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Dear Traders, MSFT earnings had a significant impact on the market. Their earnings were great, but their guidance for the future was gloomy, and that caused their 5% gain to evaporate and the market to gap down. Nevertheless, the market’s volatility continues and we saw a big bounce in the market in the afternoon. This […]

Dear Traders, There are some big things happening in the market these days. The retail sales number came in yesterday at -1.5%. Considering inflation is at 7%, this reflects a significant drop in consumer spending. The economy has cooled down, and consumers have backed off. The market sold off and continues to sell off. Today, […]

As a day trader, you look for stocks that have gapped up or down by at least 2% to determine if they are Stocks in Play. In this webinar, Brian will discuss his strategies for selecting, identifying, and executing trades at the Open.

Tom Hougaard is a trader from Denmark who has written an irreverent book that contradicts many of the standard rules of the road. The subtitle of his book is: “Why normal thinking never wins the trading game.” Hougaard enjoys thinking outside the box and making fun of those still inside … but he has a […]

Dear Traders, Happy inflation report day! Today, the inflation report came in and surprised really nobody. One argument was that the data was actually leaked beforehand. The Labor Department, which compiles and issues the data, dismissed the possibility of a leak. The market traded in a volatile fashion, with the Nasdaq moving as high as […]

Dear Traders, As I wrote not too many days ago, the market is bouncing back, in part in anticipation of tomorrow’s inflation report. Brian, Paras, Jarad, and others did some amazing trading on Amazon and Tesla in the chatroom this morning. You can watch my recap here. You will see where I had one of […]

Dear Traders, The market is ripping higher now, and Brian and I had some amazing trades on TQQQ, TSLA, and AMD. In particular, the semiconductor sector, which got really beat up last year, is leading the charge. The SOXL ETF, based on the semiconductor sector, which offers 3x leverage, is surging, and the puts that […]

Dear Traders, Happy New Year! I am back from my climbing in Argentina. On December 30, 2022, at 2pm local time, I stood on top of Mt. Aconcagua at around 7,000m (23,000 ft), the highest point in the Western Hemisphere, and in fact the highest point outside of the Himalayas range (Nepal, India, China, Pakistan). […]

Hello Traders! Norm here, writing on behalf of Andrew and the rest of the BBT team. As Andrew is gearing up to be the highest person on earth by climbing the summit of Aconcagua, I thought it would be a great idea to recap the crazy year we had and highlight what is coming next […]

Hello Bear Bull Traders! I am up in the Argentinian mountains near the 6,000m (+19,000ft) level and I am hoping to be able to push for the summit of Aconcagua. It is the biggest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and, in fact, the highest point in the world outside of the Himalayas. If the weather […]