It’s not every day that you see 2,000 point swings for the Dow Jones Industrial Average or multiple trading halts in one session. We are living in unprecedented times. It’s also not commonplace to see a trading strategy tested during a market crash, but that’s exactly what happened when Trader Travis was recording the last…
Did Your System Protect You?
Did your trading strategy protect your portfolio? Did it get you out before the historic, multi-day drop? If the answer is no, it may be time to look for a better way. MarketClub and the Trade Triangles did just that for our members amid the coronavirus market collapse. If you were a member of MarketClub,…
Keep Your Portfolio Healthy with this Stock Play
No amount of economic expertise can prepare a portfolio against the most insidious of happenings – the black swan. The coronavirus wasn’t something that could be predicted or anticipated. Its economic impact is still playing out, and no one knows what the total damage will be in the end. As consumers embrace social distancing and…
6 Stocks for the Stay-At-Home Economy
The United States is taking serious precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus — encouraging the private sector and in some cases requiring the public sector to transition non-essential personnel to teleworking. State and local governments are also canceling public events and canceling schools. With millions of Americans hunkering down in their homes, many service-based…
Trading Fractional Shares
Trading fractional shares is the latest investing trend and its popularity is picking up speed. Using this method, traders can pick up a portion of a stock’s share at a cost much lower than the face value of a single share. This allows traders and those with small account sizes, to trade some of the…
Strongest Stocks for March 2020
Stocks are coming off a volatile February. After reaching an all-time high of 29,568.57 on February 12, 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJI) shed almost 5,000 points in a historic, multi-day drop. The global impact of the coronavirus sent panic down Wall Street. Stocks in the travel, hotel, and the food sector suffered –…
Coronavirus-Resistant Stocks
Global stock prices have been on a nasty slide as Wall Street weighs the probability of a worldwide coronavirus pandemic. As of this morning, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) dropped more than 19% in the last 5 trading days. Fellow travel company Carnival Corporation (CCL) had experienced more than a 28% drop in that same time…
Forget Market Fear – Look At This Stock
The markets dropped sharply during Monday’s trading session as coronavirus fears drove selling pressure. Unsurprisingly, the biggest losers were those associated with travel like cruise ships and hotel chains. Defensive staples managed to eke out minimal gains. It’s not all bad news – the fear-based marketplace might actually be a boon for particular segments of…
Buy Alert! New Signal For Dollar General Corporation (DG)
Dollar General Corporation (DG), one of the largest discount retailers in the US, has just triggered a new MarketClub buy signal and traders should take notice. Dollar General has big plans to expand its workforce in FY 2020. The company expects to add more than 8,000 employees through store and distribution center growth. In the…
What is Extended-Hours Trading?
After-hours trading, also known as extended-hours trading, allows investors to buy and sell stocks outside of the regular trading hours for the stock market. Some other nomenclature associated with this activity are the terms “pre-market” and “after-hours” trading, which refer to the morning before markets open or the evening following the closing bell. What You…
