JC Parets

JC Parets is one of the most widely followed Technical Analysts in the world, known for his ability to cut through market noise and uncover real opportunities. As a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), JC specializes in identifying high-probability setups with a unique top-down approach which has helped hedge fund managers and thousands of everyday investors navigate the markets with confidence.

You Get What You Pay For

Remember, everybody’s wrong. Today, we’ll focus on how everybody’s wrong about valuations. I’m almost finished reading my friend Barry Ritholtz’ new book, “How Not To Invest.”  Barry is the co-founder of the fastest-growing investment advisory firm in the country. He…

Shorts Are Getting Squeezed

This daily e-letter is called “Everybody’s Wrong” for a good reason. We’re not here to waste our time with fundamentals and/or geopolitics. That stuff is too hard. It’s much easier to bet that humans will make irrational decisions. That’s way…

Your New Sentiment Indicator Is Useless

Here’s the thing about market sentiment: It’s hard to gauge.  But we don’t have to pretend. We know. It’s quite obvious, however, that other people, with extreme insecurities, do actually have to pretend.  And they’re embarrassing themselves. Technical Analysis, broadly…

Is It Time To Bet on a US Dollar Ripper?

A lot’s changed since the beginning of the year.  We came into 2025 looking for a decline in the U.S. Dollar.  Positioning suggested this was the most likely outcome, with speculators betting very aggressively on a rising Dollar.  Commercial hedgers…

Retail Investors Are Selling

When everyone is piling into the stock market chasing returns, that’s usually a sign things are getting frothy and we’re likely due for some type of correction.  To be clear, that is NOT what is currently happening.  Retail investors are…