Chasing Alice down the squirrel hole is what we sometimes refer to as exploring a trading hypothesis. 

Last October, we talked about the energy sector - long before the current saber-rattling. Sean was exploring aerospace and defense stocks at the end of last year. Last month semiconductors rose to Phil's attention along with metals and mining.

In this week's show, the Rebel Traders break down how they find the optimal trades while chasing squirrels and ideas and exploring interesting sector plays...

Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show. So, when everyone is running for the pitchforks and torches consider where the opportunities are. Also, if you are the one grabbing the pitchfork yourself, take a step back, put it down and check your confirmation biases at the door because it could be costing you profits. 

Oh boy, where do we start? Well, picture a scene from "When Harry Met Sally"... He's looking at 1-hour timeframes, she's stuck on the 15 minute time frame.  There's a huge misunderstanding and suddenly flamingos are flying, coffee tables are tipped over and all chaos ensues, and weird and pained screams of "Yes!" are heard all across the room.  What has this got to do with trading? Well, get ready as Phil gets on the soap-box about one of his biggest pet peeves about the markets and they both get a wee bit focused on the right time and the right place...

The retracement appears to be over, for now, traders are no longer crying in their Wheaties and the financial networks are sweeping the last 2 weeks under the rug like it never even happened.  So, is it back to the "New Normal" in the markets, or is it the "Same 'Ol Situation!" Mötley Crüe style?  The Rebel Traders break down what is going on and how they are trading these markets without worry, concern, or stress... 

If you are deeply dippy about the markets right now and wonder if this is a BUYABLE dip or just assuming it's a buyable dip, then listen up... 

It would be best to have a wee bit of quality control and a distinction between assumption and confirmation. 

So, while everyone is losing their minds (Again) and hyping that the sky is falling and the end is nigh... The Rebel Trades break it all down once more and highlight a few ways to bring consistency to your trading when everything seems to be breaking down... 

With the markets rolling forward and continuing their rising channel push, despite Fed, CDC, and inept policymaking.  The markets are doing what they do and the Rebel Traders are back in the saddle profiting from these markets. They are also tackling the misnomer of so-called high-probability strategies and why, looking in isolation, it's generally BS and why you need to take a wider angle look and a few other things.

As the end of the year winds down and the Fed is looking to raise rates, Sean (Flying Solo) is looking at the ripples unfolding as institutional money preps the books for the end of year there are opportunities everywhere.  So, Sean digs in to use the information to hunt for opportunities and walks through what he does to use raised awareness to find trades and stocks no one else is looking at to find prime moves before they happen. 

As the markets shake off another Thanksgiving dip and recover their recent losses as if it never happened, the talking heads are tripping over themselves with talk of Santa Rally's as they do every year...  BUT... What's the truth? What do the numbers say and is the story on the charts matching what you hear thumping on the grapevine? Sean and Phil dig into the reality check that is much needed in these current markets...