Tracking the Economy: a scorecard
As I said in my recent post, I’ll be focusing a bit more on fundamental and macroeconomic factors over the next few months. Every week, we hear some (or many!)…
Why I’m not worried about a recession (yet)
Investors are terrified at the thought of a recession. (Writers love it, because everyone will read an article on a recession!) Investors are right to be concerned, as bear markets…
A look at GDP: what it is and what it means
Much of my published work focuses heavily on technical analysis. I’ll discuss the reasons behind this decision more in the future, but I have also considered fundamental, macro, and economic…
Enough theory, here’s what to actually do around events and reports
Over the past few days, I've written a bit about trading macro events and reports, and I also did a podcast episode on the subject. I shared some ideas about…
Marketlife Ep 16 – Trading around macro events
Every day, we are hit with economic reports, earnings for stocks, speculation, opinion, and a flood of other information. Some of these events move markets; some are non-events. How can…
Trading macro events and reports (part I)
There are so many things we can't predict; surprises, good and bad, happen. Sometimes these surprises can have a dramatic impact on our positions. One of the core tasks of…