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Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why gold may no longer be the safe haven you think it isApple’s plans to lock you in its iOS ecosystemHow Hurricane Harvey is bringing out the best in some peopleAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Why Gold Is Less of a Haven These Days (Bloomberg) Having waited patiently for the “any-minute-now” moment, gold investors are taking comfort from the recent rise in price in response to geopolitical tensions. Yet the responsiveness of gold, as well as the overall price, appears weaker than would have been expected from historically based models — and for understandable reasons. Read the Story ==> 2) Trump hits road to tout tax reform as helping workers (Reuters) President Donald Trump will turn his signature populist rhetoric toward tax reform on Wednesday in a speech expected to tout tax cuts as a way to help workers and the middle class in an economy “rigged” against them, senior White House officials said. Read the Story ==> 3) Scott Redler’s Chart Attack: SPX, QQQ, TSLA, BABA, and AAPL (T3 Live) T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer Scott Redler breaks down 5 key charts so you can understand how he’s reading the market action at a confusing juncture. Continued Reading ==> 4) This is Apple’s long game to ‘trap’ you inside the iPhone (Boy Genius Report) No matter how much greener the grass might get on the other side, I’m certain I’ll never leave the iPhone/Mac ecosystem. I have everything I need inside iOS/macOS that switching to other operating system seems like a very bad idea. Like me, there are millions of other people, and it looks like Apple is really interested in extending the iPhone “trap” for as long as possible. Continued Reading ==> 5) Top Analyst: Amazon is about to take off (CNBC) A widely followed research analyst said Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market will add to the e-commerce giant’s bottom line, quickly. In his first note to investors since the buy-out of the organic grocery chain became official on Monday, Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets raised his estimate for Amazon’s 2018 profit by 10 percent. Continue Reading ==> 6) What Getting Punched in the Face Taught Me About Trading (T3 Live) On August 26, 2017, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather squared off in the biggest combat sports spectacle of all time. To celebrate this historic sporting event, T3 Live’s Ifan Wei, a former collegiate boxer, will teach you a simple boxing lesson that directly applies to trading. Continue Reading ==> 7) Traders are no longer impressed by the biggest driver of stock market gains (Business Insider) The stock market is becoming a victim of its own success. Even when companies turn in impressive earnings reports, that strength isn’t translating to higher stock prices. Continue Reading ==> 8) Nation’s largest oil refinery forced to shut down as Harvey floods Port Arthur (CNBC) The largest oil refinery in the country is shutting down as Hurricane Harvey causes more catastrophic flooding.Early Wednesday, Motiva said it started closing its Port Arthur refinery “in response to increasing local flood conditions.” The plant won’t open until flood waters recede. Continue Reading ==> 9) What Floyd Mayweather Can Teach You About Negotiation (Inc.) Whether you have engaged personally in the sport of boxing or are just a fan of watching, there is much to be learned from the boxer mindset and performance that you can apply to your own life. Here’s how to dominate in a business negotiation in the same manner as Mayweather did this last weekend. Continue Reading ==> 10) The Cajun Navy to the Rescue! (YouTube) There’s not much to say. In an era of unprecedented divide, the Cajun Navy shows America at its absolute best:
Continue Reading -->Active Swing Trade Management: A $1500+ Profit in CBI
In this special video, Nightly Game Plan Moderator Sami Abusaad walks you through a winning trade in Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI). Like many infrastructure stocks, CBI was flying high after the President election, but it’s since come back down to Earth. But on August 22, Sami spotted an opportunity for a swing long with one of his favorte strategies: the Exhaustion Gap Fade As of the close on Thursday, August 24, the trade had returned $1,550 for Sami. (click here for a breakdown of our P&L calculations) In the video below, Sami’s going to walk you through the trade from start to finish so you can understand: Why Sami starts with the daily chart, and then drops down to the hourly How Sami identified the entry at $10.15, and how he managed his stops to minimize risk Risk-reward calculations What to do when a stock hits a target Trailing a stop for ongoing risk management How this trade fit into the 4 stages of stock movement Click here to learn about Sami’s Nightly Game Plan
Continue Reading -->Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:What the Fed is saying about inflation and interest rate policyWhat ECB President Mario Draghi could say at Jackson HoleApple’s Hollywood invasionAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Wall Street Banks Warn Downturn Is Coming (Bloomberg) HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley see mounting evidence that global markets are in the last stage of their rallies before a downturn in the business cycle. Analysts at the Wall Street behemoths cite signals including the breakdown of long-standing relationships between stocks, bonds and commodities as well as investors ignoring valuation fundamentals and data. It all means stock and credit markets are at risk of a painful drop. Read the Story ==> 2) Euro powers ahead against sterling as hawkish Draghi shrugs off exchange rate worries (The Telegraph) Mario Draghi, the ECB’s president, said the eurozone economy is firing on all cylinders as super-easy monetary policy continues to flush the system with liquidity. “It is before our eyes,” he said. Read the Story ==> 3) Scott Redler on Cheddar TV: AAPL, TSLA, and More! (T3 Live) T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer Scott Redler appeared on Cheddar TV to discuss some key investing topics, including why long-term investors are actually helped by market declines, and his thoughts on the 8-year old bull market.Continued Reading ==> 4) Report: Carrier sources indicate Apple iPhone 8 event date set for September 12 (9 to 5 Mac) Mac4Ever is reporting that they know when the September Apple event will take place, where Apple will announce three new iPhones: the OLED iPhone 8 and the iterative ‘7s’ phones. The report says that the event will happen on September 12 citing carrier sources Continued Reading ==> 5) True price of an Uber ride in question as investors assess firm’s values (Reuters) What is the true cost of an Uber ride? That simple question is often lost among the many controversies facing the ride-services company as it tries to hire a new chief executive and resolve a bitter dispute with the old one, Travis Kalanick. Continue Reading ==> 6) The 7 Deadly Sins of Trading, and How You Can Cure Them (T3 Live) Greed can eat you alive… even if you have all the money in the world. It’s one of the 7 deadly sins you’ve heard about from religious texts or pop culture. And as you’re about to learn, they all apply to trading, and they all have cures if you understand them. Continue Reading ==> 7) WPP faces worst year in a decade as advertisers cut spending (The Guardian) Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP is facing its worst year in a decade as the world’s largest advertising group was forced to slash growth forecasts for the second time after sales went into reverse in the first half. The company cut its full-year growth forecast for revenues and net sales to between zero and 1% after reporting a marked deterioration in the second quarter that missed City expectations by some distance. Continue Reading ==> 8) 50 million could watch Mayweather-McGregor in the US alone (CNBC) Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and large parties. The fight Saturday night threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao two years ago and could dwarf it in viewership as people use the event as a reason to have friends and family over for a little escapism and controlled violence. Continue Reading ==> 9) IRS Uses Chainalysis to Track Down Bitcoin Tax Cheats (The CoinTelegraph) The IRS is actively seeking out tax evaders using Bitcoin, employing tools like Chainalysis to unmask them. Many people believe that Bitcoin is anonymous, but it is in fact pseudonymous. All transactions linked to a particular address are visible on the Blockchain, which is public and transparent. However, it is not possible to link a particular wallet address to the real world identity of a person/company without any additional information. Continue Reading ==> 10) Ray Dalio – How to Find Financial Success (YouTube) Ray Dalio, founder of mega hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, is one of the richest men in the worth, with a net worth of $17 billion. But while most hedge fund masterminds keep a low profile, Dalio is quite outspoken and happy to share his views on the world. In this video, Dalio identifies the 5 steps to financial success, and gives you his unique take on the American and European economies:
Continue Reading -->What You Don’t Know About Prop Trading… but Should
In this special extended webinar, Amber Capra breaks down everything you need to know about the exciting world of prop trading. Click the monitor to watch the replay: Amber covers the world of prop trading from A to Z, including:How to determine whether prop trading is right for youProp vs. retail trainingWhy you need training, community, and ongoing coaching to succeedHow you can qualify for 100% tuition reimbursement in our prop programThe different licensing requirements for US and non-US tradersDetails about different trading platforms, including Fusion and LightspeedHow profit splits workHow much capital you need to get started as a prop traderRisk management techniquesWhy you need a ‘Forced Discipline’ risk management programPart-time prop tradingTips for avoiding pitfalls that can hurt your trading careerHave a question about prop trading? Call 1-888-998-3548 or email us at info@t3live.com Learn About Our Omega Prop Program
Continue Reading -->Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:What the Fed is saying about inflation and interest rate policyWhat ECB President Mario Draghi could say at Jackson HoleApple’s Hollywood invasionAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Fed Sees Balance-Sheet Move Soon as Inflation Debate Heats Up (Bloomberg)Federal Reserve officials engaged in a detailed debate about inflation while keeping the door open for a September announcement on the timing of balance-sheet reductions, according to minutes from their policy meeting in July. Read the Story ==> 2) ECB’s Draghi will not deliver fresh policy steer at Jackson Hole: sources (Reuters) European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will not deliver a new policy message at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference, two sources familiar with the situation said, tempering expectations for the bank to start charting the course out of stimulus. Read the Story ==> 3) Scott Redler Ultimate Access Interview (T3 Live) Welcome to your FREE preview of T3 Live’s Redler All-Access newsletter. Redler All-Access gives you a complete trading plan from T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer and frequent CNBC guest Scott Redler. Continued Reading ==> 4) Apple is bringing a billion-dollar checkbook to Hollywood, and wants to buy 10 TV shows (Recode) Apple is officially open for business in Hollywood. The company is telling content makers it wants to spend $1 billion on its own stuff over the next year. That’s music to studios’ ears, and a tune they have been expecting for some time — especially after Apple hired two top Sony TV executives in June. Continued Reading ==> 5) Amazon Shares Fall After Trump Says It Hurts Retailers (Bloomberg) U.S. President Donald Trump once again unloaded on Amazon.com Inc., tweeting that the company is hurting other retailers and implying that it’s killing industry jobs across the U.S. Amazon is causing “great damage to tax paying retailers,” Trump said in a Twitter post Wednesday, causing shares in the online retailer to fall as much as 1.2 percent in early trading. Continue Reading ==> 6) 7 Ways to be Just Another Failed Trader (T3 Live) Do you want to fail as a trader? Do you want to miss your next mortgage payment? Or pull your daughter out of private school because you can’t make tuition next month? Well you’re in luck! Because we’ve got 7 surefire tips for failing as a trader! Continue Reading ==> 7) Which Came First, The Taco or the Egg? (AdvertisingAge) Taco Bell is getting “naked” again, dropping its usual taco shell for a Naked Egg Taco, where a fried egg is the shell. Folks eager to try it early can do so by reserving — yes reserving — on Open Table. Chick-fil-A, meanwhile, is replacing its breakfast burrito with an updated version and offering a breakfast bowl with either sliced chicken nuggets or sausage. Continue Reading ==> 8) The Maloof brothers made what is believed to be the biggest bet yet on Mayweather-McGregor fight (Business Insider) Gavin and Joe Maloof are so confident Floyd Mayweather Jr. will beat Conor McGregor that they bet $880,000 on it. And if the Maloof brothers are big winners along with Mayweather on Aug. 26, they are giving the proceeds of their whopping wager to charity. Continue Reading ==> 9) What You Should Know About the Pro-Vegan Netflix Film ‘What the Health’ (Time) The recent pro-vegan Netflix documentary, What the Health, is under fire from nutrition experts. The film, which is co-directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn—the creators of another Netflix documentary, Cowspiracy—and co-produced by actor Joaquin Phoenix, is being criticized by some health professionals for exaggerating weak data and misrepresenting science to promote a diet that avoids all animal foods. Continue Reading ==> 10) Life Advice from 100-Year Olds (YouTube) Want some real perspective on life? Listen to a 100-year old, because they’ve seen, heard, and experienced more than 99% of the population.
Continue Reading -->Sami Abusaad’s Trade of the Week: BUFF
In this special video, T3 Live Black Room Moderator Sami Abusaad walks you through a trade in fast-moving momentum name Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF). On August 9, BUFF exploded higher on earnings, which opened the door for Sami to step in and take a day trade using a proprietary 60-minute Buy Setup. This trade returned $2,288 in profit in 90 minutes, or about half of his total trading profit for the day — pretty nice! In the video below, Sami’s going to walk you through the trade from start to finish so you can understand: Why a pro gap opened the door for the trade How Sami identified where buying interest could come in The entry off the 15-minute chart The power of simple bar-by-bar trade management The moving averages Sami used to place his 2 targets Here’s the video: Click here to learn about the Black Room
Continue Reading -->Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why Elon Musk building a hyperloop is good for youWhat Kraft Heinz and Oprah have to do with one anotherCryptocurrency and the next boomAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Great News For Everyone! Elon Musk Is Building A Hyperloop (Wired)ELON MUSK IS back in the loop.Four years after encouraging anyone and everyone to try making his crazy hyperloop idea work, the Silicon Valley titan has decided he’s not too busy to do it himself after all. Read the Story ==> 2) Google Memo Drama Is CEO Sundar Pichai’s Greatest Trial Yet (Fortune) In almost two years as Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai has weathered multiple storms with relative ease. His search engine came out of the fake news brouhaha largely unscathed. Read the Story ==> 3) FREE Preview: Redler All-Access (T3 Live) Welcome to your FREE preview of T3 Live’s Redler All-Access newsletter. Redler All-Access gives you a complete trading plan from T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer and frequent CNBC guest Scott Redler. Continued Reading ==> 4) Kraft Heinz Hopes a Line of Oprah Products Will Boost Sales (Bloomberg) Kraft Heinz Co., struggling to ignite sales growth amid punishing grocery-industry competition, is turning to media magnate Oprah Winfrey to break out of a prolonged slump. Continued Reading ==> 5) Nvidia Earnings: Cryptocurrency Boom Could Lead to New Products (MarketWatch) The explosion in new cryptocurrency seems to be boosting graphics-card makers like Nvidia Corp., but acting on the demand is fraught with potential danger. Continue Reading ==> 6) Trading AAPL Step by Step (T3 Live)Apple (AAPL) hit a new record high at $161.40 today. To show you how I analyze and trade a big mover like this on a day-by-day basis, let’s take a look back at the 3 charts I’ve shared with Redler All-Access readers over the past few days: Continue Reading ==> 7) The New Smoking: Why Young People Are The Most Sleep Deprived (Triple J Hack) If you’re a young Australian who’s not getting enough sleep, the good news is you’ll probably sleep more when you’re older. The bad news is that we may also be heading to a dystopia of wakefulness as you battle to keep your job from sleepless robots. Continue Reading ==> 8) Disney’s New ESPN Streaming Service Is Launching Next Year (The Verge) Disney’s bombshell announcement today that it would be building its own branded direct-to-consumer streaming service, and ending its licensing deal with Netflix, came with another nugget of news… Continue Reading ==> 9) Wait. What? Floyd Mayweather breaks down the reasons Conor McGregor could (should?) upset him (MMA Junkie) We’re about two weeks away from all hell officially breaking loose in the combat sports world, if it hasn’t already. You’ve probably heard a thing or two about unbeaten boxing legend Floyd Mayweather (49-0 boxing) taking on UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) later this month. Continue Reading ==> 10) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Motivational Speech (YouTube) Here is a video for inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger, including his 6 rules of success speech.
Continue Reading -->How Sami Abusaad Made $1,800 In Less Than an Hour with ZYNE
In this special video, T3 Live Black Room Moderator Sami Abusaad takes you through a trade in red-hot biotechnology name Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE). This trade, which used the proprietary Climactic Daily Buy Setup, returned $1,800 in less than 50 minutes. You’ll learn about: The daily chart pattern that gave Sami the setup for this killer day trade How Sami entered the trade Sami’s management method for momentum plays A key signal that tells you when there’s panic in the air The ‘beautiful reversal signal’ that told Sami to take profits Where Sami placed his stop, and why Click here to learn about the Black Room
Continue Reading -->Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Why the stock market likes Donald TrumpApple’s big earnings report, and all the reasons to love the stockHow Apple came back from near-bankruptcy 20 years agoAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Why the Trump market keeps heading up, up, up (NY Post) The White House is in disarray, but the market isn’t scared. Indeed, the Dow is heading toward 22,000. And for good reason: For all the Trumpian hysterics of the last six-plus months, the fact that Hillary Clinton isn’t president is good for stocks. Read the Story ==> 2) Apple’s earnings have Wall Street learning to ‘stop worrying and love the super cycle’ (MarketWatch) It’s a strange love that analysts have for Apple Inc.’s stock, leading some of them to turn to Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie in order to describe the company’s latest quarterly results. Read the Story ==> 3) A Jaws of Death Divergence in the Dow (T3 Live) Over the last few months, we have flagged several big picture cycles that suggest an array of challenges will surface in the second half of 2017. Presumptively, this means the disconnect between the disarray in D.C. and geopolitics and the current calm in financial markets will end. Continued Reading ==> 4) Wall Street retreats after Dow breaches 22,000 (Reuters) The Dow breached the 22,000 mark briefly in early trading on Wednesday, powered by Apple’s stellar results, before stocks retreated sharply across sectors as investors locked in gains. Continued Reading ==> 5) Qatar Airways ends bid to buy stake in American Airlines (USA Today) Qatar Airways will drop its bid to acquire a stake in American Airlines, saying on Wednesday that its plan to buy as much as 10% in the USA’s biggest airline “no longer meets our objectives.” Continue Reading ==> 6) TRUTH: What You Need to Know About Prop Trading (T3 Live) Learn why training, community, and coaching can make you a more profitable, consistent trader. In this special webinar, T3 Live Senior Trading Counselor Amber Capra will teach you everything you need to get started as a prop trader: Continue Reading ==> 7) Inside Salesforce’s Quest to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Everyone (Wired) Five years after Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su first joined the company, and almost three years since she got the top job, the payoff for her radical turnaround strategy is finally arriving. Continue Reading ==> 8) The hyperloop just had its fastest test yet, nearly hitting 200 mph (The Verge) After over a year of incremental progress and underwhelming, low-speed tests, the hyperloop is finally starting to show us what it can do. On July 29th, Hyperloop One’s prototype pod accelerated down the length of its 500-meter-long test tube in the Nevada desert, reaching a top speed of 192 mph before gliding to a stop. Continue Reading ==> 9) Americans Die Younger Despite Spending the Most on Health Care (Bloomberg) Typically, the more a developed country spends on health care, the longer its people live. The U.S., which spends the most on health care, bucks that trend. Compared to the 35 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which promotes policies to improve social and economic well-being, the U.S. life expectancy of 78.8 years ranks 27th. Continue Reading ==> 10) Steve Jobs at the Absolute Bottom (YouTube) Today, Apple hit all-time highs after a very strong earnings report. So it’s easy to forget that 20 years ago, many investors thought the company was heading for bankruptcy. This video at Apple’s 1997 World Wide Developers Conference will help you understand the principles and values that brought Apple back from the dead:
Continue Reading -->Trader’s Digest: The 10 Stories We’re Reading Right Now
Wonder what traders are talking about today? We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:Morgan Stanley’s surprise victory over its #1 rival Goldman SachsHow 2 ex-Tesla engineers are making big breakthroughs in self-driving cars10 steps you can take to achieve your dreamsAnd more! So check out these links right now and get up to speed: 1) Morgan Stanley claims another trading victory over rival Goldman Sachs (Reuters) Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street’s profit expectations on Wednesday, reporting gains across most of its businesses and producing more trading revenue than rival Goldman Sachs Group Inc, a rare feat. Read the Story ==> 2) 2 ex-Tesla engineers are using an old trick from Elon Musk to build their new startup (Business Insider) Andrew Kouri was working at Tesla when he noticed a big problem standing in the way of self-driving cars. Read the Story ==> 3) Scott Redler: Is Crude Oil the Next Big Market Catalyst? (T3 Live) On Monday, T3 Live Chief Strategic Officer Scott Redler appeared on CNBC’s Futures Now to discuss the action in crude oil, and energy stocks. Continued Reading ==> 4) Wall Street Efforts to Improve Its Image Fail to Sway Americans (Bloomberg) Bad news for financial titans like JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Lloyd Blankfein: Most Americans hold unfavorable views of Wall Street banks and corporate executives, and distrust billionaires more than they admire them. Continued Reading ==> 5) Vertex Pharma shares surge 26% after cystic fibrosis study results leaves Wall Street ‘speechless’ (CNBC) Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals surged more than 26 percent at the open of trading Wednesday, as the drugmaker crushed Wall Street’s expectations when it reported an improved response in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Continue Reading ==> 6) How to Learn to Trade Options Like a Pro (T3 Live) Want to create a safe, steady stream of income? You can do it with options. In this special webinar, T3 Live Options Strategist Doug Robertson’s going to show you the right way to get started as a highly profitable options trader: Continue Reading ==> 7) Nvidia and AMD must brace for competition from a super-powerful artificial-intelligence processor (Marketwatch) Increased competition may be coming to Nvidia and AMD in the form of a new artificial-intelligence processor that’s 10 times more powerful than their current offerings. Let’s take a look at this. Continue Reading ==> 8) Google introduces the feed, a personalized stream of news on iOS and Android (The Verge) Google today is rolling out its take on the news feed, a personalized stream of articles, videos, and other content. Google is hoping you’ll begin opening its app the way you do Facebook or Twitter, checking it reflexively throughout the day for quick hits of news and information. Continue Reading ==> 9) 9 tips to boost your energy — naturally (Harvard Medical School) Go to the store, and you’ll see a multitude of vitamins, herbs, and other supplements touted as energy boosters. But there’s little or no scientific evidence that energy boosters like ginseng, guarana, and chromium picolinate actually work. Thankfully, there are things you can do to enhance your own natural energy levels. Here are nine tips: Continue Reading ==> 10) 10 Steps to Achieving Anything You Want (Jim Rohn) Want to start taking clear, concrete steps towards achieving your goals? Check out this video from personal development legend Jim Rohn and get some hard-hitting advice about what it takes to succeed:
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