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Editor, Trader's Advantage

Jon Markman is the editor of Trader's Advantage, a daily trading service that leverages his unique swing trading principles and aims to capture profits of 15% to 40% -- and often as much as 100% to 200% -- in less than 90 days. By combining technical analysis with underlying fundamentals, Jon recommends beaten down stocks on the brink of reversal and powerful momentum stocks breaking out to new highs.

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No Fed, No Rally

May. 21, 2013, 10:32 am EDT – Yesterday's Chicago Fed data confirms that traders have become so dependent on the Fed's QE and ZIRP policies that when the rug gets pulled out under them, a panic is likely to ensue. More

Trade of the Day: Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A)

May. 21, 2013, 6:07 am EDT – The rally can't last forever. Try calls on this blue-chip energy stock while the sun is shining on markets. More

Opportunity in Cyclical Stocks

May. 17, 2013, 10:10 am EDT – Traders are likely going to be shifting toward cyclical energy stocks sooner than later if this rally is going to continue. More

Hints of the End of QE Have Traders Spooked

May. 14, 2013, 12:46 pm EDT – The price action in mortgage REIT American Capital Agency (AGNC) shows that retail investors have no qualms about turning tail from Fed-supported sectors if QE tapers off. More

Trade of the Day: Exxon Mobil (XOM)

May. 13, 2013, 6:03 am EDT – Turn to this energy sector call option if you want plenty of time to be right about the rally. More

Markets Continue to Rally Like It’s 1995

May. 10, 2013, 11:50 am EDT – The S&P 500 is up 13.5% so far this year, which sounds great -- and it is. More

Shift from “Grocery Store” Stocks to Cyclical Ones

May. 7, 2013, 10:04 am EDT – In yesterday's trading, materials producers, energy and industrial stocks had the upper hand--a sign that it's time to rotate out of the defensive stocks that rallied through Q1. More

Trade of the Day: Amerisource Bergen Corp. (ABC)

May. 6, 2013, 6:28 am EDT – Buyers have come back to healthcare and staple stocks--so why not play the trend with a call option? More

S&P Within Grasping Distance of 1600

May. 3, 2013, 9:34 am EDT – Yesterday the S&P almost made it to 1600--and it may happen today. But despite the outward signs of prosperity, really companies are doing more cost-cutting than growth. More