Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. To be honest, I didn’t look at the charts this week because my focus still lies elsewhere. This marks the second week that I have remained outside of the markets. This past week, I got the news that my dog Max’s recent health scare,...

Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. To be honest, I didn’t spend much time looking at the charts this week because my focus is still elsewhere. My plan is to slowly work my way back into trading, although it has been difficult to catch my stride. I tried jumping back...

Good afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. It has been a rough week for me between preparing to move, forgetting to attend the first class of the week, and trying to reenter the trading arena. I have to admit that sometimes it feels like too much at once, and part of...

Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and preparing for the week ahead. This past week, I ventured back into options trading after being approved for spread trading and moving to a more professional platform. I transferred from Robinhood to thinkorswim by Schwab because I wanted more control over my trades, better order management, and the ability...

Good Afternoon Traders, I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their weekend. Markets moved lower this past week as Alphabet and Tesla disappointed investors, while higher AI spending raised concerns about whether capital expenditures are growing faster than profits. The Nasdaq fell the most as technology and semiconductor companies absorbed the pressure, while oil, Treasury yields, and the dollar...

Markets moved lower last week as pressure across semiconductors, AI-linked stocks, and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on the market. The Nasdaq fell 2.9%, leading the decline as investors questioned high valuations and AI spending. The S&P 500 declined 1.6%, while the Dow moved 0.9% lower and the Russell 2000 fell 0.5%, showing that weakness moved across both large-cap growth and...