Keep it Simple. Do The Work. I Believe in Doing the Work I believe the shortcut is to stop looking for one. As promised, I went through every single chart in the S&P 1500 this weekend. Most of my analysis is top-down, but once a month, I like to take...

Markets Road to Recovery We’ve already done the hard part. A couple weeks ago, we walked through the “Hold Your Nose and Buy” setup. Not a prediction, a process. Then we followed it up with “Set the Stop and Chill.”  Entry defined, risk defined, now let...

Technical Analysis Isn’t Just A Tool Last week, I shared that technical analysis isn’t just a tool for me—it’s how I view the world. Rather than getting lost in endless hypotheticals about future recessions, wars, or market disruptions, I focus...

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...

My Santa Wish List……Is still a wish On December 21st, I shared my Christmas wish list for participating in the Santa Rally. Unfortunately, my wishes didn’t come true but that same wish list still serves as my framework today as I evaluate the market from...

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...

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...

Honoring Those Who Made the Market Possible First off – I’d be remiss not to take a moment to honor those who laid down their lives for this country. I grew up in Annapolis, Maryland – home of the United States Naval Academy. Patriotism...

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...

Repetition Is Underrated It’s a Bull Market. We know that from risk-on metrics.We know that from breadth.We know that from sector positioning. It might seem redundant at this point, but after a decade of studying markets, one lesson always comes back to...