Amber Hestla is Lead Investment Strategist behind Profitable Trading's Income Trader, Profit Amplifier and Maximum Income. She specializes in generating income using options strategies that minimize risk by applying skills she learned on military deployments and intelligence training to the markets.
While deployed overseas with the military, Amber learned the importance of analyzing data to forecast what is likely to happen in the future, a skill she now applies to financial markets. Prior to that, Amber studied risk management working undercover. While risk management is no longer a matter of life and death, she believes it is the most important factor in long-term trading success.
And although she makes her living in the markets, she continues to study the markets and trading daily. Her writing has been featured in trading magazines including the Market Technicians Association newsletter, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Stocks, Futures and Options in the United States, and Shares, a weekly trading magazine published in the United Kingdom.
Analyst Articles
The data on gold further confirms my expectation for volatility to remain high as fear continues to grip the market. Read More
The data on gold further confirms my expectation for volatility to remain high as fear continues to grip the market. Read More
If you could only pick one “smart beta” fund, you could do a lot worse than this one... Read More
If you could only pick one “smart beta” fund, you could do a lot worse than this one... Read More
To most, it might seem crazy to buy something after it's already rallied double, even triple digits. But this can cause you to miss out on the biggest gains of your life. Here's what I mean... Read More
To most, it might seem crazy to buy something after it's already rallied double, even triple digits. But this can cause you to miss out on the biggest gains of your life. Here's what I mean... Read More
I remember it vividly... It was the summer of 2016 and shares of this semiconductor company that I was looking at were trading for around $50 a share. I thought the company was a little on the pricey side, but it had considerable momentum behind it -- shares were up 42% halfway through the year compared to the S&P 500's 3%.
I put the stock on the back burner... Read More
A second downturn in the market is likely. That doesn't mean you should sell everything... But it does mean you should consider getting a little more creative with your trading strategy.... Read More
A second downturn in the market is likely. That doesn't mean you should sell everything... But it does mean you should consider getting a little more creative with your trading strategy.... Read More
You should not let Covid-19 fundamentally alter the way you pick stocks. Could it change the calculus? That's a different story... Read More
You should not let Covid-19 fundamentally alter the way you pick stocks. Could it change the calculus? That's a different story... Read More
We don't have consensus right now. But we do have fundamentals that reflect exuberance. Here's what that means... Read More
We don't have consensus right now. But we do have fundamentals that reflect exuberance. Here's what that means... Read More
I wish I could be optimistic, but there is no model supporting optimism on the economy right now. Fortunately, there are still opportunities to trade, like this one... Read More
I wish I could be optimistic, but there is no model supporting optimism on the economy right now. Fortunately, there are still opportunities to trade, like this one... Read More
The verdict is clear: owning a handful of reliable dividend payers is the safest, easiest way to build wealth. Read More
The verdict is clear: owning a handful of reliable dividend payers is the safest, easiest way to build wealth. Read More
As I wrote a few days ago, we want to be invested where money is treated best. And right now, one of those places is cybersecurity... Read More
As I wrote a few days ago, we want to be invested where money is treated best. And right now, one of those places is cybersecurity... Read More
