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: Craft Brew Alliance (BREW)

Craft Brew Alliance is undervalued due to a temporary disinterest in small-cap stocks, but should benefit from Buffalo Wild Wings expansion.

Trade of the Day: Boston Scientific (BSX)

Wall Street has been selling Boston Scientific (BSX) since it reported earnings, yet put options are still reasonably priced.

Trade of the Day: Fidelity National Financial (FNF)

Title insurance companies tend to lag moves in homebuilders -- which is opening up a bearish opportunity in Fidelity National Financial now.

Trade of the Day: Charles Schwab (SCHW)

The bullish Institute of Supply Management report could have a crossover effect on brokerage stocks.

Trade of the Day: Holly Energy Partners (HEP)

The first derivative trade in refiners has passed, but there’s a second that the fast money has not caught up with yet -- going long refinery MLPs.

Trade of the Day: Disney (DIS)

Forget fairy dust -- the technicals show this stock should fly to at least $73, making it a great options pick.

Trade of the Day: 10-Year T-Note Yields

Trade the head-and-shoulders pattern in Treasury yields with ETFs, options or highly correlated stocks.

Trade of the Day: RadioShack (RSH)

RadioShack's problems are nothing new, and they're unlikely to change. With earnings coming up on Oct. 22, you can make a bearish bet with put options.

Trade of the Day: Star Scientific (STSI)

Scandal and less-than-convincing efficacy studies have plagued this Nutraceutical company. Add scary technicals, and you've got the makings of a short trade.

Trade of the Day: iShares High-Yield Bond ETF (HYG)

Many traders don't really understand bonds. But a bearish opportunity in the iShares High Yield Bond ETF (HYG) is emerging, and is worth the explanation.