by Mark Croock | Nov 30, 2022 | Market Analysis
Catalysts are a major pillar of my trading strategy. I love to trade stocks with big events happening around them. Why? Because when a company has an eye-catching headline with its name involved, it usually brings some juicy volatility to the share price. And this...
by Mark Croock | Nov 14, 2022 | Market Analysis
Today, I’d like to take a break from our normally scheduled trading lessons to discuss the story that’s been rocking the finance world for the past week… Of course, I’m talking about the overnight implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his crypto exchange, FTX. It’s...
by Mark Croock | Nov 8, 2022 | Market Analysis
Right now, the U.S. stock market is trading like a casino. Red-to-green and green-to-red moves are happening in mere minutes, making massive large-cap names look like penny stocks… This is no time for swing trading or holding and hoping. It is, however, a day...
by Mark Croock | Oct 19, 2022 | Market Analysis
This week, it seems like everyone is trying to predict when the market will bottom. And more often than not, the justifications I hear for these predictions are either fundamental or technical… An analyst on CNBC will suggest that because the S&P 500 ETF Trust...
by Mark Croock | Oct 6, 2022 | Market Analysis
The 2022 stock market continues to get crazier and crazier. After taking out the June lows last week, the S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) looked as bearish as ever. But then, the market surged into a bullish reversal on Monday and Tuesday as 90% of all stocks on...
by Mark Croock | Sep 28, 2022 | Market Analysis
Hey, Evolvers … Long time, no talk! As I mentioned on Friday, I was away from my screens for the past two days, celebrating Rosh Hashanah with my family. In my absence, the stock market has been teetering on the edge of some critical technical indicators… On Tuesday,...