October 11, 2018

A Bright Spot Out Of the Darkness

The markets continued to sell off today, after holding ground on the lows for an extended period during the session. However, after attempting to rally towards the middle of the session, the markets sold off sharply, with the S&P 500 moving more than 2% lower. However, we had some stocks moving sharply higher, notably ATXI, which rallied over 160% higher on 25X it’s normal volume. Here’s a recap.

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Mike Patton

Mike Patton took the leap into the markets beginning as a commodities broker in 2005, where he was responsible for identifying trading opportunities and executing trades on behalf of clients. After years as a broker he made the jump to education by joining the team at Trading Advantage, now Prosper Trading Academy.

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