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| 0 events, | 2 events, Today's class discussed recent trading activity. Growth stocks have perked up, possibly due to some extreme positive reactions to earnings from software stocks last week. We also noted how Energy stocks have continued to benefit the Value factor. Dividend Growth is also holding firm. We bought three new stocks at the end of class.  The August 31 Ask a CMT Q&A session examines EQT as a potential longer-term position, earnings double diagonals, higher interest rates and sector performance, AI-driven stock-picking services, and yield-curve inversion. Premium members learn how David uses technical confirmation, options structure, economic context, and market relationships to evaluate real trading and investing decisions. | 2 events, Today's class focused in on the leading sectors from the Sector Selector, which included: Health Care, Technology, Energy, and Financials. At the end of class, we sold a Real Estate stock and replaced it with a Technology stock.  The September 1 Directional Options Strategies class connects weakening market breadth and rising macro pressure with defined-risk position management. The session reviews existing bearish and range-bound trades, adjusts Dropbox and GitLab exposure ahead of earnings, explains how different expirations can cover distinct outcomes, and opens a Qualcomm iron condor around its established trading range. | 2 events, This class reviewed the most recent monthly Dividend Stairstep Statistics. We talked about the negative impact of higher interest rates on certain sectors/industries. We ended class with a head-to-head matchup in the Discretionary sector.  This Technical Analysis class evaluates the S&P 500’s attempted rebound while the Nasdaq, Russell 2000, and semiconductors retain weaker technical structures. It also introduces an EMA Compression Study that normalizes moving-average width with ATR, helping distinguish compact conditions, emerging expansion, and potentially unsustainable extensions while preserving price and the PPO as the sources of directional confirmation. | 2 events, Today's class featured David Einhorn, who was famous for calling the Lehman Brother collapse in 2008, which a prominent short position against the company. We listened to a media clip from that era where he explained his reasoning. At the end of class, we sold a Technology stock and replaced it with a Health Care stock.  The September 3 Options Inventory Trading class connects an improving but incomplete market rebound with September inventory management and October position sizing. The recording reviews earnings double diagonals, the 10% extrinsic-value rule, volatility conditions, and positions across major indexes, bonds, and gold before establishing a conditional end-of-day plan for the portfolio hedge. | 2 events, Today's class reviewed recent dividend increase announcements, where more than half of the week's increases were in the double-digit percentages (incredibly rare). We then reviewed our portfolio and talked about a Discretionary stock slipping into the blue zone of the Stairstep charts, but because our strike price was low enough, we're not in any immediate danger. We ended class by selling a new put on an oil stock.  The September 4 Portfolio Management with ETFs class used the ETF Allocator to evaluate the portfolio’s 70/30 allocation, inflation regime, growth-versus-value leadership, fixed-income duration, and international positioning. The session demonstrates how rankings and proposed changes are tested against broader evidence before turnover is authorized, resulting in a continued growth emphasis and only limited portfolio adjustments. | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events,Today's class reviewed the Stock Selector and Sector Selector tools. We discussed which sectors we're overweight in. We talked about how geopolitics are affecting certain sectors and how this isn't typically the strongest time of year for the market, from a seasonality perspective. We ended class by purchasing a technology stock and added a half-sized position in a foreign ETF. The September 8 Directional Options Strategies class examines whether an unusually compressed S&P 500 is approaching an intermediate decline and identifies the signals that would confirm or challenge that outcome. The session then applies the market backdrop to active position management, the PHM exit, and three new defined-risk trades in AMGN, ISRG, and STZ. | 3 events, Featured - Featured The Roadmap still says Bullish. Join David Settle, CMT, to examine what confirms the signal, what could weaken it, and what would actually break it. Today's class discussed the amazing impact that a DRIP program can make, when applying it to a remarkable business for a long period of time. We discussed the difference between temporary versus permanent impacts on business. We ended class by purchasing a blue chip stock from within the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This Technical Analysis class examines whether severe breadth deterioration is pushing the market toward an intermediate decline even as the major cap-weighted indexes remain supported. The session compares the S&P 500 with RSP and IWM, tests bearish evidence against credit spreads and volatility, identifies semiconductor leadership as the critical confirmation point, and applies the developing EMA Compression study. | 2 events,This class studies 25 "Superinvestors" who have found success in the markets over the long term. Popular names like Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman are featured, along with some very successful investors who aren't in the public's eye as much. The class analyzes their stock holdings and builds portfolios using that knowledge. This advanced options class uses volatility and market analysis to guide its decisions to build an inventory of multi-leg options trades across multiple ETFs. The inventory is then managed as one position rather than as separate trades. | 2 events,This basic options class uses single-leg strategies to build and maintain a long-term portfolio of dividend growth stocks. The class sells puts to enter stocks at a discounted price and sells covered calls for income generation. This class analyzes macro conditions and intermarket relationships using the Asset Selector tool. Students then learn to manage the passive portion of their portfolios using ETFs representing various asset classes and sectors. | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 2 events,This class uses the Factor Selector tool, which ranks 9 factors to learn what investing styles are currently outperforming. We use that knowledge to build and maintain a portfolio of 25 stocks with the strongest trends in the market. The purpose of this session is to answer questions from students regarding topics taught in David Settle's weekly classes. The goal is to help you apply the learning you receive to your own active trading as you watch David apply the same concepts in his class trades. | 2 events,This momentum-based trend trading class manages a portfolio of 25 top-performing stocks. They are selected from the strongest sectors and industries after conducting a weekly top down analysis using the Sector Selector tool. This intermediate options class is designed for market participants who want to start trading more actively. Bullish and bearish directional strategies are guided by technical analysis and are used on both stocks and ETFs. | 2 events,This long-term investing class builds diverse portfolios of stocks that have shown an ability to consistently raise their dividends in good times and bad. Proprietary charts are used to select stocks when yields are historically attractive. This class trains students on a wide variety of technical indicators to become more confident traders. Participants will learn to identify active trading opportunities using relative strength, candlestick analysis, and price patterns. | 2 events,This class studies 25 "Superinvestors" who have found success in the markets over the long term. Popular names like Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman are featured, along with some very successful investors who aren't in the public's eye as much. The class analyzes their stock holdings and builds portfolios using that knowledge. This advanced options class uses volatility and market analysis to guide its decisions to build an inventory of multi-leg options trades across multiple ETFs. The inventory is then managed as one position rather than as separate trades. | 2 events,This basic options class uses single-leg strategies to build and maintain a long-term portfolio of dividend growth stocks. The class sells puts to enter stocks at a discounted price and sells covered calls for income generation. This class analyzes macro conditions and intermarket relationships using the Asset Selector tool. Students then learn to manage the passive portion of their portfolios using ETFs representing various asset classes and sectors. | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 2 events,This class uses the Factor Selector tool, which ranks 9 factors to learn what investing styles are currently outperforming. We use that knowledge to build and maintain a portfolio of 25 stocks with the strongest trends in the market. The purpose of this session is to answer questions from students regarding topics taught in David Settle's weekly classes. The goal is to help you apply the learning you receive to your own active trading as you watch David apply the same concepts in his class trades. | 2 events,This momentum-based trend trading class manages a portfolio of 25 top-performing stocks. They are selected from the strongest sectors and industries after conducting a weekly top down analysis using the Sector Selector tool. This intermediate options class is designed for market participants who want to start trading more actively. Bullish and bearish directional strategies are guided by technical analysis and are used on both stocks and ETFs. | 2 events,This long-term investing class builds diverse portfolios of stocks that have shown an ability to consistently raise their dividends in good times and bad. Proprietary charts are used to select stocks when yields are historically attractive. This class trains students on a wide variety of technical indicators to become more confident traders. Participants will learn to identify active trading opportunities using relative strength, candlestick analysis, and price patterns. | 2 events,This class studies 25 "Superinvestors" who have found success in the markets over the long term. Popular names like Warren Buffett and Bill Ackman are featured, along with some very successful investors who aren't in the public's eye as much. The class analyzes their stock holdings and builds portfolios using that knowledge. This advanced options class uses volatility and market analysis to guide its decisions to build an inventory of multi-leg options trades across multiple ETFs. The inventory is then managed as one position rather than as separate trades. | 2 events,This basic options class uses single-leg strategies to build and maintain a long-term portfolio of dividend growth stocks. The class sells puts to enter stocks at a discounted price and sells covered calls for income generation. This class analyzes macro conditions and intermarket relationships using the Asset Selector tool. Students then learn to manage the passive portion of their portfolios using ETFs representing various asset classes and sectors. | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 2 events,This class uses the Factor Selector tool, which ranks 9 factors to learn what investing styles are currently outperforming. We use that knowledge to build and maintain a portfolio of 25 stocks with the strongest trends in the market. The purpose of this session is to answer questions from students regarding topics taught in David Settle's weekly classes. The goal is to help you apply the learning you receive to your own active trading as you watch David apply the same concepts in his class trades. | 2 events,This momentum-based trend trading class manages a portfolio of 25 top-performing stocks. They are selected from the strongest sectors and industries after conducting a weekly top down analysis using the Sector Selector tool. This intermediate options class is designed for market participants who want to start trading more actively. Bullish and bearish directional strategies are guided by technical analysis and are used on both stocks and ETFs. | 2 events,This long-term investing class builds diverse portfolios of stocks that have shown an ability to consistently raise their dividends in good times and bad. Proprietary charts are used to select stocks when yields are historically attractive. This class trains students on a wide variety of technical indicators to become more confident traders. Participants will learn to identify active trading opportunities using relative strength, candlestick analysis, and price patterns. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
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