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  Hi Dave, Dave, Can you offer me some guidance on managing winning trades? Regards, Connor W. – Roanoke VA Thanks for the question Connor…..here you go. Hope that helps, Dave Have a [...]

  Hi Dave What are the main factors that affect TLT’s price? Regards, Joe B. – Skanes, Tunisia Thanks for the question Joe. Trading TLT is pretty straightforward in terms of the factors [...]

  Hi Dave Dave, why wouldn’t I or anyone else just set up an advisory service (newsletter) rather than the regulatory hassle of a fund? Regards, Jin L. – Flushing, New York Thanks for [...]

  Hi Dave I am doing the trial period, and notice you mention the NZD/USD trade. But it seems the position has not been officially opened by you (NEW TRADE ALERT), as it does not appear on the [...]

  Good morning Dave, For the Alpha Trades, you report the YTD total return. For calculating this (or for the actual trading) what were/are the allocation guidelines for the trades? Brian E. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I have a general question ( it’s about trades on the S&P 500 ): sometimes you recommend to go long or short the index via options or via SPY and sometimes via futures. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, Technically it looks like EEM (Emerging Markets ETF) might finally be ready to pop higher. What are your thoughts? Stephanie R – Amagansett, NY Stephanie, Ahhh, yes, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, How do you select the ETF’s for your Model Portfolio. There are so many ETF’s out there, what is the best way to narrow down the choice? Jaanus P. – Tallinn Estonia Janus, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I am loving this volatility and can easily see how this market could get ugly to the downside…and fast. Based on your your recent posts, I know you see similar challenges [...]

Imagine not getting too amped up over the back and forth price action in FX over the last few weeks and making silly impulsive trades? It’s so easy to get ‘sucked in’ to [...]

Hello Dave, With your model portfolio how do you advise starting to allocate to it? Thanks. Larry B. – La Quinta CA Larry, What a fantastic question! And the answer is…it depends. [...]

  Hello Dave, Hope you are having a great day. One of my favorite pairs is the EUR/GBP ( short right now). Price almost took of the 0.8866 a few day ago. I think it was 0.8862. Is your count on [...]

  Hi Dave, There appear to be so many data points that suggest that the stock market is in trouble – valuations, rising consumer delinquencies…..the list goes on. Should we be shorting this [...]

  Hi Dave, Why the move lower in FHB after their earnings on Jan 25th? Wondering why it tanked given the set-up? Katie B. – Bellevue, WA  Hi Katie, Thanks for the question. We were of [...]

  Hi Dave, I noticed some of the recent ‘Alpha Trades’ (Short LB from $61.35, Short ALK via Put Spread at $72.24 and longs in KRE and XLE at $57.98 and $27.55, respectively) make note of [...]

  Hi Dave, I thought I would take up your invite to ask any question. I’m not very familiar with the financial sector (I’m a production artist), but in general the market seems [...]

  Hi Dave, Would you mind sharing your outlook for USD/CAD? Thanks. Konrad R. – Salt Lake City, Utah Konrad, Thanks for the question. We had been short USD/CAD from 1.3238 back on June 23rd [...]

  Hello Dave! First of all, I want to thank you for being available for my questions! I live in Portugal, and it’s kind of hard to find an honest opinion about a broker in [...]

The following is an excerpt of an email I received from a long-time client and very successful high end auto salesman in the Chicago area. In the years I have known him he has always been [...]

Hi Dave, As we all know, the stock market is at unreasonable levels by nearly almost any measure. Does the flattening/steepening yield curve hold out the possibility of being the initial catalyst [...]

  Hi Dave, Dave, Can you offer me some guidance on managing winning trades? Regards, Connor W. – Roanoke VA Thanks for the question Connor…..here you go. Hope that helps, Dave Have a [...]

  Hi Dave What are the main factors that affect TLT’s price? Regards, Joe B. – Skanes, Tunisia Thanks for the question Joe. Trading TLT is pretty straightforward in terms of the factors [...]

  Hi Dave Dave, why wouldn’t I or anyone else just set up an advisory service (newsletter) rather than the regulatory hassle of a fund? Regards, Jin L. – Flushing, New York Thanks for [...]

  Hi Dave I am doing the trial period, and notice you mention the NZD/USD trade. But it seems the position has not been officially opened by you (NEW TRADE ALERT), as it does not appear on the [...]

  Good morning Dave, For the Alpha Trades, you report the YTD total return. For calculating this (or for the actual trading) what were/are the allocation guidelines for the trades? Brian E. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I have a general question ( it’s about trades on the S&P 500 ): sometimes you recommend to go long or short the index via options or via SPY and sometimes via futures. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, Technically it looks like EEM (Emerging Markets ETF) might finally be ready to pop higher. What are your thoughts? Stephanie R – Amagansett, NY Stephanie, Ahhh, yes, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, How do you select the ETF’s for your Model Portfolio. There are so many ETF’s out there, what is the best way to narrow down the choice? Jaanus P. – Tallinn Estonia Janus, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I am loving this volatility and can easily see how this market could get ugly to the downside…and fast. Based on your your recent posts, I know you see similar challenges [...]

Imagine not getting too amped up over the back and forth price action in FX over the last few weeks and making silly impulsive trades? It’s so easy to get ‘sucked in’ to [...]

  Hello Dave! First of all, I want to thank you for being available for my questions! I live in Portugal, and it’s kind of hard to find an honest opinion about a broker in [...]

  Hello Dave! First of all, I want to thank you for being available for my questions! I live in Portugal, and it’s kind of hard to find an honest opinion about a broker in [...]

  Hi Dave, Dave, Can you offer me some guidance on managing winning trades? Regards, Connor W. – Roanoke VA Thanks for the question Connor…..here you go. Hope that helps, Dave Have a [...]

  Hi Dave What are the main factors that affect TLT’s price? Regards, Joe B. – Skanes, Tunisia Thanks for the question Joe. Trading TLT is pretty straightforward in terms of the factors [...]

  Hi Dave Dave, why wouldn’t I or anyone else just set up an advisory service (newsletter) rather than the regulatory hassle of a fund? Regards, Jin L. – Flushing, New York Thanks for [...]

  Hi Dave I am doing the trial period, and notice you mention the NZD/USD trade. But it seems the position has not been officially opened by you (NEW TRADE ALERT), as it does not appear on the [...]

  Good morning Dave, For the Alpha Trades, you report the YTD total return. For calculating this (or for the actual trading) what were/are the allocation guidelines for the trades? Brian E. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I have a general question ( it’s about trades on the S&P 500 ): sometimes you recommend to go long or short the index via options or via SPY and sometimes via futures. [...]

  Afternoon Dave, Technically it looks like EEM (Emerging Markets ETF) might finally be ready to pop higher. What are your thoughts? Stephanie R – Amagansett, NY Stephanie, Ahhh, yes, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, How do you select the ETF’s for your Model Portfolio. There are so many ETF’s out there, what is the best way to narrow down the choice? Jaanus P. – Tallinn Estonia Janus, [...]

  Afternoon Dave, I am loving this volatility and can easily see how this market could get ugly to the downside…and fast. Based on your your recent posts, I know you see similar challenges [...]

Imagine not getting too amped up over the back and forth price action in FX over the last few weeks and making silly impulsive trades? It’s so easy to get ‘sucked in’ to [...]

The following is an excerpt of an email I received from a long-time client and very successful high end auto salesman in the Chicago area. In the years I have known him he has always been [...]

Hi Dave, As we all know, the stock market is at unreasonable levels by nearly almost any measure. Does the flattening/steepening yield curve hold out the possibility of being the initial catalyst [...]