“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is a daily theme in financial markets. Media pundits sensationalize daily market move implications over and over again to a point where the public becomes numb. One of this year’s victims has been the concept of rotation;...

Thinking In Bets I want to start with a quote this week that sums up the way I think about the markets and investing from one of my favorite books. “What makes a decision great is not that it has a great outcome. A great decision is the result of a...

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...

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...

All Eyes on Semiconductors I don’t make the rules. The Market does. And right now, the market demands we pay attention to semiconductors. They’re a monster and the symbolic leader of this Bull Market. If semiconductors were their own sector within the...

Learn From My Mistakes There are only two types of investors. Those who make mistakes and liars. Intellectual honesty is one of the most important parts of this business. It is easy to explain away a bad trade, highlight the winners, and quietly move past...

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...

The Hard Part Throw a rock and you’ll hit someone who says “man, if I only held onto that stock.” Everyone’s got the one that got away. The position they talked themselves out of at exactly the wrong time. And in the world of...

New All-Time Highs in Blessings On July 12th, my wife and I welcomed our first son, Harvey Allen Thompson, into the world, and honestly, it’s hard to explain what that does to you. Watching my wife bring him into this world gave me an entirely new level...