markets are volatile and we are in complete risk-off mode. The war in...