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.
Looking back at market performance in 2016, investors should be relatively pleased. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) gained 9.6% and, as usual, dividends added substantially to that percentage, bringing the total return for the year to 12%. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA) did even… Read More
Charles Dow passed away in 1902, but his insights into market behavior hold up well 114 years... Read More
Charles Dow passed away in 1902, but his insights into market behavior hold up well 114 years later. Dow was among the first to realize that market action and economic growth were highly correlated.... Read More
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Since the election, we have seen markets move sharply. Stocks are up, bonds are down, interest... Read More
Since the election, we have seen markets move sharply. Stocks are up, bonds are down, interest rates are up and gold is down. All of these markets are pointing to a strong economy — and toward... Read More
While there are no sure things in the stock market, there is one thing that’s almost certain:... Read More
While there are no sure things in the stock market, there is one thing that’s almost certain: After stocks go up, bears start calling for a correction. You might remember the bears warning in... Read More
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While many investors were watching the election, companies were beginning to close out earnings season with some of the best news we’ve seen in more than a year. According to FactSet,... Read More
While 50% of the country is unhappy with the outcome of the election, I think we can all agree... Read More
While 50% of the country is unhappy with the outcome of the election, I think we can all agree we’re glad that it’s over. Not only do we no longer have to suffer through a barrage of... Read More
While most polls got the outcome of the presidential election wrong, one prominent analyst called... Read More
While most polls got the outcome of the presidential election wrong, one prominent analyst called it exactly right. On Oct. 31, Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA, told CNBC that... Read More
You may have noticed that Wall Street analysts tend to be bullish, with very few sell ratings ever... Read More
You may have noticed that Wall Street analysts tend to be bullish, with very few sell ratings ever bubbling to the surface. There are a few reasons for the bullish bias. The culture of Wall Street is... Read More