Challenging Trades

From Russia Without Love

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:25:44 GMT

Challenging Trades takes on the current state of affairs in the world and in the market with a few laughs along the way!

In this Episode:

Trade Challenge - Closing out February and starting the next one!
News - Russia, The Market Uptrend, Fed Rate Hike Talks
Big Topic - Cryptocurrency and how it impacts the sanctions imposed on Russia
Crypto News
Looking ahead - What should we expect for investors next week?

Stay tuned as we continue to unpack the market news and events as things continue in 2022!

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Invest Now, Yacht Later

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:55:13 GMT

Chris and Drew get into some hard hitting questions this week and talk about the big topics in our world from an investor's perspective to help you make the right investing decisions.

Week in Review

Fed Meeting Minutes
Interest Rate Potential Increase
Cathy Wood's Zoom Blunder

Big Topic

Russia, Russian Oil, and Where to Put Your Money

Crypto News

BTC and ETH Movement
Highest Gaining Coin
Canada Trucker Protest and Funding

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We Want Less Money?

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:57:46 GMT

Challenging Trades is back for another week of gains, losses, and fun. This episode covers everything from current news, the olympics, inflation, fed interest rate hikes, and as always, crypto to finish things up.

News

Inflation up 7.5% YOY
S&P 500 Down
NASDAQ Down

Big Story

Inflation and the Fed rate hikes coming up

Crypto News

BTC up for the week. Sits at 42.3K
ETH down this week. Sits at 2.9K

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Buy American! (Kinda)

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:24:44 GMT

Challenging Trades is back! Chris and Drew discuss an upturn in the market for the first time since mid November 202 as well the big waves made in tech from companies like Meta, Amazon, and Snap. We discuss the situation in China and finally (as always moving forward) wrap up with some crypto news.

Big Topic: China and how it affects our economy

Stay tuned for more content and reach out to us at @challengingtrades on Facebook!

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Time to.. not panic?!

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:35:40 GMT

On this episode of Challenging Trades, Chris and Drew breakdown the VIX index, what this volatility spike actually is, how retail investors can survive and thrive in this market and so much more.

Notable Points

GME 1 Year Anniversary
New Trade Challenge!
Crypto News Segment Added
Main Discussion - 2 Parts!
Part 1 - Breakdown the current inflation / volatility
Part 2 - Discussion on the new retail investors and how they can prosper even in a bear market

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Homebuying 101... Kind of?

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 02:00:28 GMT

Challenging Trades is back after a wild week in the market! This episode Chris and Drew go over what is going on with this downtrending market, where potential victories could lie for traders, Microsoft purchasing Activision and what that means for the upcoming metaverse movement, and so much more. The big topic this week is around the housing market - will it crash or will it soar as we move forward into 2022? We also have a good chat about the 5G rollout in the USA and what to look forward to in the upcoming week.

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Tales from the Crypt(o)

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 21:47:58 GMT

Your two favorite traders are back! We have lots to talk about from the up's and (mostly) down's from the week in trading, GameStop NFT news, and what to trade as the market cools off quickly from the highs last year.

Main Story - Bitcoin / Crypto

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Should you "bio" tech the dip?

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 19:09:02 GMT

Chris Abouraad and Drew H take on the market as we start out 2022. Listen in for takes on cryptocurrency moves, an in-depth discussion on where biotech is going, China's impact on the market, and one VERY bold bet.

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Meme We Ask You a Question?

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:00:08 GMT

Chris and Drew discuss the Santa Clause rally from this week, some market headlines about inflation and the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meme stocks and what to look for in 2022, and close out the year on a high note.

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Taking on the Black Swan

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:12:35 GMT

Chris and Drew discuss the ongoing market volatility, Black Swan events, YoutubeTV and Peloton's market blunders, and how to wrap up before the holiday.

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3 Weeks Left in 2021.. Where do we go from here?

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:25:40 GMT

With only 3 weeks left in the year and the market in seemingly complete turmoil do we finally start to stabilize and rally or do we continue this downward trend of doom until 2022? We discuss this, crypto, Peloton news, and more.

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The Market Collapses

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:07:11 GMT

Our very first episode. We get real about where we put our money, what just happened to our portfolios, why it happened, and where do we go from here?

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