Mr. Clean Market In most business schools, you eventually study Six Sigma or Lean management.One of the first steps in any lean process? Clean the environment. Why? Because clarity drives performance.A clean space improves focus, removes friction, and...

Don’t Open The Gifts Early… We’ve all done it before. Found the gifts before the holidays as a kid and ruined the surprise for ourselves. For me, it was fourth grade. I was obsessed with Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and curiosity got the better of me. While my mom...

What’s up, gang. I often get asked the question: “Why HostileCharts?” HostileCharts was born from a realization that true growth occurs during times of hostility, not within the safety of our comfort zones. “The quote, “Everything you want in life is on...

It Changed Everything I’ll admit something upfront. When I first started studying technical analysis, a lot of it felt… mystical. Lines on charts, patterns with funny names, people acting like they could predict the future off a triangle. I wasn’t...

You’re Always “The Student” When it comes to the markets, you’re always the student. The market itself is the teacher, and every day it offers lessons for those willing to observe and learn. Our goal is simple: to gain more insight today than we had...

Context is Everything “Honey, is that Jim? Why is he stumbling down the street? He looks drunk. Pull over, let’s check on him.” “Hey Jim, are you okay?” Sally asked. “I’m good, Sally. We’re just filming a skit for our...

Boy Scout 101 A fire needs three elements to sustain itself. Known to the Boy Scouts out there as the “fire triangle.” Heat, fuel, and oxygen. The stock market isn’t much different. Heat – That’s trend. And the S&P 500? It’s in a long-term...

Hold Your Nose And Buy No need to beat around the bush. I’m buying stocks – right here, right now. Last week, in It’s Time, I laid out the case that breadth expansion was the next phase of this bull market. That’s exactly what started to play out...

SLAP CHOP Let’s be real. No one misses cable TV. But if there’s one thing I do miss, it’s the infomercials. Billy Mays had the football uniforms spotless.Tony Horton had the whole house shredded with P-90X by summer. And lately, the S&P 500 seems to...

I’m a Chartered Market Technician While traveling to India last week, I received the official news that I had become a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). This week I wanted to reflect on a few key lessons I’ve learned since being introduced to the world...