by Jeff Bishop | Mar 3, 2020 | Editorial
I know a lot of traders are struggling in this market. Headlines like ‘Dow Plummets 3,000 Points’ grabs folks attention, sending a shiver down their spine. Instinctively, they hit the sell button at the exact wrong time. My advice: Ignore the headlines and focus on...
by Jeff Bishop | Mar 2, 2020 | Editorial
Everyone who is anyone came out over the weekend in an attempt to calm fears of a further market meltdown. With the Dow sliding +3,000 points in a single week, investors needed some assurance that the bottom wasn’t falling out. As traders, we know better. Stocks can...
by Jeff Bishop | Mar 1, 2020 | Editorial
The last 72 hours brought us tighter border restrictions, a series of US deaths, and an admission that it’s not a matter of if…but when the Coronavirus outbreak hits our country. This week’s Jump starts where the market decline ended – a global pandemic....
by Jeff Bishop | Feb 29, 2020 | Editorial
Did you know you can make money in this market without having to pick its direction? I know it seems crazy—especially with the Dow dropping over 3,000 points… But believe me, it is possible. I want to dig into the trade I showed Total Alpha members: A covered...
by Jeff Bishop | Feb 27, 2020 | Editorial
Sometimes as traders we get so caught up into individual stock stories that we forget about the big picture and the economy. Not me. I’ve been consistently collecting paychecks with long gold positions in the GLD ETF. Even as markets rose, this trade kept working for...
by Jeff Bishop | Feb 25, 2020 | Editorial
Yesterday’s market action was severe. We hadn’t seen a sell-off of that magnitude in over two years. In fact, the last time we saw a 1,000 point down move in the Dow was back in February of 2018. And believe me, that wasn’t fun for a lot of traders! What I find...
