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Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday April 15, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday April 15, 2019

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Big reminder that scan is more of the bigger picture trades and just staying familiar w/ names so that when they come to us - we can react that much faster. I am not looking to trade them all - they won't all set up tomorrow it...

Tradezero Review – Two Brokers Two Great Offerings

TradeZero Review – Two Brokers Two Great Offerings

We get a lot of questions from new traders about which broker they should choose. Every broker has unique selling points so there's no universal answer. Your trading style, activity level, and portfolio size all come into play. Awhile back, we put together a...

[Weekly Lesson] When Should You Take Profits?

[WEEKLY LESSON] When Should You Take Profits?

You just entered a trade and now your money is being held hostage. At this point, it’s not really even your money at all. It’s being held captive under the autocratic rule of ruthless market forces. Of course, you’re responsible for negotiating the release. So far,...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday April 8, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday April 8, 2019

Did you get to see the webinar we did last week? Why Trading is the HARDEST Thing You'll Ever Do! What a way to end the week last week! Really nice opportunities. Video Scan and Game Plan Josh long term buddy & wedding DJ entrepreneur gone trader (not Josh C. in the...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday April 1, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday April 1, 2019

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Here's the game plan to start the week ahead. Video Scan + Game Plan Again, I do not plan to trade every name. I want to be familiar with charts because when they hit scans ie: VKTX I can react that much faster. VKTX has been a watch...

How To Create (And Stick To) Your Trading Routine

How to Create (and Stick to) Your Trading Routine

Success can seem like a mystical phenomenon to the untrained eye. The dichotomy of so-called “haves” and “have-nots” is mind-boggling to those who don’t understand the inner workings of achievement. Cynics write success off as luck while high-performance individuals...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday March 25, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday March 25, 2019

Hope everyone had a solid weekend! Tonight is my first Daughter Daddy dance so that should be exciting although, she needs to stop growing up so fast!! I want you to think about this tweet for a bit -- and think about one change you can make moving forward - whether...

[Weekly Lesson] How To Navigate The Pattern Day Trader Rule

[WEEKLY LESSON] How to Navigate the Pattern Day Trader Rule

The Pattern Day Trader Rule (PDT Rule) is one of the most common grievances amongst new traders. This FINRA rule states that traders with less than $25,000 in their accounts are limited to three day trades (known as “round trips”) in a five day rolling period. Failure...

[Free Video Lesson] Review Of Last Night’S Scan + Trade Recaps

[FREE VIDEO LESSON] Review of Last Night’s Scan + Trade Recaps

If you missed yesterday's free scan, you can find it here. Review yesterday's video before today's so you can get a better understanding of how the planning process impacts the trading process. These are the types of resources we provide every single day for IU...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday March 18, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday March 18, 2019

What a wild week of algorithms in the market last week. It seemed like each day any name with 5-7 million or less float was quickly turned into the trading vehicle of the day for these intense volume creating algo's to work shorts into the names & squeeze them out...

[Weekly Lesson] Becoming The “Master Of One”

[WEEKLY LESSON] Becoming the “Master of One”

You’ve probably heard the expression, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” This simple maxim speaks volumes on the relationship between effort and outcome. Simply put, those who try to master everything will master nothing. The world’s best cardiologist doesn’t...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday March 11, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday March 11, 2019

Coming off the most wild week of the year - you need to really zone in and focus on what you're good at and not what you wish you were good at and wish you had nailed. Look how many people got smoked because they wanted a piece of BPTH so went for the next best thing...

[Weekly Lesson] The Case For Disconnecting From Your Trading Capital

[WEEKLY LESSON] The Case for Disconnecting from Your Trading Capital

Money is a timeless source of confusion, stress, and irrationality for many people. Money's power may seem mysterious, but the reality is most people have a very basic relationship with their capital. The average person only deals with money’s most basic property: its...

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks To Watch For Monday March 4, 2019

Free Scan Sunday: Stocks to Watch for Monday March 4, 2019

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. We had some fun on the slopes! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bujv6lMHIjV/ We had a lot going on the last two weeks and we've done a ton of recaps! I hope if you're new to seeing this scan that you've had a chance to see our recent...