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This is the question on everyone's mind these days. Many financial gurus are giving out predictions onsocial media that the worst is yet to come causing more uncertainties to investing long term.  Should we sell everything now and buy on low? Start to dollar cost average at each week or every month? How about waiting out for a U-turn sign before taking action? Let's look at some news and historical data today before making a decision or rather, stay put and do nothing. With the stock market on one of its worst losing streaks in decades amid a relentless selloff that has pushed the S&P 500 nearly 20% below its record highs last October, recession risks are rising—but history shows that not all bear markets lead to long-term downturns and stocks can often rebound over thi

What Is the VIX? The volatility index, or VIX, is one of the most common barometers of market sentiment. For traders, the VIX not only represents a useful tool for assessing risk, but also the opportunity to capitalise on volatility itself. The VIX index is a well-known and widely-followed index that helps traders measure the levels of fear and greed in the market. The VIX is a real-time volatility index, created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). It was the first benchmark to quantify market expectations of volatility. But the index is forward looking, which means that it only shows the implied volatility of the S&P 500 (SPX) for the next 30 days. The VIX is calculated using the prices of SPX index options and is expressed as a percentage. If the VIX value increases,

What Is RSI? Let's get a little technical, shall we? An RSI trading strategy uses the Relative Strength Indicator which benefits day trading and forex trading greatly. It has default settings of 14 periods and 70/30 levels.  The RSI setting will affect how frequently the RSI gives overbought and oversold signals as well as divergence signals to buy and sell. The default RSI setting for the RSI indicator is 14-periods. That means the indicator is calculated using the last 14 candles or last 14 bars on the price chart. Using a shorter timeframe, for example 5-periods will cause the RSI reach extreme values (above 70 or below 30) more often. By the same token, longer timeframe settings will see the RSI indicator reach above 70 or below 30 less frequently. Still awake?

Like to thank Tiger to award the weekly top predictions award for SPY this week again. How about sharing some tips and strategies on how to trade SPY so that more people can benefit for this ETF? The S&P 500 (Standard & Poor’s 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index that represents the general level of strength of the U.S. economy and is used as a leading indicator for business cycles. It is also known as the SPX or just S&P. WHY TRADE THE S&P 500? Whether you are a short-term or long-term trader, trading the S&P 500 gives you a diversified exposure to the U.S. market. Other reasons to trade the S&P 500 include: - Clear technical chart patterns which give you distinct entry and exit signals. - Tight spreads generally offer inexpensive cos

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ 25% gain taking calls on Friday. The hourly chart shows price action move within a range bound channel between 388 to 400 moving into next week. Will post the range level to trade SPY next Monday so do have a follow. Have a blessed weekend 🙏 The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) experienced another volatile week of trading amid ongoing concerns over the stability of the banking industry. On Friday, Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) shares dropped more than 3% after the price of the bank's credit default swaps jumped, indicating market concerns about the bank's health. A late-session buying surge lifted the stocks, helping the averages recover and end uniformly higher

Gaps in a stock chart occur when the price of a stock moves suddenly up or down, usually in response to news outside of market hours. In some cases, these gaps don’t last – rather, they’re “filled” as trading action brings the price back towards the previous close. These gap fills present opportunities for trading. What Is A Gap? A gap in a stock occurs when a stock’s price jumps between the close of one candlestick and the open of the next. Typically, this is seen on daily charts when a stock opens at a very different price than the price at which it closed the day before. Stocks can gap up or down. A gap up happens when a stock opens above the top of the previous candlestick. A gap down happens when a stock opens below the bottom of the previous candlestick. Gaps typically happen in res

Choosing between two great investment options, QQQ vs SPY, is not easy. They are both great funds and popular among investors and traders alike. Most people would be more familiar with S&P 500 butnot too sure about QQQ. Let's break it down so that we can make informed decisions on which one to choose for long term investment and short term trades. - Invesco QQQ Trust, QQQ, provides investors with exposure to a similar portfolio to the Nasdaq 100 index. - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, SPY, invests in 500 of the largest companies in the United States and accounts for about three-quarters of the U.S. stock market’s value. QQQ vs SPY Holdings QQQ is 63% technology, while SPY is 34%. SPY is a broad-based fund diversified in several sectors of the market.  QQQ is heavily w

$Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ)$ Close to 10% gain from calls an hour after open. QQQ outperformed SPY as expected from funds flow. ⚠️ Looking at calls above 310.57 and puts below 308.71 on Friday. Expecting some bigger moves coming up soon 🤫  It’s been a very rough month for riskier assets, but technology stocks seem to be doing just fine. The Nasdaq 100’s 5.7% gain in March stands out against the S&P 500’s 0.5% retreat and the considerably deeper declines across many major markets. The longtime playbook of “lower yields = higher tech stocks” still looks to be the one many investors are committed to. After all, for most of this century, yields kept moving lower and the Nasdaq kept

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ 5% gainat the open from the oversold position after FOMC day. ⚠️ The SPY has resistance above at $400 and $404 and support below at $390 and $386. ⭐️ Looking at calls above 395 and puts below 393 on Friday. Please size down and stay green to enjoy the weekend ahead. 🚨 News Update: Major indices are higher following a better-than-expected initial jobless claims report and as investors digest Wednesday's 25 basis point rate hike amid recent volatility in the financial and banking sector. Fed Chair Powell highlighted his hesitancy of continued aggressive policy tightening while remaining focused on lowering inflation, signaling monetary policy easing in 202

With the Fed decision in the rearview and another rate-setting meeting not coming until mid-May, one headline risk is off the table now. Trading in the index futures point to a mixed opening on Thursday, with tech and regional bank stocks showing notable gains. Nervousness ahead of the Fed decision on Wednesday gave way to optimism, as the central bank raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%-5%, in line with expectations, at the conclusion of the two-day monetary policy meeting. The policy statement released after the meeting signaled a pause could be coming, as a reference to “ongoing increases” was dropped from it. After a small bounce, the market nose-divided in late trading. as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the federal agency was not considering system-wide deposit