Vision without action is a daydream… Action without vision is a nightmare.
Japanese Proverb
A little about Jim
The goal of these notes is to allow you, the investor, to learn how to see the market development as the progression through the sector develops based on news, speculation, and data. Data drives long-term results and develops trends… speculation and news are short-term drivers and offer higher risk trading opportunities. Through the use of both technical and fundamental data, we can have greater confidence in our trading strategies with a disciplined approach to investing and managing the risk of our money.
Latest Notes
Market Update December 5th
All three major indexes were down on Monday. The NASDAQ was down 0.8%, DIA was down 0.1% and SP500 shed 0.5%. The losses were higher earlier in the day but
Market Update December 1st
The SP500 index closed at its best level since March 2022. The NASDAQ was up 0.6%, DIA was up 0.8% and IWM gained 3%. The markets took their cue from
Market Update November 30th
The markets were a bastion of uncertainty all day. A look at the intraday chart shows before the open positive momentum… opened positive and then sold into negative territory only