Every January 1, my Twitter and Facebook streams are filled with the same quotes: "Good riddance 20xx...This is going to be my year...So glad that year is behind me...I'm gonna kick ass this year...etc...etc." You know what I think? It's all bullshit. So many people think some magical turn of the calendar is going to [...]
Right after the Presidential election, the market went into a downward spiral. It was 7 straight trading days where the market couldn't even sustain an hour-long rally. Why did this happen? There are many reasons, but the main one seems to be concerns about the Fiscal Cliff. Last week, the market recovered nicely to bring [...]
I was very fortunate to get a ticket to the Second Presidential Debate on October 16, 2012. While waiting in line to get in, I started talking to 2 Hofstra University students (1 male, 1 female) who won tickets to the event through the student lottery. For 30 minutes, we were laughing our asses off! [...]
My good friend Brent Fitz is an amazing drummer. He's currently touring with Slash & Myles Kennedy. Before their recent performance in New York, we got together to catch up on his busy touring life. Frank Sidoris also joined us (who by the way is one of the best young guitar talents out there). Here [...]
It was nice to see some subtle signs of strength in the market today (11/1/12). By no means are we out of the woods, but I did notice a Day 6 Follow Through Day (FTD) on the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index ($MDY). For those of you not familiar with the FTD concept, I suggest reading [...]
In the fall of 1987, there were 11 days of distribution (heavy volume selling) BEFORE the October 1987 crash. In September 2001, the market was looking horrible, no stocks were setting up, and out of nowhere...9/11 happened. Fast forward to today. In late September/early October the market experienced heavy distribution. I went to 100% cash [...]
I recently had the opportunity to hear Scott O'Neil speak to a group of stock traders and investors. Scott is the President of MarketSmith and one of the sharpest portfolio managers in the business. Over the 2-hour talk, he covered many topics. Here are a few lessons that should serve as great reminders to all [...]
I haven't updated my blog in a while because I have been neck deep trading this market. Back on Sunday, August 19th, I sent the following email to the people who attended my seminar earlier this year. Rather than typing up a new blog post, I simply copied and pasted the email because my stance [...]
For you technical traders out there, in the following video I discuss waiting for a proper base to form and avoiding "later-stage" bases. Enjoy the video and good luck trading! Follow me on Twitter @jfahmy Follow me on StockTwits @jfahmy
From all the reading I've done, amazing people I've talked to, and my own life observations, I've come to the conclusion that: Confidence is everything! No matter what you do in life, you have to believe in yourself and maintain a strong state of mind...especially if you're a stock trader. Stock trading might be one of the [...]