Amber Hestla is Lead Investment Strategist behind Profitable Trading's Income Trader, Profit Amplifier and Maximum Income. She specializes in generating income using options strategies that minimize risk by applying skills she learned on military deployments and intelligence training to the markets.
While deployed overseas with the military, Amber learned the importance of analyzing data to forecast what is likely to happen in the future, a skill she now applies to financial markets. Prior to that, Amber studied risk management working undercover. While risk management is no longer a matter of life and death, she believes it is the most important factor in long-term trading success.
And although she makes her living in the markets, she continues to study the markets and trading daily. Her writing has been featured in trading magazines including the Market Technicians Association newsletter, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Stocks, Futures and Options in the United States, and Shares, a weekly trading magazine published in the United Kingdom.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surprised investors who were concerned about slowing iPhone sales when it... Read More
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surprised investors who were concerned about slowing iPhone sales when it reported its fiscal Q3 earnings in late July. While profits on the smartphone were down, Apple reported... Read More
My years in the military have allowed me to see the world in a totally different way. While... Read More
My years in the military have allowed me to see the world in a totally different way. While deployed overseas I tracked IED locations, went on convoy missions and gathered intelligence from... Read More
I recently wrote about my No. 1 income strategy for this low-yield environment. Now, it might not... Read More
I recently wrote about my No. 1 income strategy for this low-yield environment. Now, it might not have been the most exciting strategy. But when you consider the paltry yields being offered in other... Read More
For as much time as analysts spend studying charts and getting the opinions of other professionals,... Read More
For as much time as analysts spend studying charts and getting the opinions of other professionals, sometimes the most useful information comes from people outside the job. Whenever I attend one of... Read More
If you’re frustrated with the low yields this market has to offer, you’re not alone. Finding dependable yields over 4%, much less double-digit yields, is nearly impossible in the current market environment. #-ad_banner-#… Read More
The getting’s been pretty good for income investors recently. While corporations may not be delivering revenue or earnings growth, they seem to be trying to make up for it by returning massive amounts of cash to shareholders. According to FactSet, shareholder distributions for companies in the S&P 500 in Q4… Read More
Investors have a tendency to fixate on the negative instead of seeing the bigger bullish picture.... Read More
Investors have a tendency to fixate on the negative instead of seeing the bigger bullish picture. Because of this, they often overreact to the slightest bad news and rush for the exits. For the... Read More
It’s one of the easiest and safest ways to generate 20%-plus returns on a regular basis. Once... Read More
It’s one of the easiest and safest ways to generate 20%-plus returns on a regular basis. Once you’ve mastered the technique, I wouldn’t be surprised if you stopped trading stocks or... Read More
I use technical analysis extensively, incorporating it into my trading strategy along with fundamental and quantitative analysis. In simple terms, technical analysis requires a study of the past, as market patterns tend to repeat over time. While it is possible to take this idea too far (which many… Read More