In today's episode, Ryan answers the questions of one listener ranging from his transition from paper trading to live trading, and swing trading to day trading. Also addressed is his approach to trading, specifically Fibonacci retracement levels and why Ryan prefers Pivot Points instead. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, ...
Jun 26, 2025•16 min•Ep. 489
In today's episode, Ryan talks what a dividend portfolio should look like, how much he allocates to his dividend investments and how he manages the risk on his dividend stocks & ETFs, as well as drilling down into the basics of dividend stocks. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, ...
Jun 19, 2025•20 min•Ep. 488
In today's episode, I talk about how traders can establish their position size for a small account. Whether it be less than a thousand or a little bit more, Ryan provides practical guidelines for determining how you can trade multiple positions and the right mindset to have to put yourself in the best position for success. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the ...
Jun 12, 2025•19 min•Ep. 487
In today's episode, I answer one trader's question about the need to trade off of a catalyst, and whether it is best to chase large gaps higher in stocks, or earnings reports, or major news events. Does trading off of catalysts work? And how do they also apply to swing trading? Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to men...
Jun 04, 2025•18 min•Ep. 486
In today's episode, I continue the two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. I also talk about how this impacts your trading and the stock market going forward. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews and regular upd...
May 28, 2025•16 min•Ep. 485
In today's episode, I start a two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. I also talk about how this impacts your trading and the stock market going forward. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews and regular updates ...
May 22, 2025•18 min•Ep. 484
In today's episode, I tackle a listener email covering a variety of swing trading topics, including the benefits of cash accounts, T+1 settlements, options trading using straddles, and even straddling the indices with leveraged ETFs. I'll also discuss whether new traders should be trading options and the ramifications that come with skipping over trading equities and jumping into options trading instead. Lots of insights packed into this one! Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering throug...
May 14, 2025•18 min•Ep. 483
In this podcast episode, Ryan gives a dire warning to traders in this stock market who are continuing to bid up stock prices believing that a major market bottom has been put in place, using reckless trading strategies and piling into overvalued stock trades. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal wa...
May 07, 2025•16 min•Ep. 482
In this podcast episode, Ryan covers the topic of averaging into your winning trades. Is this a viable strategy that maximizes profits, or does it expand the risk factor at the expense of reward? Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews and regular updates on the most popular stock...
Apr 30, 2025•14 min•Ep. 481
In this podcast episode, Ryan talks about how he uses profit multiples for taking profits on his swing-trades, and how not everyone of your trades that are winners will be 2:1 or 3:1 multiples of the amount that you risked on the trade. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews and ...
Apr 23, 2025•16 min•Ep. 480
In this podcast episode, talks about when it is a good time to buy the dip in the stock market and how successfully buying the dip is really predicated on previously selling into strength. In this episode Ryan also dives into his approach for buying stocks that are perceived as being low, and why recency bias can get in the way. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis o...
Apr 16, 2025•19 min•Ep. 479
In this podcast episode, Ryan turns his attention to surviving a stock market crash as well as the actions that he has taken to be profitable during the down turn with his trading, and doing so without a heavy emphasis on shorting stocks. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews an...
Apr 09, 2025•20 min•Ep. 478
In this podcast episode, Ryan tackles the issue of taking meme stock trading and applying it to IPO's and chasing after them to astronomical highs, and why for most people the likely result will be massive losses being incurred. Also covered in this episode, is whether you should short meme stocks, and why that is even worse of an idea than chasing after the stocks to the long side. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offeri...
Apr 02, 2025•22 min•Ep. 477
New traders often burden themselves with the need to make trading fun and exciting, when in reality successful swing trading is all about making it as boring as possible. In this podcast episode, Ryan explains why it is so crucial to make trading as boring and dull as possible and to avoid the need to make trading thrilling and adventurous, because the latter will keep success out of reach. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast...
Mar 26, 2025•22 min•Ep. 476
Is it necessary to have a set position size with every trade that you take as a swing trader? Or can it be based on feelings and that gut instinct as to whether how successful or profitable a swing trade could be perceived as being? In this podcast episode, Ryan details why using a fluid position size approach is detrimental to long-term success as a trader. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, c...
Mar 19, 2025•18 min•Ep. 475
It's 2025 and we have for ourselves a stock market correction. I get that some people are calling it a stock market crash already, but that is certainly pre-mature and short-sighted. Let's call it for what it is right now, and that is a stock market correction. In this podcast episode, Ryan discusses how important it is to be risk managers in our trading and how we can weather the storms of the market and even profit from a stock market correction. This is an incredibly important podcast episode...
Mar 12, 2025•23 min•Ep. 474
When it comes to investing in a bear market, done right, we should be hoping for there to be a bear market not attempting to avoid it altogether. And we can do that when we are getting the right entries on our previous investments, and the manner in which we managed the risk in them via profit taking. In this podcast episode, Ryan details his approach to long-term investing and why he welcomes, with open arms, a bear market for his long-term portfolio. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offer...
Mar 05, 2025•20 min•Ep. 473
When you have a profitable trade, what do you do with the money that was earned on the swing trade? Do you re-invest it in another new position immediately, or do you cash out the gains for personal use, or perhaps even transfer it to a long-term account? In this podcast episode, Ryan tackles the question of making the next-right decision in one's trading and resisting the urge to have to "do-something" with the profits earned. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner ...
Feb 26, 2025•24 min•Ep. 472
As a follow up on last week's podcast episode where Ryan talked about increasing position sizes, this week, he talks about increasing the dollar size of swing-trades when the value of the account increases as well. Does the dollar amount change with each trade, or does the percentage amount change? In this episode, Ryan details how he manages position size as his portfolio increases and decreases. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my ...
Feb 19, 2025•21 min•Ep. 471
When should you increase your position size for swing trading in the stock market? Does the percentage that we dedicate to each of our swing trades change over the years or is it etched in stone? In this podcast episode, Ryan goes over his reason for increasing his position size in trading and what can lead a person to doing that for themselves. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and tec...
Feb 12, 2025•17 min•Ep. 470
In this podcast episode, Ryan Mallory gives insight to how liquidity levels in stock trading impacts the volatility of an individual stock. From a swing trading stand point, Ryan explains what this means for traders how are searching for bigger rewards and the impact it has to the risk/reward ratio for stock traders. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock ...
Feb 06, 2025•19 min•Ep. 469
In this podcast episode, Ryan Mallory gives insight into his trading journey that started at the very young age of 11 years old. Included in the episode was the challenges he faced, and how he ultimately became a full-time trader. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists, reviews and regula...
Jan 30, 2025•25 min•Ep. 468
Have you ever wondered what it takes to know when you are on the cusp of a long-term bull market? Ryan, in this podcast episode, talks about the signs that he looks for as well as his go-to indicator for spotting long-term trends in the stock market. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-lists...
Jan 23, 2025•24 min•Ep. 467
In this podcast episode Ryan covers the basics of building a swing trading watchlist for beginning traders. Also covered are the key elements that are necessary to ensuring that the watchlist is functional and capable of providing quality results for one's swing trading. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my...
Jan 16, 2025•20 min•Ep. 466
Emotional trading will destroy one's portfolio. Aiming to hit home runs with every trade is a sure sign that the trader is overly emotional and only cares about fast money. In this podcast episode Ryan explains how chasing after stocks like MicroStrategy (MSTR) without a plan for managing the risk can ultimately ruin a trader's attempt at being a successful swing-trader. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of th...
Jan 09, 2025•21 min•Ep. 465
How to trade a stock split: in this podcast episode Ryan talks about the impact of what an announced forward stock split means for a stock that you are considering swing trading, or may already be trading. Also covered are the risks, and the strategy behind stock splits for investors and traders alike. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and indi...
Dec 21, 2024•22 min•Ep. 464
Whether it is in your stock market trading or in life in general, happiness comes down to your discipline, especially in the choices that you make each and every day. In this podcast episode, Ryan tackles happiness in both trading and every day life and the conscious decision he makes daily to be disciplined in his choices. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the...
Dec 15, 2024•18 min•Ep. 463
Headline risk is part of trading no matter how well you manage the risk. There's always the possibility of getting a downgrade or press release that wrecks havoc on your swing trade. But what can you do to better prepare your portfolio against such headwinds? Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal wa...
Dec 06, 2024•24 min•Ep. 362
Is it too late to get started with swing trading when considering the extent of the current stock market rally already, or should I wait for a stock market crash or at the very least, a stock market pullback? In this podcast episode, Ryan explains why it is always a good time to get swing trading. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individua...
Nov 22, 2024•24 min•Ep. 461
When does a swing trader sell his position in a stock? In this episode Ryan details one trader's poor risk management in Bitcoin who only wanted to get back to break even, only to find his trade doing incredibly well following the election - and now doesn't know what to do? In this podcast episode Ryan gives his take on a poorly managed trade that turns out to be incredibly profitable. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, off...
Nov 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 460
