John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
John Jagerson and Wade Hansen (RSS)
Editors, SlingShot Trader

John Jagerson and Wade Hansen co-founded Learning Markets and PFX Global to help individual investors learn to take control of their investment portfolios. And most recently, they are editors of SlingShot Trader. SlingShot Trader is a weekly options trading service where using their proprietary screening mechanism -- the SlingShot Profit Screen -- they cut through the noise to find the high-velocity trades that will put money in your pocket.

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Recent Articles

Trade of the Day: Chico’s Fashion (CHS)

May. 9, 2013, 4:48 am EDT – This has been one of the quieter retail stocks over the past several months, but a technical breakout and short interest may be ahead. More 

Trade Small for Big Returns

May. 8, 2013, 1:32 pm EDT – You may be underestimating how big an effect position sizing can have on your returns--so I'll share how to figure out if you should change how much money you put toward each trade. More 

Where Does the Fed Get Its Money?

May. 8, 2013, 9:43 am EDT – Does the Fed really print money? Find out now! More 

Are Defense Stocks the Same as Defensive Stocks?

May. 7, 2013, 9:49 am EDT – You may not buy your flat-screen TV, but how many people stop smoking in an economic downturn or stop going to the doctor? More 

Trade of the Day: Exelon Corp. (EXC)

May. 7, 2013, 5:39 am EDT – Defensive stocks like this one are overvalued as investors chased yield this quarter--and it could be primed for an especially large downturn if the market turns down with it. More 

The Hazards of Stop Losses

May. 6, 2013, 8:54 am EDT – We haven't met very many short-term options traders who are successful using stop losses. More 

Trade of the Day: Zillow (Z)

May. 2, 2013, 5:57 am EDT – Should housing remain strong, this stock is an aggressive growth pick that you can take advantage of with a stock or options trade. More 

“Don’t Fight the Fed” Has Never Been So True

May. 2, 2013, 4:12 am EDT – The Fed's Treasury purchases can have a major impact on daily trading. Here are a few examples of how it played out in April. More 

What Open Interest Can Tell Us

May. 1, 2013, 9:24 am EDT – Learn if open interest can help you identify a trading opportunity. More 

A Second Look at CME

Apr. 30, 2013, 10:45 am EDT – We received a challenge to our bullish bias on CME; learn why we're sticking to our story. More