## Category: Market Commentary ### Q1 Earnings Season Preview: What To Expect As we start a brand new quarter in 2026, it also resets the earnings cycle for companies to report their quarterly results — and I believe that Q1 Earnings Season could have a lot in store. Q4 earnings season at the start of the year gave traders a lot to process. It also set the [...] [Read Article](/content/q1-earnings-season-preview-what-to-expect/ "Q1 Earnings Season Preview: What To Expect"/index.html) ### March 2026 Jobs Report: The Good, Bad, & Unexpected The March 2026 Jobs Report was among the most anticipated ones in recent memory. Right now, the economy is being shaped by a number of factors: These current circumstances — combined with February’s bad jobs report — had traders preparing for the worst. Fortunately, the March 2026 Jobs Report looked much better than expected…at least [...] [Read Article](/content/march-2026-jobs-report-the-good-bad-unexpected/ "March 2026 Jobs Report: The Good, Bad, & Unexpected"/index.html) ### Could Penny Stocks Be The Big Play In 2026? Written By: Howard Greenberg As everyday traders put their trading plans into action for 2026, penny stocks might not be on many of their radars. It’s totally understandable why penny stocks may not appeal to the more calculated seasoned traders. Their reputations for susceptibility to manipulation, extreme volatility, and low liquidity make them way too [...] [Read Article](/content/could-penny-stocks-be-the-big-play-in-2026/ "Could Penny Stocks Be The Big Play In 2026?"/index.html) ### Credit Card Interest Rate Caps: What Traders Could Expect A high-profile policy debate has re-entered the financial spotlight surrounding credit card interest rate caps. Last week, President Donald Trump called for a temporary national cap on credit card interest rates. He proposed a maximum annual rate of 10% over a one-year period, starting January 20, 2026. President Trump’s proposal would aim to combat the [...] [Read Article](/content/credit-card-interest-rate-caps-what-traders-could-expect/ "Credit Card Interest Rate Caps: What Traders Could Expect"/index.html) ### Options Expiration vs. Exercising Options: Common Misconceptions If you have spent any time researching trading schools or trading signal services, you undoubtedly have come across many that claim that buying options is a proposition that loses up to 90% of the time and thus you should always take the other side and sell options. Sound great right? Problem is that these claims [...] [Read Article](/content/a-common-misconception-when-it-comes-to-option-expiration-and-option-exercise/ "Options Expiration vs. Exercising Options: Common Misconceptions"/index.html) ### Coach’s Roundtable: FOMC Fallout & Resilient Market Sectors Every week, the coaches at Prosper Trading Academy offer their insight on some of the most challenging questions covering recent stock market developments, trading tips, and relevant news stories. This week, Scott Bauer, Charlie Moon, and Mike Shorr give their thoughts on why certain stock market sectors are staying resilient amid the FOMC fallout, and [...] [Read Article](/content/coachs-roundtable-fomf-fallout-resilient-market-sectors/ "Coach’s Roundtable: FOMC Fallout & Resilient Market Sectors"/index.html) ### Coach’s Roundtable: Making Up Major Losses Every week, the coaches at Prosper Trading Academy offer their insight on some of the most challenging questions covering recent stock market developments, trading tips, and relevant news stories. This week, Scott Bauer, Charlie Moon, and Mike Shorr cover this week’s CPI report and other future events that could impact the market, along with ways [...] [Read Article](/content/coachs-roundtable-making-up-major-losses/ "Coach’s Roundtable: Making Up Major Losses"/index.html) ### Coach’s Roundtable: Stock Market Indexes & Trading Fixes Every week, the coaches at Prosper Trading Academy offer their insight on some of the most challenging questions covering recent stock market developments, trading tips, and relevant news stories. This week, Scott Bauer, Charlie Moon, and Mike Shorr touch on the best stock market indexes to follow and common issues they notice among struggling traders. [...] [Read Article](/content/coachs-roundtable-stock-market-indexes-trading-fixes/ "Coach’s Roundtable: Stock Market Indexes & Trading Fixes"/index.html) ### What’s the Difference Between a Pullback, Correction, & Bear Market? Events like a bear market, pullback, or correction make most traders extremely uneasy. Those who’ve done their due diligence, however, know that these types of declines are relatively common. They have varying degrees of severity, based on duration and relative decline that occurs. Why Do Dips Happen? Stock prices typically indicate future expectations of a [...] [Read Article](/content/whats-the-difference-between-a-pullback-correction-bear-market/ "What’s the Difference Between a Pullback, Correction, & Bear Market?"/index.html) ### Bad News For NKLA Can Be Good News For NIO We had a great example of a swing buy entry in NIO, Inc., the electric car company (Ticker: NIO). It’s based on a break out pattern on an hourly chart and confirmed with a daily chart. Click the video below to learn more details: Grab a free day pass to one of our live [...] [Read Article](/content/bad-news-for-nkla-can-be-good-news-for-nio/ "Bad News For NKLA Can Be Good News For NIO"/index.html)