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Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

What the Fed Won’t Say, the Charts Already Did

Let’s just call it what it is. We’re in stagflation, whether the Fed wants to slap that label on it or not. You can dress it up with language, policy nuance, or market jargon—but when the data speaks, we better listen. The dollar’s lost 11% purchasing power since January, and the S P has barely

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Why Hidden Divergences Are the Most Overlooked Trend Tool

Let’s set the record straight on divergences, because too many traders are out here treating them like magic reversal wands. That’s not what they are. A divergence is not some mystical market omen—it’s a tool. And if you understand it right, it becomes one of your sharpest tools for continuation tra

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Chaos, Charts, and the Power of Preparation

You know, I say this often—but it’s days like Friday that remind us why we do the work ahead of time. Markets don’t care about our feelings, and they sure don’t wait for clarity. We had volatility coming in hard and fast—geopolitical tension, economic noise, fear-driven headlines—and yet despite the

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Digging for Dividends: Why the Best Opportunities Are Often the Ugliest Charts

When most people look for stocks to buy, they gravitate toward what’s going up, what’s making headlines, or what just broke out to new highs. And while momentum trading has its place, I’m here to tell you that some of the best, most consistent wealth-building opportunities are sitting in the overloo

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The Risk of Stagflation Is Still High - Here’s What to Do About It

Let’s not kid ourselves: When we strip away the noise of the Fed watch tools and data wizardry, what’s left is a stagflationary setup staring us square in the face. And in that landscape, the two metals that matter most are copper and gold. Together, they’re not just commodities, they’re economic tr

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How to Dodge a Quickly Changing Trend

Too many traders chase reversals like they’re chasing the Holy Grail, and let me just be straight with you—divergences are not magic. They are not promises. They’re warnings. That’s it. What I’m telling you today, if you take nothing else away, is that divergence isn’t a signal to reverse—it’s a sig

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Oil’s Up, Cuts Are Off: Why Defensive Rotation Is the Only Smart Play Right Now

If you’re still dreaming about rate cuts this summer, it’s time to wake up. Let’s just cut to it—oil ripped off its lows by 30%. That alone should be setting off alarm bells for anyone still hanging their hopes on disinflation. Inflation doesn’t retreat while crude surges. We’re sitting above $68 a

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Why Timing, Not Confirmation, Wins the Trade

Whether you’re well into building a retirement nest-egg, just starting out, or somewhere in between, when it comes to trading your hard-earned capital, timing is everything. Not guessing. Not hoping. Timing. In markets, the difference between success and struggle often comes down to one thing—knowin

Retirement Rocket with Blake Young

Retirement Traders Have an Opportunity in the CPI Data

Alright folks, let’s clear the smoke on this one—the CPI print came in soft, and Wall Street threw a little party. But before you start popping champagne corks, let’s get something straight: this “disinflation” doesn’t mean inflation’s gone. It means inflation’s slower. The car’s still moving, we’ve