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Stock Market Overview – August 1, 2022

Following Thursday’s GDP print of -0.9%, the US is in a recession by the standard definition of two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction. The stock market, however, is unbothered, rallying on the news.  The “official” forecasts for Q2 GDP were -0.5%, while it came in at -0.9%. That the market rallied on this tells me […]

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Stock Splits: Are They Good or Bad?

Stock splits have been on the rise recently, with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), and GameStop (NYSE: GME) among some of the well-known companies to announce they will be splitting their shares. A split is a tool that companies, often with high stock prices, use to increase (or reduce) the number of […]

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Why Traders Need To Be More Selective During Summer Months

Click here  Summertime Trading to get Ross’s pdf on Traveling and Trading.    There is reasonable evidence that suggests the six months between November and the end of April are the best time of year to trade stocks. The November-April period has historically outperformed the six months between May and October period for stocks across many countries […]

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Day Trading at a Walmart

What’s up, everyone? Well, I am day trading in a Walmart parking lot, traveling trading station and in a camper van.   Click here  Camping & Trading to get Ross’s pdf on Traveling and Trading.    And the internet, well, you can see it up there. I actually did another video, which I’ll put a link to down […]

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What is Stock Market Seasonality?

Seasonality is when things change in data in a repeatable and predictable manner. Like summer heat and winter cold, data too, has “seasons” which repeat itself predictably.  There’s seasonality in most datasets, especially in the financial and economic fields. Look at any economic statistic published by the government and you’ll often see the headline figure […]

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Stock Rating: What They Are & Why They Are Important

The stock market is a complex system made up of intricate technologies and a variety of participants, which include investors, market makers, traders, hedgers, speculators, financial experts, and analysts. Some of the most highly regarded individuals in the stock market world are analysts who spend their time researching companies. These analysts earn a living by sharing their opinions […]

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