Sometimes the Federal Reserve releasing news can be a non event for the market. Other times it can cause the markets to create wild swings up or down depending on the market’s reaction to the announcement. There are several things to keep in mind when a Fed Announcement is going to occur: 1. Is the … Read more
Danielle Shay discusses the continued stock market decline on Yahoo Finance, The Final Hour with Seana Smith, after the Plunge Protection Team was called in late Sunday evening. Will the comments by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin be a catalyst to bring the market higher? Danielle doesn’t think so, calling it a weak attempt to assuage investor … Read more
After her appearance on Boom Bust last week, Danielle Shay Gum is back! This time she talks alongside John Grace, Founder and President of Investor’s Advantage Corporation, about midterm elections, predictions, and what this may mean for the markets. Will Democrats gain control of the House? Or the Senate? Or both? Or will things remain … Read more
With a volatile October coming to a close, Danielle Shay Gum appeared on “Boom Bust” alongside Adam Mesh on November 1st to recap the month and look ahead. The talk of the town this week? A crazy Monday with the Dow all over the place — going from up a few hundred to down several … Read more
Regardless of what the moral compass of the company associated with the stock is, when a stock jumps double digits in less than several days it gets attention. Now to multiple people’s shock, the double digit jumping stocks happen to be stocks for marijuana. Yes, you read that correctly – cannabis. Weed Stocks to Watch … Read more
Cannabis pharmaceutical company stocks have been soaring recently, and John and the rest of the Simpler Trading team have been riding the wave all week. John appeared on Fox Business with Stuart Varney this morning to comment on the pot stock leaders, and why he thinks they’re here to stay (and short sellers should just … Read more
Most of the water cooler talk the past few days has been about the potential doom that may be just around the corner. Are we headed for another recession? Are we looking down the barrel of a loaded gun? What do I do with my trades? All valid questions considering the 10-year Treasury hit 3% … Read more
Atlanta Fed Numbers: I think part of this is related to February market volatility with short volatility trades blowing up (a lot of people were doing these) as well as crypto currencies imploding. I was at a cocktail party in December with about a hundred people. Of the 2 dozen I talked to who … Read more
As President Trump gave his first State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, one topic was glaringly absent… NAFTA. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico which took effect on January 1, 1994. While campaigning, Trump called NAFTA “the worst deal ever” for the … Read more
“Dow Hits Record High As …” A headline that’s almost common at this point, as the stock market is off to its best start year to date. Commodities, equities, and foreign currencies have been booming. Until end of trading on Monday. The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all closed with their biggest single day losses … Read more