Keeping track of your trades has obvious importance. You need to be able to reconcile your trading statements jibe with your personal accounting. But there is another key factor to consider, self-accountability.
You have to be honest with yourself. Where are you doing well? Where are you not doing well? Are you staying disciplined.
Our options tracker helps you do that. Click the video below how I explain how I keep track of my trading activity.
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Markets shifted decisively during the week from an AI capex earnings-driven backdrop to a more macro-driven and uneven tape. Rates, inflation, petroleum, and Federal Reserve expectations moved back to center stage, with all major equity indexes under pressure. The biggest market driver was the renewed surge in crude oil. Heading into what is likely to […]
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Oil is rising, the 10-year yield is approaching 5%, and the Fed is likely hiking again next week. Scott Bauer joined Business First AM to share the trading mindset he falls back on when there is simply too much the market does not know yet.
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Mike Shorr joined Benzinga’s morning show for a wide-ranging look at the week ahead, from a slow post-Labor Day start to why he thinks one overlooked economic report matters more than the one everyone talks about.
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Scott Bauer joined the IBKR Podcast this week to break down what moved markets last week and what investors need to watch heading into the next stretch of earnings season. From lagging inflation data to big tech CapEx concerns, Scott did not hold back.
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The Dow rose more than 1% to a record closing high on Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend as a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased worries about interest rate hikes, while another sharp drop in chipmaker stocks weighed on the Nasdaq. The second half of 2026 kicked off this week much the same as […]
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A renewed sell-off in technology stocks grabbed headlines this week. The Nasdaq index fell 4.5%, closing lower 5 days in a row, led by a large 5.5% decline in the so-called Magnificent 7 mega cap names. Meanwhile, the post IPO exuberance around SpaceX appears to be fading, with shares now down 25% from their peak. […]
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