Serge Berger

Serge Berger

InvestorPlace Contributor

Serge Berger is the Head Trader and Investment Strategist for The Steady Trader.

He has been an active trader since 1998. During his career, he has been a financial analyst, dealt in fixed income instruments at JPMorgan, and was a proprietary trader in equity options and futures. Having exposure to a range of different asset classes allowed him to identify which asset classes and strategies best fit his goal of achieving consistent profits.

Over the years, he created a trading methodology that divides markets into different time frames and characters, allowing him to determine which strategies to apply in which situations without emotion. By focusing on only the highest probability trading setups, Serge maximizes overall profitability and minimizes stress and volatility.

Follow him on Twitter via @SteadyTrader.

Recent Articles

Trade of the Day: Alcoa Corp Travels Too Far Too Fast

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Given the sharp run-up of late active investors and traders could look to set up income trades or take at least partial positions on any long-side swing trades in AA stock.

Trade of the Day: Be Careful in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. After Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD stock currently trades at a critical juncture, and a trade may be setting up following Advanced Micro's earnings report next week.

Trade of the Day: Home Depot Inc Builds Upside Momentum for a Trade

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Through the lens of technical analysis, Home Depot stock displayed bullish behavior on Wednesday, and HD now looks to be in good position for a trade higher.

Trade of the Day: Twitter Inc Proves It’s Positioned Well for More Upside

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tuesday's rally in Twitter stock likely caught some traders by surprise, forcing them to cover shorts. Furthermore, the TWTR rally confirmed that the bigger-picture bullish thesis remains intact.

Trade of the Day: Don’t Chase Phillips 66 Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Although Phillips 66 stock looks constructive through the longer term lens, in the near term PSX is increasingly overbought and at risk of stalling or mean-reverting lower.

Why It’s Time to Shift From Passive to Active Investing

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

The more successful hedge funds and traders I deal with are now operating through the lens of looking for "lower highs" and to "sell the rip" as opposed to hoping for new sustainable highs in stock indices.

Trade of the Day: FireEye Inc Is on Fire for More Upside

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Through the lens of technical analysis FEYE stock is forming a major base out of which it now appears ripe to rally.

Trade of the Day: Just Buy the S&P 500 SPY ETF?

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

Sometimes it is better to buy an index rather than single stocks. The current juncture in markets might be one of those times and the SPY ETF is setting up for a trade.

Trade of the Day: Where to Buy JPMorgan Chase & Co. After Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

In today's analysis I evaluate where JPM stock could be a good reward-to-risk buy again following any post-earnings weakness ... if and when that happens.

Trade of the Day: Dip a Toe Into Chevron Corporation

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

On the back of the recent rally in energy stocks, traders could take a chance in CVX stock with the bet that Chevron's momentum will continue in coming days/weeks.

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