We just entered one of the most difficult months of the year for stocks. The strongest three-month stretch on the calendar, November through January, is officially behind us. Historically, what follows is not a victory lap. It’s the hangover. As…
Founder’s Note: Our man Down Under is enjoying the benefits of the Southern Hemisphere right now, including the fact that he can get ready to play golf while we’re up here just trying to not freeze. Grant Hawkridge is always…
There’s no shortage of tools, indicators, and frameworks designed to make trading and investing harder than it already is. Early in my career, I fell into the same trap most people do. I kept adding things. More indicators. More overlays.…
Sector rotation is the lifeblood of every bull market. You’ve heard me say it a million times. And you’re going to keep hearing it, because it never stops being true. What we’re seeing so far in 2026 is a textbook…
There’s a lot we don’t know about markets, especially about what comes next. Uncertainty is part of the deal. What we do know is that markets evolve. We’ve watched structure change over time. Decimalization at the turn of the century.…
During bull markets, my job is to stay alert. I’m always hunting for cracks beneath the surface. Small shifts. Subtle changes. Anything that could signal a bigger problem before it becomes obvious to everyone else. During bear markets, I do…
Continuation patterns are exactly what the name implies. They are pauses within ongoing trends, not signals that the trend is ending. In markets, we generally see two types of patterns, continuation patterns and reversal patterns. The key difference is frequency.…
Journalists are excellent at telling compelling stories about what already happened. They’re great at capturing the mood. What people are worried about. What they’re afraid about. What they’re scared of missing or terrified of losing. That’s their job, and they’re…
Founder’s Note: Sam Gatlin has already shown himself to be one of the most reflective technicians working in the stock market today. Sam absorbs information, processes it, and makes it his own as quick as anybody I’ve met in this…
Technology stocks are still going higher. Just not the ones everyone keeps pointing at. The familiar leaders have been stuck. The Nasdaq 100 hasn’t made a new high since October. Same story for the large-cap S&P 500 IT Index. If…
If stocks are about to come under real pressure, you’re going to see it in credit. That’s how markets work. The bond market is much larger than the stock market. When the world’s biggest institutions start to feel stress, when…
One of the biggest themes I’m focused on as we start the new year is the growing dominance of international equities relative to U.S. stocks. Consider this for a moment. In 2025, the S&P 500 gained roughly 17%. By any…
