Category: Rules-Based Trading

The U.S. jobs report is out for May, and you know that the news isn’t too great…

The unemployment number fell dropped to 4.7%, but only 38,000 jobs were added – the lowest number in nearly six years.

As you might suspect, we’re likely going to a bit of uncertainty in the markets – especially as we wait to find out whether or not the Fed will still raise interest rates.

The good news is…

As traders, we can prepare ourselves for any market reaction – good and bad.

And the way to do it is shockingly easy…

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The first quarter of 2016 was one for the books. Since the markets got out of their own way in January and found their footing, we’ve had nothing but gain after gain.

Now, January really was one of the most brutal starts in nearly 12 years, so those gains aren’t quite what they would be otherwise – the Dow is up just shy of 5%, the hard-hit Nasdaq has scraped out 1.16%, and the broad, deep S&P 500 is up around 4.06% – but as traders, we know to take profits when and where they come.

That’s the easy part.

Now we’re about to run headlong into one of the weakest traditional “seasons” on the markets. According to the Stock Trader’s Almanac, since 1950 the Dow has returned an average of 7.5% from November to April.

But the May to October window sees those gains pared to just 0.3%, on average, hence the old investors’ adage: Sell in May… and go away.

But I’m going to show you how you can hang tough in May… and walk away with all the money gun-shy investors are about to leave on the table.

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We’ve had a nice run in the markets since last month.

But we’ve only got a few more weeks of the bulls.

And that means one thing…

Right now is the perfect opportunity to increase the size of your portfolio…

While “using other people’s” money to double what you’ve made in the past three months.

There’s an easy strategy you can use to double your portfolio and your profit potential that billionaire investors, like Carl Icahn, are using.

But it’s not an approach I would normally suggest…

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Over the past week, we’ve been tracking the biggest errors traders are making – like neglecting earnings reports and jumping out of trades before expiration.

However, the most damaging offenses stem from a certain myth that’s being fed to traders – especially newer traders.

I’m even willing to bet that you heard it when you started trading, too.

And you might have centered your entire trading methodology on it.

But here’s the thing…

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Dear Reader,

There’s no point in spending your money on a trade if you don’t know how well a company is doing.

And just because a company may seem like it’s “too big to fail” doesn’t mean it can’t.

Remember Enron?

No matter how large and popular a business may seem, it simply cannot survive if its growth is dwindling or stagnant.

Today, 182 companies are releasing their “health reports.”

So I’m going to give you the tools you need to weed out those that are dying from those that are thriving.

And you’ll want to read this before it’s too late…

Let’s get started.

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It’s easy to worry about when to exercise your trades.

Especially when you’re new to options.

If you exit your position too early, you could miss out on huge profits.

But if you wait too long, and the stock ends up in-the-money…

Then there’s a chance that the options will be exercised, and you’ll be assigned the shares.

The key is knowing when to make your move.

And while, normally, I’m happy to take a double on my trades right away…

There are times when it pays to wait all the way until expiration.

Let me show you the perfect example:

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The most basic principle of making money is not losing it.

If there’s no way around that – then don’t lose more than you make.

Now this may sound easy to do… but it isn’t.

Sometimes trading can feel like a bet that’s gone horribly wrong.

You put your money on the table, and the market takes it, having no intention of ever giving it back.

But there’s one thing you should know that will set you apart from the trader who loses it all …

How to utilize a “stop.”

And I’m not talking about the one that the New York Stock Exchange is eliminating…

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The markets have started the year in a significant nosedive.

In fact, we’ve basically replicated the volatility we saw back in August and September of last year.

Any day that we get a bounce, even a slight one, the pundits start asking if this is the bottom.

And you start wondering where you should put your money.

Fortunately, you don’t have to worry about finding the perfect stock.

There’s a much better way to survive these markets…

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It’s been a rough year so far.

And Wednesday was no better, with the Dow dropping by as much as 500 points at times.

On Tuesday, we talked about why selling everything might not be the best idea.

We also talked about how researching, planning, and executing your plan perfectly is key to finding the money-making trades, no matter how the markets are performing.

But what if you’re doing everything you’re supposed to – and things still go wrong?

Well there’s something I left out on Tuesday that answers this question.

It’s something all successful traders have and use before making any trade – including myself.

And it will be your guide to the profits, even when it seems like everything is working against you.

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I recently debunked the seven greatest option myths, including one of the most popular ones: options are too risky and you can lose ALL of your money trading them.

Now that one was easy to disprove with one simple and indisputable fact: options were originally created to help mitigate risk.

But there’s something else that I’ve been seeing and hearing that is particularly troubling…

And it’s something that’s more dangerous and disturbing than the option falsehoods we discussed last week.

What’s even more alarming is that, after the chaos that unfolded in the markets last week, traders may actually believe it.

You yourself might have even heard this… and you might even be strongly considering it.

But before you make the WORST decision of your trading career…

Take five minutes and read this.

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