TRADER JOURNAL
TRADER JOURNAL
The Trader Journal explores the elements and enablers that shape a trading strategy.
The financial markets are constantly changing. The highly successful traders review and adapt their trading strategy to meet the challenge of a changing market.
The Journal blogs and podcasts provide insight into what’s happening in the markets and build on the learnings in the Trading Dojo.
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Latest Posts
S&P 500 Caught Offside By Tariffs
Tariffs Drive S&P 500 The S&P 500 was very volatile last week. The emergence of the DeepSeek narrative resulted, as predicted, in a correction to the downside at the start of the week. More of a concern, however, was the S&P 500 response to the...
S&P 500 In A DeepSeek Correction
Trump Drives S&P 500 The S&P 500 rallied to a new intraday all-time high last week after President Trump's inauguration before pulling back on Friday. There is no doubt that expectations surrounding the Trump administration were driving stock markets,...
S&P 500 And The Trump First 100 Days
Trump Tariffs, Trade Wars And Deregulation In 2017, the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, took office on a platform of tariffs, trade wars, onshoring, and tax cuts. In 2017, the dollar was strong, bond yields were elevated, and global liquidity and M2...
S&P 500 Needs AI To Deliver Earnings In 2025
Inflation Concerns Impact The S&P 500 In our last post, we indicated that the S&P 500 needed a catalyst to close above 5955 and that the catalyst could be employment data. The employment data was a catalyst, but not a positive catalyst, as the S&P 500...
S&P 500 Has Significant Headwinds At 2025 Start
A New Year For The S&P 500 The S&P 500 had a great 2024, ending the year up 25%. Analyst predictions for the S&P 500 in 2025 remain positive. Expectations are that the S&P 500 will end the year at 6800—a positive return based on projected earnings....
Bitcoin Price And Predictions 2025
Bitcoin Predictions With an eye on the rearview mirror, we have collated our key bitcoin predictions for 2025 and the road ahead: Price Will Peak at $150k - $200k A Nation State or U.S. State Will Adopt Bitcoin As A Strategic Reserve AI Agents Will Become Prominent...
A Review Of Our 2024 Bitcoin Price And Predictions
Bitcoin Predictions In December 2023, our bitcoin predictions were as follows: Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Be Approved The Price Of Bitcoin Will Hit A New All-Time High In 2024 Publicly Traded Companies Will Adopt Bitcoin In 2024 So, how did we do? Bitcoin ETFs The spot...
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