Anchored VWAP Strategies, Netflix Analysis, and Global Stock Surges: Insights with Brian Shannon

This week we're joined by Brian Shannon — founder of Alphatrends.net and author of the beginner's trading book Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes, and best-selling book Maximum Trading Gains with Anchored VWAP. We talk Netflix, Bitcoin, and the concept of Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP). Specifically:

• Netflix is trading near all-time highs and has the potential for further upside

• Bitcoin has consolidated and is poised for a breakout to new all-time highs

• The use of anchored VWAP (Volume-Weighted Average Price) and its application in analyzing Bitcoin and crude oil

• The concept of using multiple timeframes in technical analysis

• The role of fundamentals versus price action in driving market movements

• Why you should stay in your lane

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Skip Ahead:

(00:00) Welcome banter

(03:20) Netflix nearing all-time highs

(07:20) The AI war: who’s benefiting?

(09:30) Brian Shannon, Alpha Trends and Stocktwits

(14:45) Howard’s early calls

(17:08) Bitcoin weekly

(21:28) Pepe the Frog and ETH

(22:45) Understanding the anchored VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)

(25:23) Anchored VWAP: Bitcoin

(30:00) Anchored VWAP: Crude Oil

(31:54) Anchored VWAP: Copper

(33:04) Fundamental Analysis vs. Price Action

(42:04) Anchored VWAP: SPY

(45:13) All Country World Index (ACWI) making all-time highs

(49:30) Contrarian take: ignoring the macro landscape

(52:30) Understanding time horizons

(55:54) Staying in your lane

(58:35) DJIA reaching new all-time high

(01:05:00) The global market

(01:07:44) 53 years of reasons to be bearish

(01:11:04) Trends with NO Friends: Hidden opportunities

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Referenced:

• Ted Sarandos - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedsarandos

• Reed Hastings - https://www.forbes.com/profile/reed-hastings/?sh=43d6b6c32782

• Andy Swan - https://x.com/AndySwan?ref_src=twsrc

• Trading View - https://www.tradingview.com/

• TC2000 - https://www.tc2000.com/?gad_source=1

• Craig Shapiro - https://x.com/ces921?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

• Morgan Housel - https://www.morganhousel.com/

• Joe Fahmy - https://joefahmy.com/

• Linda Bradford Raschke - https://x.com/LindaRaschke?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

• Jerry Seinfeld - https://www.jerryseinfeld.com/

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Big Thank You To Our Guest:

• Brian Shannon - https://x.com/alphatrends

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