Trading Places with Tom Bowley

Trading Places with Tom Bowley

Get ahead of the markets before the open as Tom Bowley charts you through the pre-market action on "Trading Places". A veteran short-term momentum trader, Tom showcases his focus on earnings and relative strength, combining fundamentals and technicals to deliver a stronger approach to the markets. He'll guide you to the leaders and show you how he's trading the latest charts.

Trading Places with Tom Bowley
  • Why Gold & Silver Are DUDS | Tom Bowley (06.01)

    Tom discusses the market weakness on Wednesday, highlighting the continuing relative weakness of industrials, which have been a drag on mid and small caps. He then explains why he's not a fan of gold and silver, despite their 2023 uptrends. Tom wraps up the show with a long list of earnings rep...

  • Consumer Strength Rotating To Discretionary | Tom Bowley (05.30)

    Tom discusses Friday's bullish action and sets his sights on next key price resistance levels on our major indices. He reviews the extreme bullish signal provided by options traders, before evaluating strength/weakness in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. Tom wraps the sh...

  • Selling Is Smoke & Mirrors | Tom Bowley (05.25)

    Tom explains that the selling this week wasn't nearly as bad as you might think. Raising the hood exposes more market maker games and Tom describes how. He discusses the trades made in the EarningsBeats.com Live Trading Room, including a massive score on NVDA's earnings report. He wraps the sh...

  • Are Small Caps And Transports A Problem? | Tom Bowley (05.23)

    Tom summarizes the Monday action as our major indices act in bifurcated fashion. After discussing the relative strength of various sectors, Tom looks at the relative performance of small caps and transports vs. the benchmark S&P 500 and points out something VERY surprising. He then highlights a...

  • On The Brink Of A Major Breakout | Tom Bowley (05.18)

    Tom reviews the Wednesday action, which included a near breakout on the NASDAQ 100 above the key August 2022 high close. Several industry groups are leading the charge, including internet ($DJUSNS) and semiconductor ($DJUSSC) stocks. Tom discusses a few key earnings reports, before wrapping up ...

  • Small Caps Lead As Growth Stocks Strengthen | Tom Bowley (05.16)

    Tom discusses the leadership in small caps on Monday, highlighting the surprising outperformance of small cap growth stocks vs. small cap value stocks. He explains a strange anomaly with respect to the SCTR scores in his Chart of the Day. After touching on a key in international ETF trading, To...

  • HUGE Breakout In Key Industry! | Tom Bowley (05.11)

    Tom discusses the market action from Wednesday, as the NASDAQ reacts to the April CPI data and sets a new recent high. Aggressive sectors lead the charge, and Tom dives into a key industry group providing excellent relative strength. He then highlights Walt Disney's (DIS) reaction to earnings, ...

  • Scanning Strategies To Find Winning Trades | Tom Bowley (05.09)

    Tom highlights the recent consolidating action and his strategy to find winning trades in such an environment. It starts with a great candidate featured in the Chart of the Day. From there, he discusses several more in Scanning Strategies, before wrapping up with a few more in Earnings Spotligh...

  • Rate Hike Spurs Selling | Tom Bowley (05.04)

    Tom discusses Wednesday's action, including the Fed's decision to hike the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points. He points out the key short-term support and resistance levels to watch on the S&P 500. He wraps up the show with a look at key earnings reports and the 3 You Must See.

  • Stocks Pause As Fed Nears | Tom Bowley (05.02)

    Tom discusses the Monday action, which was fairly dull. There was an attempt at a short-term breakout on the S&P 500, but it failed. Tom looked at sector relative strength from the early-February S&P 500 high vs. yesterday's close, pointing out that aggressive sectors still look strong. He sho...

  • Can We Get Some Follow Through, Please? | Tom Bowley (04.27)

    Tom discussed the Wednesday market action, which was both good and bad. Key earnings reports led the market higher in the morning, but afternoon selling ruined the bulls' day. Given Meta Platforms (META) strong report after the bell, we'll see another early rally, but does it hold? Tom says to ch...

  • Where's Leadership Coming From? | Tom Bowley (04.25)

    Tom discusses Tuesday's market action, noting yet another afternoon comeback by the bulls. He points out the importance of strong AD lines, before later discussing the key industry groups that have been leading U.S. stocks higher in 2023.

  • Why Options Create Selling | Tom Bowley (04.20)

    Tom analyzes the action from Wednesday and highlights during his Chart of the Day segment the impact that monthly options expiration has - not only for this month, but for every month. Opposite George week is in full force, and Tom explains why. He discusses several earnings reactions as earnin...

  • Are Small Caps Ready to SOAR? | Tom Bowley (04.18)

    Tom recaps Monday's action, which was relatively strong, particularly in the afternoon session. Most of our major indices and sectors continue to show very strong AD lines, suggesting heavy accumulation. Tom reviews several international ETFs, pointing out that some are now outperforming our be...

  • March CPI Report Results in Mostly Bearish Action | Tom Bowley (04.13)

    Tom reviews the mostly bearish action from Wednesday - after a solid March CPI report was released. He dissects all the sector charts and several industry group charts - groups that have been scorching hot in 2023. He wraps the show with a look at a few earnings reports and the 3 You Must See, ...

  • Equities Storm Back Again! | Tom Bowley (04.11)

    Tom discusses Monday's action, highlighting the big intraday recovery made in the afternoon. He points out that the NASDAQ has reached bull market territory as it's now up 26% since the October low. Tom shows how to chart inflation ahead of the March CPI report, which will be released on Wednes...

  • These Trades Are Money Makers | Tom Bowley (04.06)

    Tom reviews the Wednesday action, which saw U.S. stocks selloff early in the session, with a mild recovery in the afternoon. That type of market behavior - strength in the afternoon - sets up beautifully for afternoon trades with stocks showing strong AD lines. Tom shows you how. After a revie...

  • Secular Bull Market Flexing Muscle | Tom Bowley (04.04)

    Tom reviews the action to start the 2nd quarter, including the resiliency of the bulls during yesterday's late-day rally. He discusses a key industry group that is leading this 2023 bull market move and updates a key manipulation chart of the QQQ. Tom highlights a couple of earnings reports, be...

  • Internet Stocks Providing Leadership | Tom Bowley (03.28.23)

    Tom reviews Monday's mostly bullish action, highlighting the rotation back to value stocks. He discusses S&P 500 seasonality as the bullish month of April rapidly approaches. Internet stocks are in a very bullish pattern and Tom provides a key measurement on the index if its current cup with ha...

  • Stocks Fail After Fed Meeting | Tom Bowley (03.23)

    Tom discusses the volatile action following the Fed meeting on Wednesday. He also highlights a bullish cup that completed its formation on the NASDAQ 100 ($NDX), but the reversal in the final hour suggests we could see a handle (lower prices) ahead. He reviews the relative strength of sectors s...

  • Understanding The Bullish MACD Crossover | Tom Bowley (03.21)

    Tom discusses Monday's market action and discusses key price resistance levels that need to be negotiated on our major indices. He then analyzes a strong stock that's just made a bullish MACD crossover and appears to be resuming its prior uptrend. Tom shows you how to zero on strong relative pe...

  • Wall Street Is Accumulating Growth Stocks | Tom Bowley (03.16)

    Tom discusses recent market action, including the obvious rotation into more-aggressive technology stocks. Using relative strength, he shows how simple it is to understand what's taking place underneath the market's surface. After reviewing several earnings reactions, Tom reveals his 3 You Must...

  • Why Banks Won't Take Stocks Lower | Tom Bowley (03.14)

    Tom discusses the sudden bank crisis, the yield curve, and the Fed. He points out the leadership in utilities since the start of March and why we should have expected it. After addressing a couple of earnings reports, Tom wraps up the show by highlighting failing banks in his 3 You Must See.

  • Here Comes The Rotation! | Tom Bowley (03.02)

    Tom discusses the bifurcated action from Wednesday, including the start of what could be a period of significant rotation back into value- and growth-oriented stocks. During the Sector Outlook, he focuses on potential strength ahead in energy and materials, along with defensive groups. Tom revi...