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What Do I Do? Should I Sell Now?

November 25, 2018

Over the years I've been asked this question a lot: "What do I do? Should I sell now?"

This is often accompanied by a story about how they bought a stock or asset and it went down in price instead of up. The blame usually goes to a financial advisor or local friend who gave them "the tip". They entered into the position without a plan and now they don't know what to do with their unrealized losses.

Gratitude (good) and Perfection (bad)

November 21, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving!

During our family's feast this year I'll be reflecting on my gratitude to each and every one of our subscribers, and to my team here at All Star Charts. I could not ask for a more engaged audience and a more top-notch group of analysts to work with. This year marks the maiden voyage of the All Star Options corner of the All Star Charts platform and the response from institutional and retail subscribers has exceeded my expectations and it makes me ever more motivated to continue crushing it for years to come for all of you.

Sincerely, thank you.

Now let's talk business...

This week we put an options spread trade on in Goldman Sachs $GS and it serves as a vivid reminder that we're not looking for perfection here. We're looking to follow a process.

BNN Bloomberg Video: Stocks, Bonds & Rates

November 21, 2018

I'm on the east coast this week for the Thanksgiving holiday so I came into the city to say hi to friends. Catherine Murray and I had a nice conversation on BNN Bloomberg about US Stocks, Interest Rates and what Credit Spreads are suggesting for overall risk appetite from institutions.

Here is the video in full:

Let's Take a Closer Look at the S&P500

November 20, 2018

We could not be more thrilled to see stocks selling off. There has been more than enough evidence since the beginning of October to suggest that a more neutral approach to markets and/or selling stocks short has been the best course of action. Passive investing is great, in theory, but markets like this remind everyone that hope is not a strategy. We need to weigh the evidence as it comes in and always reevaluate our thesis.

Over the past couple of years you'd have a hard time finding a bigger US Stock Market bull that me. There was no reason not to be incredibly constructive towards equities. Leaders were leading, consolidations were resolving to the upside and the trends globally were up. We didn't think it made any sense whatsoever to fight that trend, while many others did. Top callers were horribly wrong for a long time. 

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TSX 60 Charts of Interest

November 19, 2018

From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

While updating our Canadian Chartbooks this weekend, I noticed a few that stood out as offering well-defined opportunities where the reward/risk is skewed in our favor. This short post will outline these names and levels, but members can view all of our Canadian Universe by clicking here.

There aren't many stocks in Canada hitting all-time highs right now, but Rogers Communications is one of them. It's a leading stock in a strong sector, so as long as it's above 68.70, we want to be long with an upside objective of 95.25.

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Financials have been a weak spot in the market, with many long-term topping patterns taking place. Manulife Financial confirmed a head and shoulders top in September and is now retesting its broken neckline. We want to be selling into this strength as long as prices are below 23, with price objectives of 20 and 16.50.

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[Options Premium] Going for the Gold(man)

November 19, 2018

There are still a lot of weak stocks out there that continue to show signs of worsening -- especially when they lag during every bounce attempt by the broader indexes. Goldman Sachs $GS is one of them. Goldman has been one of the stocks we've wanted to be short since mid October but the stock kept moving back in forth around our line in the sand -- $218 -- frustrating our attempts to pick a spot.

Last week, $GS finally made what feels like a decisive move to the downside and now is the time to strike.

The Top 15 Charts I Review Every Day

November 17, 2018

When we want to see what the market is doing on a given day, we all have our list of the ticker symbols we punch in: $DJIA or $SPY or $QQQ. Some people are more global and look at things like Gold, Crude Oil or Interest Rates and countries like Japanese or German Indexes. I talk to guys and gals who tell me the Russell2000 is the market for them. We're all different. The point is to be true to who you are and act accordingly.

I get asked a lot what that list is for me. The way I interpret this question is, “What are the 15 ticker symbols I punch into my charting software to see what the market did or is doing at any point during the day or night?”.