Dear Traders, Happy inflation number day! Inflation did not ease as expected in August 2022, with an 8.3% rise showing that the squeeze on consumers remains persistent even when gas prices fell. The market is falling apart as I am writing this newsletter, with the tech sector’s QQQ dropping over 4% and SPY over 3%. […]
Some traders focus heavily on technical indicators like the RSI (Relative Strength Index), the moving average convergence divergence (also known as the MACD), or the moving average crossover. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of sophisticated technical indicators out there. Some traders believe they have found the Holy Grail of technical indicators, and it might […]
Dear Traders, I had a “meh” trading day with a heavy loss on AMD and a great win on TSLA. You can watch the recap that Brian and I posted here. The market rallied for the second day as investors assess whether monetary tightening (high interest rates) is getting closer to being already priced in […]
Why You Need to Manage Risk Risk management is the science, and often the art, of limiting the losses your trading account may suffer. All professional and great traders lose money. What distinguishes the successful ones from the burnouts is that they manage their risk well. There are two elements in risk management: a proper […]
Dear Traders, My apologies for the long absence from trading. I was completely offline at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada. This was my 3rd burning, and it was an amazing experience. The market opened choppy this morning but has stayed strong as I am writing this newsletter. I traded small share sizes on […]
What Is Day Trading? As the name suggests, day trading is based on buying and then selling stocks within a single day, and sometimes within minutes or seconds. Unlike traditional investing, which usually involves thoughtful market analysis and long-range planning, day trading focuses on the countless up-and-down price fluctuations that characterize a typical trading session […]
The performance problems you have in trading are not caused by anything “out there” in the markets. Depending on what emotionally-based mindset you are in at a particular moment, you will “see” your charts differently. Most step into the batter’s box already primed by fear, excitement, or aggression – so they perceive their charts based […]
When should I enter into a trade? When should I let my winner run and when should I exit all for a small profit? Should I move my stop loss to break even? These questions – and more – are the types of questions you no doubt ask yourself every single time you are in […]
One of the first steps to trading successfully is figuring out “where” to find a trading opportunity. In this webinar, we will discuss just that. Using volume- and price-based criteria, we will focus on how exactly you can find specific stocks that would be expected to perform well. We will then review how to isolate […]
Dear Traders, The market rallied at the Open and we took some amazing trades on TSLA and TQQQ with Brian. You can watch our recap here. It was a big move! The market is red, and only the Energy sector is strong today. Brian’s natural gas and uranium trades are doing well for him. It […]
Dear Traders, Today was an astonishing day. NVDA’s earnings were missed by 15% and the stock gapped down 7%, but then traded higher for the day at 5%! What a crazy market. Brian and I had a great trading day. We posted our recap on NVDA and AMD here. Is the market at its bottom […]
Dear Traders, We had an amazing seminar in Southern California on Saturday, with over 60 traders from our community attending for a half day of presentations. It was a very successful event that we plan to repeat over the coming months in both Florida and the New York City area. Meme stocks are on fire […]
Dear Traders, Today was an amazing day as a day trader in the market. Despite all the indexes being negative for the day in a big way, Brian and I were able to take advantage of some very volatile moves in the market, including on tickers such as BBBY, TSLA, and TQQQ. Please take the […]
In this webinar, Mike will review techniques for analyzing your psychology journal to determine which aspects of your psychological makeup are affecting you the most and thus should be immediately addressed in order to improve your trading.
Trading is a performance sport and mindset is a competitive advantage. To be a successful trader or athlete, technical skill is a requirement. But technical skill alone is not enough. In sports and trading, where split-second decisions and impulsive actions can make or break a career, mindset is what separates the good from the great. […]
In this follow up webinar, Dr. Reid will address some additional factors that can throw traders into a state of mind where they do unnecessary damage to their accounts. What happens to traders mentally and emotionally when they get fooled? When the market is annoyingly random for hours at a time? Dr. Reid will unpack […]
Taking profit. Believe it or not, this is one of the most difficult aspects of trading. Trading does not work unless you can overcome your losses with your gains. In this webinar, John will discuss the mathematics behind profit taking as well as various methods of exiting a trade. John will also delve into the […]
Dear Traders, Registration is now open for the 6th round of Peak Capital Trading’s boot camp. It gets better every time thanks to the incredibly hard work of our directors, Peter and John, and our Chief Education Officer, Mike. Since our launch in 2020, many traders have returned to take the boot camp again (and […]
Hey Traders, What a crazy market! The notorious /WallStreetBets reddit memes are back and BBBY is now trading up over 60% with crazy volume. Earlier, I traded the stock many times with Brian, and we made some amazing trades on it. You can watch our recap here. This is a great time to be a […]
Dear Traders, I am back to the Vancouver office, getting ready for our seminar next week in LA as well as our boot camp that starts on September 6. There’s still room for our one-day seminar. You can RSVP here for it. Our boot camp is 65% sold out. I hope to see many of […]