Our Offense Is on the Field
It’s important to take time to stop and look around. We don’t want to devise a strategy and force it on the market no matter what. It’s actually the opposite. The first thing we want to do is identify what…
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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.
Rarely Is Everybody This Wrong
We call this daily note Everybody’s Wrong because it certainly feels that way sometimes. The truth is the crowd is usually right through the duration of most trends. So when asset prices are trending but the crowd is wrong, it…
Adaptation Isn’t Optional – It’s Survival
If your strategy only works in certain types of market environments, then it’s probably time for a new strategy. If you’re unable to adapt to changing market conditions, it’s only a matter of time before it’s all over for you. …
You Call That a Table?
Most people don’t know what to do with short interest data. That’s not an insult. That’s just the truth. Take the latest FINRA report, for example. It came out on Wednesday, July 10. It’s impossible to find, and even if…
Bitcoin: Still Cool, Just Not Different
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency are not a new asset class. They’re just more technology stocks. Everybody’s wrong about this. And they’ve held themselves back by putting Bitcoin and Crypto on a pedestal. My Personal Evolution I started trading Crypto back in…
Low Expectations? High Opportunity
Historically, when everybody expects stocks to rise and consumers are also feeling good, it doesn’t bode well for the market. At a certain point, if we’re all bullish, and we’ve all acted upon that belief, who’s left to buy? And…
Thanks for Being Wrong, Everybody
Charlie Munger once turned to his longtime business partner Warren Buffett and said, “Warren, if people weren’t wrong so often, we wouldn’t be so rich!” Charlie’s message has resonated with me for many years. It’s a big reason why I…
Dollar Sentiment Just Did a 180 – Should Your Portfolio?
What we like to do is find massive divergences between what investors think should be happening and what’s actually happening. We came into the year looking for a U.S. Dollar rollover, as investors all over the world just assumed the…
CEOs Work for Shareholders
There’s a big misconception I’ve noticed among the public, and it’s getting worse. For some reason, people forget CEOs work for shareholders. The job of a CEO is to increase shareholder value. Period. The CEO does not work for employees.…
Born in a Bull Market, Raised by Banks
Something that often defines your approach to markets is how you came up in the business. You meet people who started just before the crash of ’87 who are always looking for another Black Monday. Maybe they came in when…
Tequila Can Help You Profit If You Use It Properly
Everybody’s wrong about tequila. Drinking too much tequila around the Fourth of July in 2016 got me uber-bullish. Let me take you back, to much simpler times, when I didn’t have any children and it was just me and my…
Smart Money Sees Bitcoin Differently
Contrary to popular belief, the market doesn’t move based on fundamentals. Asset prices move based on positioning, or a lack thereof. In other words, we know for a fact that prices are not necessarily driven by the underlying “fair value”…