Oct 17, 2018
If you’d like to get a hold of a big library of stock market books, Humble Bundle has a “Win at the Stock Market” Bundle going on right now. This bundle has several interesting books including: Chart Patterns Day Trading for Dummies Machine...
Oct 16, 2018
Originally posted October 16, 2018. Last Updated: April 18, 2021 What causes Choppy Action? Typically, following a market sell-off and subsequent bounce, the market will enter a period of choppy action with different moves in different sectors. Some sectors will...
Oct 12, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 8 – October 8-12, 2018 In the markets: • Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the marketwide sell-off following Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, commenting that he believed the Fed...
Oct 11, 2018
Originally posted October 11, 2018. Last revised January 24, 2020. During bear markets, watching your portfolio decrease in value even if you’re buying in stages can be disconcerting. To ease my mind against watching the decreasing value of my positions during...
Oct 10, 2018
The waves are crashing over the side in the markets as the Dow dropped more than 800 points today (3.15%), the NASDAQ dropped more than 4%, and the S&P lost 3.29% today! Market sell-offs can unnerve even the most strong-willed investors. These kinds of drops can...
Oct 5, 2018
The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 7 – October 1-5, 2018 In the markets: • Last Saturday, the SEC and Elon Musk shocked the markets by reaching a settlement. Tesla spiked from $260 to $305 before the market open Monday. Don’t worry – Musk is still crazy (see a few...