Stock Market Blog
Daily stock market analysis, trade alerts, and trading education from Ross Givens and the Traders Agency team.

Retreating Leadership
Hey, Ross here: Welcome to the start of a new trading week. Let’s review what happened last week – and where I see the market going from here. Chart of the Day Leadership is retreating… As I often talk about, every bull market has a “theme” – a specific sector or group of stocks that […]


Adapt or Die
Hey, Ross here: And let’s end the trading week by looking at what it might take for the uptrend to continue. Chart of the Day Technology stocks – particularly big tech stocks – have led the 2023 market rally. The Nasdaq100 index is a good gauge of this particular class of stocks. And as you […]


A Bumpy Ride to the Top
Hey, Ross here: And let’s look at a chart that shows why a bumpy ride to the top is not an anomaly – but the norm. Chart of the Day (Table courtesy of A Wealth of Common Sense) The table above shows a list of the years where the S&P 500 rose by at least […]


Why Opportunities Feel Scary
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the middle of the week with another actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day Adtalem Global Education Inc. (ATGE) has finally broken out of this range that it was stuck in since November of last year. ATGE is an education program that offers a variety of segments for individuals […]


Strength of the Bull
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the day in the best way possible – with an actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day Gray Television, Inc. (GTN) is a broadcasting company that operates in the United States that also owns digital assets (i.e cryptocurrency). The company has not been able to rally with the rest […]


The Secret to Repeated Wins
Hey, Ross here: A brand-new trading week is here. So let’s look at an interesting chart that helps decipher what really went down in the markets last week. Chart of the Day The above chart – courtesy of Bloomberg’s Chief Equity Strategist – shows the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) for the S&P 500. The […]


Better Calibration, Better Opportunities
Hey, Ross here: And let’s close out the trading week by looking at what could lie ahead for the market as we progress further into the month. Chart of the Day The above chart shows the percentage of stocks that are currently trending above their 50-day moving average. As of yesterday’s close, that percentage is […]


Don’t Blame Fitch
Hey, Ross here: And let’s look at a chart that examines yesterday’s pullback beyond just blaming it on Fitch downgrading America’s credit rating. Chart of the Day (Chart courtesy of @murphycharts on Twitter) When markets are on the verge of breaking through a resistance level, it’s natural to see pullbacks along the way. These pullbacks […]


Expect the Market to do This in August
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the day with yet another actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day My fellow barbecue enthusiasts will recognize this name. Traeger (COOK) changed the game a few years ago with its easy-to-use, app controlled, pellet smoker grill. The meat smoking trend grew tremendously popular doing COVID, allowing the company […]


Intimidated by the Market’s Strength?
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start the day with an actionable trade idea you can take advantage of immediately. Chart of the Day CAVA is a hot new restaurant chain with 263 locations across 22 states. The company plans to open 44 more this year. The company went public in May and, so far, has […]


Defiant Momentum
Hey, Ross here: And let’s start a brand-new trading week with an actionable trade idea. Chart of the Day On Holding (ONON), the popular athletic shoemaker, has been a favorite of mine since the beginning of the year. Hot retail brands have been some of the biggest success stories in the stock market, so I […]


The Truth About Market Sentiment
Hey, Ross here: And let’s look at a chart examining bullish vs. bearish sentiment in light of yesterday’s pullback. Chart of the Day The above table shows the level of bullish, neutral, and bearish sentiment as measured by the AAII (American Association of Individual Investors). As you can see, bullish sentiment really started surging higher […]

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