John Jagerson

John Jagerson

John Jagerson has worked in the capital markets and private equity for most of his career — including investing, writing, education and money management. He was a vice president for thinkorswim Group, Inc. and is currently a co-founder of PFX Global and Learning Markets.

John has a B.S. in Business Administration from Utah Valley University and completed the PLD at Harvard Business School in 2006. He is actively involved in managing his own stock, options, futures and forex portfolio.

John is the co-author of the book Profiting with Forex published in 2006 by McGraw Hill. He has been the featured trader in BusinessWeek’s Stock Trader newsletter and has written for numerous online and offline financial publications. John’s commentary and educational articles are regularly featured across the web and at www.learningmarkets.com.

But John also has another skill set that is equally important to your trading success. He is both a natural-born teacher and coach, talents he also showcases at Strategic Trader, Learning Markets and PFX Global, which he co-founded with fellow Strategic Trader editor and strategist S. Wade Hansen.

John is co-editor of Strategic Trader where he combines two great passions in order to help investors gain more confidence and make bigger profits trading stocks, covered calls, short puts and both levered and unlevered exchange-traded funds. He lives and breathes investing — virtually every aspect of it, from stocks and options to futures and Forex. He has never “met a market” that failed to fascinate him.

Recent Articles

Trade of the Day: Tesla (TSLA)

Analysts think TSLA is fundamentally overvalued, but it has not yet shown signs of technical exhaustion or reversal patterns. Does that make it a buy?

Trade of the Day: Yingli Green Energy (YGE)

This solar stock's business is not sustainable without bailouts from the Chinese goverment...and it's showing signs of a downturn ahead.

Trade of the Day: Quanta Services (PWR)

There is a high probability that Quanta will likely be awarded repair work by Xcel in the Colorado flood crisis -- a big positive for its gross margins.

Trade of the Day: Oracle (ORCL)

Though this company is trying to make up ground with strategic alliances, it's unlikely the earnings report will bring good news.

Buying the Rumor and Selling the News on FOMC

Why would traders buy into expected bad news on Friday's FOMC press conference? Find out here.

Trade of the Day: 3D Systems Corp. (DDD)

With its broad product line, optimal revenue mix and positive technicals, this 3D printing stock is well positioned for the growth expected in this industry.

GLD: A Pivotal Moment in the Making?

New central bank stimulus now seems to be just a matter of when. Here are some ways to position yourself for this gold-boosting event.

A Longer-Term Look at Facebook

As the IPO debacle recedes, here are key the issues for investors to consider in the months ahead as we learn more about just what kind of company FB will be.

Stocks Are Going Down – The Aussie Dollar Proves It

This week is seeing the AUD/JPY hitting a new low, and the SPX trying to cling to a feeble bounce. When these charts diverge, it usually is bearish for both.

Forge a Profit With AK Steel

The charts suggest this stock is poised for a breakout as global demand should continue to drive profits.