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Market Outlook Preview
A focused 5–10-minute YouTube video covering the day’s most important charts and themes.
The Market Outlook™ is your starting point
Understand Today’s Market. Build Skills for a Lifetime.
Begin with David Settle, CMT’s free 5–10-minute Market Outlook Preview and daily Playbook. Upgrade for the complete video and Market Outlook Live, or go deeper through ten weekly investing and trading classes taught by David and Brandon.
Free Basic account. No credit card required. Also includes the Market Cycle Roadmap guide.
Market Scholars Market Outlook
Example Market Outlook chart
Trend and momentum at a glance
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5–10 min free Preview
Your Market Outlook Path
Public Preview
Basic Playbook
Foundation Full + Live
Daily Market GuidancePreview, Playbook and full analysis
Ten Weekly ClassesCore and Premium instruction
Premium-Only Tool LibraryCharts, plans, sizing and tracking
Years of Market ExperiencePractical investor education
- 6:00 p.m. Mountain / 8:00 p.m. Eastern
- 53 to 54 minutes followed by live Q&A
- Replay available through Saturday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. Mountain
Reserve My Spot
Free with Market Scholars Basic. No credit card. Not a trial.
Reserve My Spot
Included with your current Basic or paid membership.
Your free starting point
Start following the process with Basic
Basic membership turns a brief market update into an ongoing relationship with the Market Scholars process—without requiring a credit card.
- The daily Market Outlook Playbook
- Market drivers, sector rotation, breadth, risk signals, and what to watch next
- The Market Cycle Roadmap investor guide
- A free Basic account with no credit card required
The Market Outlook experience
From a quick Preview to complete daily guidance
Begin publicly, continue free with Basic, and upgrade when you are ready to follow the full analysis and live trade-management process.
Basic
Market Outlook Playbook
The complete written recap with drivers, breadth, leadership, risk signals, charts, and what to watch next.
Foundation
Full Market Outlook
David’s complete daily technical-analysis perspective and the day’s Market Outlook trade idea.
Foundation
Market Outlook Live
Follow real-time entries, trade management, and exits during the daily pre-close session.
Foundation
Live Trade Tracker
Track the strategy, status, outcome, and dollar result of Market Outlook trades.
Choose your paid starting point
Join at the level that matches what you want to accomplish
Start free with Basic, or join Foundation, Core, or Premium directly. Every paid level is cumulative, but you never have to move through them in order.
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Foundation
Follow the Market with Complete Daily Guidance
Go beyond the free Preview and Playbook with David’s complete Market Outlook process.
- Understand the day’s market posture and key signals
- Follow the complete Market Outlook video
- See entries, management, and exits in Market Outlook Live
- Review each idea and outcome in the Live Trade Tracker
C
Core
Build Five Practical Investing and Trading Processes
Get everything in Foundation plus five weekly classes and their recordings.
- Read trend, momentum, breadth, volatility, and structure
- Build and manage diversified ETF portfolios
- Identify sector and stock leadership with a top-down process
- Evaluate trend candidates using factor evidence
- Evaluate leading investors’ newest holdings for position-trading opportunities
P
Premium
Add Advanced Strategies and the Complete Toolkit
Get everything in Core plus five more classes, recordings, and every Premium-only tool and resource.
- Structure and manage directional options positions
- Manage an options inventory and adjust positions
- Bring current charts and trades to Ask a CMT
- Build portfolios around durable dividend growth
- Use covered calls and short puts with long-term holdings
Two complementary approaches
Learn from instructors who practice what they teach
Daily market interpretation and active risk management meet long-term portfolio construction, systematic selection, and practical implementation resources.
David Settle, CMT
Market analysis, options & portfolio management
David brings more than 20 years of market experience to the daily Market Outlook and classes focused on technical analysis, options strategy, portfolio management, and live market application.
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Brandon Van Zee
Dividend growth, trend & position investing
Dividend Growth Investing is Brandon’s flagship specialty, supported by long-term options, superinvestor research, and systematic trend selection. He also built the Premium Selector suite, Position Size Calculator, and DRIP Tracker Spreadsheet.
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Member experiences
Education built on honesty, clarity, and care
What members value about learning with David and Brandon.
I appreciate their honest approach to the markets. Not every trade is going to be a winner. Spending time focused on trade management is vital and realistic.
The education is top notch. David has a driving need for everyone to understand not only what he is seeing in the markets, but also exactly why he is seeing things the way he does.
The integrity of these two gentlemen is so refreshing in this industry. Add to that their exceptional teaching skills and customer focus.
Testimonials describe individual educational experiences and are not a guarantee of investment results.
Premium implementation toolkit
A practical toolkit built around the way you invest
Premium members receive a complete implementation system that includes custom Thinkorswim charts and watchlists, Trading Plans used throughout the classes, the Selector suite, position sizing, and structured tracking resources.
Custom Thinkorswim Charts
Purpose-built chart layouts surface the indicators and market context used throughout Market Scholars analysis and classes.
Premium resourceCustom Thinkorswim Watchlists
Organize and monitor the securities, signals, and data points that matter without rebuilding the workflow from scratch.
Premium resourceClass Trading Plans
Premium members receive the Trading Plans used throughout the curriculum to connect setup, entry, risk, management, and exit rules.
Premium resourceSelector Suite
Sector Selector, Stock Selector, and Factor Selector support Brandon’s top-down and factor-based trend processes.
Premium toolsPosition Size Calculator
Brandon’s calculator translates account size and risk parameters into a more disciplined position-sizing decision.
Premium toolDRIP Tracker Spreadsheet
Brandon’s purpose-built spreadsheet helps Premium members monitor dividend reinvestment activity and long-term compounding.
Premium toolThese tools and resources are available exclusively with Premium membership and help turn classroom concepts into a more consistent, documented process.
Ongoing member education
Ten weekly classes. One connected curriculum.
Core includes everything in Foundation plus five weekly classes and their recordings. Premium includes everything in Core, five more classes and recordings, direct weekly Q&A, and the complete Premium-only tool and resource library.
Core Curriculum
Build the analytical, portfolio, and selection foundation.
- Technical AnalysisRead trend, momentum, breadth, volatility, and market structure.David
- Portfolio Management with ETFsDevelop and manage diversified portfolios using exchange-traded funds.David
- Top-Down Trend TradingApply a repeatable process for finding sustained sector and stock leadership.Brandon
- Factor-Based Trend TradingUse factor evidence to identify candidates aligned with the trend process.Brandon
- Superinvestor Position TradingStudy leading investors’ newest holdings for position-trading opportunities.Brandon
Premium Curriculum
Add advanced options, specialized investing, direct Q&A, and exclusive implementation resources.
- Directional Options StrategiesStructure and manage defined directional options positions.David
- Options Inventory TradingAdvanced options inventory management and position adjustment.David
- Options for Long-Term InvestingUse covered calls and short puts with long-term holdings.Brandon
- Ask a CMT Q&ABring current charts, trades, and market questions to a weekly session.David
- Dividend Growth InvestingBuild and manage a portfolio of durable, growing dividend payers.Brandon
Membership comparison
Compare access, classes, tools, and pricing
Join Foundation, Core, Premium, or Elite directly—no prior membership is required. Every higher level includes everything offered below it.
Free access
Basic
Free
Follow the daily story and begin learning the process.
- Market Outlook Playbook
- Market Cycle Roadmap guide
- Member communication
- Free educational access
Complete Market Outlook
Daily guidance
Foundation
$29/mo or $299/yr
Follow David’s complete daily Market Outlook process.
- Full Market Outlook video
- Market Outlook Live
- Live Trade Tracker
- Annual Roadmap System bonus
Five classes
Core
$59/mo or $599/yr
Get everything in Foundation plus the five Core classes and their recordings.
- Everything in Foundation
- Five weekly Core classes
- All Core class recordings
- Two David + three Brandon classes
Complete access
Premium
$129/mo or $1,299/yr
Access all ten classes and recordings plus the complete collection of charts, watchlists, plans, and proprietary tools.
- Everything in Core
- Five additional classes + recordings
- Ask a CMT Q&A
- Exclusive Premium tool library
Elite: $3,499 for three years of Premium. Elite currently includes the same classes, recordings, and tools as Premium at a discounted three-year rate. You can choose Elite directly; no prior membership is required.
Start with today’s market. Build from there.
Join Basic free for the Market Outlook Playbook, Market Cycle Roadmap guide, and a clearer way to follow what matters.