Take A Deep Breathe In through your nose, out through your mouth. In through your nose, out through your mouth. One last time….In through your nose, out through your mouth. See how refreshing that is? That’s the Kryptonite to bad decision-making in...

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...

Bumper Sticker Investing You see it ALL the time. Some dude gets into investing, reads a few books, finds a Warren Buffett quote, and suddenly he thinks he cracked the code. “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” Great...

Process Over Promotion Every cycle, Wall Street rolls out a fresh batch of IPOs with massive promises attached to them. Endless interviews and headlines explaining why this company changes everything. I was actually talking about this yesterday with...

The Iron Giants The market delivered a solid save this week. S&P 500 up over 2% and the Nasdaq 100 up almost 4%. The Bulls ate last week’s punch like a fat kid eats Oreos. The charge was led by the Iron Giants, up a combined 5.5% hitting All Time...

Defense is on The Field The NFL Draft is next week, one week closer to the best sport on Earth: FOOTBALL. It’s not the fastest game, but if you understand the nuance? It’s a beautifully violent game of chess. Each player have a specific assignment that has...

Energy Experts are Everywhere Energy is a polarizing sector of the market. Its political, global macro, and environmental implications lead to many talking heads constantly predicting its future. Predictions are fun; they add a level of excitement and give...

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...

It’s that time of year again—my wife asked me to get some quotes on homeowners insurance because our current provider wants to raise our rates…again. Between premium increases and claims denials, it’s easy to hate these companies. However, as...

A Dream Come True The Market Did It! Santa finally arrived to deliver my gifts. Friends joined the party, short-term momentum gained steam and as is common in bull markets, bears got caught in some vicious bears traps. By Tuesday (January 14th) we...