Phil Newton

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… The weekend news pops and pumps are getting beyond the pale! Still, we trade mechanically. I closed the week on Friday (technically Thursday) with a bearish bias despite a bullish Tag ‘n Turn. Then I logged off, hit the beach with Mrs N – and then promptly spent Saturday […]

America Just Got Its Third Credit Downgrade – Here’s What That Really Means Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… Welcome to Financial Fight Club, where we break the first rule and talk about the ugly truths of finance. The United States just got slapped with a credit downgrade again, and the usual spin machines want

Markets React. We Follow the System. Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… What a way to start the week – a clean gap down on Monday, straight into continuation mode, and our old friend the Wolfe Wave still doing the heavy lifting. Now, I missed the perfect 0-DTE setup at the open yesterday. Real life called — hospital run,

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… So the newswires are shouting: “Tech trade restrictions sank the market!” Sure. Maybe. But let’s be honest… the charts told us first. Price was already rolling over before the news broke. We were already bearish. Already short. Already pressing the button on our 0-DTE trades while the financial press

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… What do you call it when you wake up, sip your tea, and realise the market is exactly where you thought it would be? Answer: another day following the damn plan. Yesterday’s price action? Snooze city. But tucked away inside that inside day was a lovely little income win,

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… Well, the heehaw seesaw shenanigans continue… Trump’s doing his best Oprah impression: “You get a tariff! You get an exemption! Everyone gets… confusion!” But SPX? Not impressed. After Monday’s gap-up, we didn’t push higher.We didn’t hold gains.We didn’t confirm breakout. Instead, we saw another turn at 5400/5425 –That same

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… It’s Monday… and the markets are once again dancing like a puppet on a tweet-fuelled string. One minute, tariff fears.The next, selective exemptions for “favourites.”Now the weekend’s over and futures are bouncing higher like none of it happened. SPX looks set to test – or break – the 5400

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… Let’s be honest… This week has been ridiculous. The market pumped harder than a spin class on espresso because of a rumour.Then dumped.Then teased a breakout.Then decided against it mid-sentence. It’s been a full-blown rollercoaster of overreactions, headline bait, and “wait, what did Trump say now?” moments. But amidst

Ahoy there Trader! ‍‍⚓️ It’s Phil… You know what’s better than nailing a trade? Not having to flip, flop, hedge, unhedge, reverse, scalp, and do the full Hokey Cokey just to survive. Today was one of those days – the kind where the plan just works. Futures? Wild.Down 143, up 188, then back to flat