Author: Scott Redler

I started kicking around the idea of a short euro/long dollar trade idea this week and now that The Contrary Investing Report put together a nice post arguing for a rally in the buck, I thought I’d get my thoughts on...

Tuesday’s mini flash crash in shares of high momentum technology stocks (AAPL, BIDU, AMZN) marked the short-term top in the market’s leaders. My first reaction was to assume that more weakness in the names was likely...

The soft commodity complex cratered today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly report on grain stocks showed large stockpiles, much greater than traders anticipated. The grain markets cracked following the...

Over the course of the last two years bank stocks have gotten slammed, and new financial regulation put a damper on the burgeoning rally in the sector.  Bank of America was one of the hardest hit banks by the crisis, and has...

The SEC and CFTC issued their report on the flash crash of May 6th today arguing that a single large investor, previously identified as Waddell & Reed Financial, entered a computerized selling order that caused a cascade of...

Since we listed General Electric (GE) on Monday there has been one fakeout, but more basing in the bull flag. The longer a stock bases, the more energy it builds for the ultimate measured move. Also, however, you have to be...

Yesterday was a very tricky day as the market pushed through resistance and then closed back below, giving us a potential outside day or Red Dog Reversal.  These are the types of days you have to take notice of.  Most high beta...

Tuesday’s mini tech flash crash and the SEC’s upcoming report on the causes of and fixes for the May 6th market flash crash have high frequency trading and market structure topics back in the headlines. Bloomberg...

Setting rules, goals and expectations is a very important step in life, and especially so in becoming a successful trader. Without a framework, it is impossible to truly evaluate your performance for the sake of continually...

Being in the trading business for the least 13 years, rarely does a week go by where I don’t get a solicitation from a desperate trader to provide “education” for that individual, which is more likely a cry for “tell me what to...