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It's been a good year. How good?

Well, I'd like to hear from you to tell me how good.

I've spent the past few weeks reflecting on my own trading transformation in 2025—the wins, the lessons, the shifts in confidence and approach. But I'm...

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Sold Out ≠ Bearish

I still laugh at some of the things I learned when I first started down the investing rabbit hole.

One of the first phrases you’ll run into is “buy low, sell high.”

It sounds great on paper, but in practice the market doesn’t...

Thompson's Two Cents
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There were no S&P 500 earnings reactions on Monday, but we want to tell you about an earnings reaction from last week that has our attention. 

Last week, we discussed how the Lithium & Battery Tech ETF $LIT is entering a...

Daily Beat

In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

  1. No new positions today.
  2. Rolling GDXJ to November options.
  3. Exited XLB, IBB, and KRE at Profit Targets....
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📊 Daily ETF Overview 

A growing list of countries around the world are delivering impressive returns for investors in 2025. With many of these markets breaking out after more than a decade of stagnation, and with valuations still attractive. there...

ETF Power Rankings
Risk On Risk Off 09232025

Today's number is... 0.66

That’s the latest reading of our Risk-On/Risk-Off Indicator, its highest level so far this year and the strongest since November 2024.

Here’s the chart:

 

Let's break down what the chart...

The Daily Number
Grant
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When the stock market is etching new all-time highs, it's easy to look at our P&L and decide we're geniuses.

Soaring profits feel like irrefutable proof that we're great at what we do, right?

Not necessarily.

There's a lot of...

All Star Options Daily

Risk appetite is alive and well. Every dip gets bought — buyers are stepping in immediately, and pullbacks have been scarce and shallow.

Lately, it’s not just about buying stocks that are going up — it’s about buying the ones going up the most...

Alfonso's Daily Note
Alfonso
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Somebody forget to tell Target $TGT that we're in a bull market.Things are going from bad to worse over there, and my portfolio needs some short exposure. So this is the target.

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From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Welcome to The Minor Leaguers.

We've had some great trades come out of this small-cap-focused column since we launched it back in 2020 and...

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In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

  1. No new positions today.
  2. Rolling XLP to November options.
  3. Closed USO at Profit Target.
  4. Current...
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Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market - and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

In the Daily...

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