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
Rates will remain low and monetary policy will remain relatively easy for the foreseeable future. Here's how I'm trading... Read More
Rates will remain low and monetary policy will remain relatively easy for the foreseeable future. Here's how I'm trading... Read More
While most of our holdings have rebounded nicely from Monday’s turmoil, shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) closed below our hard stop loss after the company’s quarterly sales fell short of expectations. Nike reported its fiscal first quarter earnings September 23 after the market closed. Revenues for the quarter were $12.2… Read More
When I looked up our home value estimate on Zillow the other day, I noticed that it had dropped a bit. How could this be? The market is red-hot! The rational part of my brain soon kicked in, and I reminded myself that while the local market here in Austin… Read More
Regardless of where you’re at, this should be proof that you don’t need to reach for risky “growth” stocks to make up for lost time... Read More
Regardless of where you’re at, this should be proof that you don’t need to reach for risky “growth” stocks to make up for lost time... Read More
Investors were treated to a rude awakening on Monday. The culprit: a Chinese company by the name of Evergrande Group. Here's what happened... Read More
Investors were treated to a rude awakening on Monday. The culprit: a Chinese company by the name of Evergrande Group. Here's what happened... Read More
The situation at the port of Long Beach has gone from bad to worse. Here's what it means about our supply chains -- and how you can profit... Read More
The situation at the port of Long Beach has gone from bad to worse. Here's what it means about our supply chains -- and how you can profit... Read More
Investors were treated to a rude awakening on Monday, as the market took a bearish turn. The culprit: a Chinese company by the name of Evergrande Group (OTC: EGRNF). If you haven’t heard the name before, you likely have now. The company is the second-largest property developer in the world,… Read More
I'm focused on safety in this volatile market. If you find yourself in that camp, then you could consider a stock like this... Read More
I'm focused on safety in this volatile market. If you find yourself in that camp, then you could consider a stock like this... Read More
The S&P has remained above this important trendline for 219 days, but may close below. But this is not a reason to panic. Here's why... Read More
The S&P has remained above this important trendline for 219 days, but may close below. But this is not a reason to panic. Here's why... Read More
It's time for our check-in on companies that are likely to raise dividends in the next month. Read on for details... Read More
It's time for our check-in on companies that are likely to raise dividends in the next month. Read on for details... Read More
