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What Is Event Risk? Why Does It Matter? How Can it Be Managed?

What Is Event Risk? Why Does It Matter? How Can it Be Managed?

Investors face several kinds of risk in the stock market. Today we'll consider one of the most common: event risk. While some events are unexpected, many are known. Stocks often move around certain occurrences, like earnings reports, Federal Reserve meetings or...

Stop Losses and Trade Sizes Can Help Manage Risk

Stop Losses and Trade Sizes Can Help Manage Risk

Many beginners think trading is simply a question of buying the right stocks at the right time. But risk management is equally important because it may allow them to survive making bad picks. This article focuses on two key parts of risk management: stop losses and...

Will the Punch Bowl Return Next Year? Market Trends This Week

Will the Punch Bowl Return Next Year? Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Next Market Trends will be on January 11, 2024. Check back here to register. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high S&P...

Stocks Pause at Key Area Before the Fed: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Pause at Key Area Before the Fed: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to hold support above September highs Still at weekly resistance line Candlestick patterns: Bearish...

Will Inflation Hit 0% Again in November? Market Trends This Week

Will Inflation Hit 0% Again in November? Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 challenges trendline along yearly peaks. Index on pace for monthly gain of about 9% Retail money market funds have $1.686...

Breadth Widens as Soft Landing Goes Mainstream: Market Trends

Breadth Widens as Soft Landing Goes Mainstream: Market Trends

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 trendline breakout improves weekly technicals. Potential resistance around 4500-4515: Weekly peak from...

Inflation and Market Conditions Improve Sharply: Market Trends Today

Inflation and Market Conditions Improve Sharply: Market Trends Today

Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rises 7 straight sessions, longest positive streak since November 2021 Nasdaq-100 up 8 straight sessions, longest positive streak since October 2021 S&P 500 holds monthly channel similar to...

Goldilocks Could Be Emerging with Fed on Pause: Market Trends

Goldilocks Could Be Emerging with Fed on Pause: Market Trends

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rebounds from mid-May weekly support. Current bounce may lead to August low or falling trendline. Several potential levels at...

Gloom Dominates as Earnings Arrive: Market Trends This Week

Gloom Dominates as Earnings Arrive: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 probes late-May levels following bearish outside week. Prices under 200-day MA for first time since March. 100-day MA turns negative...