In trading everything is possible… When planning a trade, traders usually care for the entry, stop loss, and take profit. Fair enough, as these are the main elements of a proper strategy. But what happens DURING the trade? Most traders are unprepared for all the moves within the trade. They are unprepared for losses turning into profits and vice versa. And while watching their accounts grow and decrease within a second the subconscious mind kicks in and brings all the fear and doubt with it. As a result, traders tend to make severe mistakes in trade management, which leads to unplanned losses instead of the desired profits. 

So far, 2024 has looked much different than last year in terms of the economy, markets, and where money is flowing. We tap into our first-party data to recap what trends retail investors and traders have played so far and where they’re looking to make money in the second half. Hint: it isn’t the same places institutions are looking. 

We are the most constructive we have been in two years. Why? In the past two years, investors dealt with rampant inflation, rapid fed rate hikes, negative real rates, corporations tightening their balance sheets dealing with wage increases, a pending recession, and an EPS recession. That’s now changed. So far in 2024, we are experiencing stronger economic growth, positive real rates, potential rate cuts, lower rates to help ease funding pressure and potential changes in market leadership. We have a good setup for stocks with an anticipated soft landing, accelerated growth, and sticking inflation. 

As investors, one of the biggest mistakes we make is that our investment time horizon is usually too short. We want to invest in something that makes money next week, or next month not a few years from now. Likewise, we sit with bated breath waiting for the next economic release when in the big scheme of things that release that just moved the market in the short term is totally irreverent. 

For fixed-income investors, the world is changing – and that means your investment approach must, too. Learn from long-time bond market expert Dan Fuss about how the geopolitical environment, the climate outlook, and the economic and market backdrops are evolving, and how to best position your portfolio to maximize return and minimize risk.   

The 2023-2024 run in Bitcoin is maturing. Ryan will talk about maximizing returns for the rest of this cycle, and where to take profit.  

Join Lawrence G. McMillan where he will discuss the current state of his option-oriented indicators including seasonal patterns and what they are saying about the stock market. He will also discuss various historical patterns, including the following topics:  the performance of $SPX, what the option markets are saying, and much, much more. 

Gold is getting attention again as new highs are being achieved.  Silver has lagged, and silver investors feel left behind.  Yet, the market activity is typical during the final phase of a significant bull market.  The dynamics for silver have never been as strong as they are currently.  Once the market reestablishes that silver, like gold, has a safe haven store of value component, the silver market will accelerate past gold, and the returns will be greater in percentage terms. 

During the first quarter of 2024, the S&P 500 (1) recovered all that it lost in the 2022 bear market on January 19, (2) recorded 22 new all-time highs through March 28, and (3) posted the 11th strongest Q1 return since 1945. Since then, equities have digested some of these gains and experienced sector rotation away from the 2023 high flyers and into the more defensive areas of the market on concerns the Fed will be slower to lower interest rates while inflation remains sticky and GDP growth begins to cool. Investors now want to know if they should buy or bail. Sam Stovall, the chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, will discuss how current conditions may confirm or alter the traditional election-year enthusiasm, as well as share CFRA’s sector, sub-industry, and stock selections in what historically has been a surprisingly profitable year.   

Michael Madden, CMT, CFTe, CEWA, has been a full-time wave analyst with Elliott Wave International for over 10 years. He studied many forms of technical analysis and is a huge advocate for the Elliott Wave Principe. In this session, Michael will share some valuable lessons he has learned throughout his career that have helped him become a better trader. 

Join Thomas Hayes to see how we are positioned to navigate the markets for the 2nd half of 2024.

After years of underinvestment and political hurdles, the power infrastructure in America is on the verge of collapsing.  The roll-out of electric vehicles, the reshoring of industrial production, and now the massive amount of data needed for AI has put us on the precipice of blackouts across the USA.  We have an off-the-radar stock pick that will be a huge beneficiary of this crisis. 

Join Larry as he covers the three key growth themes for 2024.  He will discuss the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Datacenter/Infrastructure Buildout and projected growth rates and leaders. This will cover most non-technology sector ideas, primarily in the industrial sector and power generation/utilities sector. He will also discuss the addressable market for GLP-1 medication, as well as current and future potential leaders. Lastly, he will delve into the growth of copper and its importance in AI buildout, the EV transition, and power grid/electrification buildout.

Join Jerremy Newsom, the CEO of Real Life Trading as he shares his exact day trading plan.  He will hold nothing back, as he provides his rules, the PDF for his plan, his charts for the plan, and the rules that he follows every day!  He will go over exact trades to show his entries, exits, targets, and bullet profit system for delicious cash flow!