Rots Trading (Page 2)

Everyone Else Showed Up

I’ve been writing about the rotation all week, and Friday’s close made it plain: small caps up 2%, energy at record highs, and the Nasdaq down for a second straight week.

Cold Water

Inflation came in above forecast and tech stocks sold off. The CPI report was “a bucket of cold water” for anyone hoping the Fed would go easy

The market taught me some hard lessons today

The market taught me hard lessons in risk management and patience today. I reviewed my trades in FOTO, SPCX, BMNR and CRCL below

Records, Then a Reality Check

The S&P and Nasdaq hit new highs, then an OpenAI revenue miss reminded everyone what’s holding them up.

One Trade, Three Moves: How Genesis Velocity Works

One complete Genesis Velocity trade in three moves: a small Pilot off the Launchpad before Stage 2 begins, the Hammer once the market proves it right, and profit taken from 7 ATR. Watch the video walkthrough.

Arm Holdings PLC (ARM) - Post Trade Review

ARM is an example of a recurring mistake that's been plaguing me for the last couple of months during this phase of the market

The Four Pillars of Consistent Profitability

For years I thought I was one indicator away from figuring this out. I wasn't. I was missing four things: risk management, process, discipline and mindset. Here's how each one shows up in my trading now.

Flat on the Surface, Moving Underneath

The S&P stayed flat. October rate hike odds moved from 73% to 18%. Here's my take on this week and what I'm looking at for next week.

Stress Test Passed

This was a stress test week for equities, and they passed.

Is something BIG on the horizon?

Most stocks are falling and the headlines are grim, yet the S&P 500 is holding up well. What I'm seeing, how I'm reading it, and why I'm preparing instead of predicting.

Everybody Raised

The Fed went 25, the 10 year touched 5%. I gave back 3.8%

Starting Saturday

What this is, and what happens from here The site is open. I have been building it quietly for a couple of weeks, and rather than wait for a moment when everything looks polished and my account looks impressive, I am opening it now. There is a reason for that,

Lessons

Zero for Nineteen

What a month of nothing but losses actually costs, and what it doesn't Nineteen closed trades this month. Zero winners. Sixteen losses, three scratches, not a single one of them right. Ten losing days and no winning days. That is what my September looks like on the sixteenth,

Steadfast

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

What does it mean to be a good steward? Not just what does stewardship mean, but what makes a person good or bad at it. I sat with that question during my devotional this morning and I have not been able to put it down since. I write from a

Foundations

Keeping trading stats and why it’s a game changer

When I started trading, the only stat I kept was my P&L balance and everything was judged on that number. When it went down I started questioning everything, my stock selection, market conditions, the indicators I used, the timeframe I used and that put me in a constant