My Three Biggest DOGE Stock Picks (So Far)
Note: I’ve been going live every morning at 10:30 AM Eastern to run through a list of stocks I created - a list of stocks that Elon Musk DOGE is putting into play right now. These stocks are moving in different ways, but each of them could double your money. Make sure you’re getting the…
The Market’s Gone Risk-Off - Here’s What’s Next
You don’t have to be a seasoned stock technician that reads charts in their sleep to be able to sense something has changed in this market - and, depending on your point of view, not for the better. The folks following along with me in TheoChat got warning of this on Friday, when our model…
Here’s How to Spot a Market Bottom
Last week I revealed present market conditions that suggest a 5% to 10% decline in the S&P 500 in the next 30 days. And during a daily session, I showed everyone a portfolio hedge for stock positions - and a VIX trade to capitalize on a VIX move above 20. Here we are, a week…
TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: Staples Surge on a Dime
It’s been a volatile earnings season to say the least. Coming into last week, we saw positive market internals, but then, on Friday, a sudden, tremendous shift occurred. This earnings season has been marked by two-sided action. Earnings misses have been punished viciously, while earnings beats have only been modestly rewarded. Now we’re starting to…
Welcome Back to the Volatility Box
What a day… We had about $2.7 trillion worth of monthly options expire today - they’re off the books. For all that, we’re back in the box. We’re down around 1.7% on the S&P 500, which isn’t a big deal in the grand scheme of things… because we’re still in the box. We got to…
Here’s Why Capital Flows Are Shifting
There are seismic shifts taking place in the market right now. 2025 has pretty much started off as expected with stocks making new all-time highs in the U.S. Our reading of sector flows kept us on the right side of the market year-to-date. But the biggest developments have been going on abroad, and I want…
The Data Says We Should Trade Right Here
It doesn’t grab the same headline space as inflation or jobs, but manufacturing’s still a really important economic indicator with the juice to move stocks over the medium- and long-term. Some of the most important data we get from this sector comes from players in the New York and Philadelphia regions - they’re still American…
How to Prepare for What the S&P 500 Will Do Next
It looks like the good times are rolling. The S&P 500 is testing new highs, and it’s easy right now for traders to become enamored with the market and run out and buy stuff. The retail investing feeding frenzy is real, and it’s no coincidence that margin debt is one of the biggest drivers of…
Microsoft’s “Majorana” Breakthrough Is Moving Quantum Stocks
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) announced a breakthrough in quantum computing with its new Majorana 1 chip. As you might expect, this breakthrough is leading option traders to quantum stocks. This in turn begs the question: Is a breakout imminent? Well, here's the summary “upshot” of the discovery - from Microsoft’s own Copilot AI, no less… "Microsoft…
Unlocking Market Alpha: Use the "Magic Formula" for Superior Returns
As we enter another volatile year in the markets, investors face a crucial question: How do you outperform the S&P 500 in an inflation-driven environment? The days of simply buying the index and expecting reliable growth are over. Purchasing power is eroding, and broad-market investing has underperformed against assets like gold, which outpaced the S&P…