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
This could be a minor story, but it highlights the dangers in the current market environment. Read More
This could be a minor story, but it highlights the dangers in the current market environment. Read More
Even before the pandemic, technology made it possible for professionals to spend less time in the cubicle. Here's what that means for investors... Read More
Even before the pandemic, technology made it possible for professionals to spend less time in the cubicle. Here's what that means for investors... Read More
Shares of online clothing retailer, Revolve (Nasdaq: RVLV) also closed below our trailing stop loss today (March 29). Shares ended the day at $41.63, below our trailing stop loss price of $43.42. That means it’s time to cut ties and book our profits. We booked profits at 25% and… Read More
It was an unusually tough day for Calix (Nasdaq: CALX) as shares closed down nearly 16% on the day. The big tumble put today’s (March 29) closing price below our trailing stop loss price of $38.60. The selloff doesn’t come with any big pertinent news. The Calix trade worked… Read More
I never expected to see a picture like this one in the news... But here's what it can teach us about mitigating risk in our own portfolio... Read More
I never expected to see a picture like this one in the news... But here's what it can teach us about mitigating risk in our own portfolio... Read More
When an option is "at-the-money," it allows traders to get an estimate of how the market is valuing the other factors in the options pricing equation. Learn more... Read More
When an option is "at-the-money," it allows traders to get an estimate of how the market is valuing the other factors in the options pricing equation. Learn more... Read More
More vaccinations, more stimulus, and more personal savings than ever before can only mean one thing: we’re about to see a personal spending boom... Read More
More vaccinations, more stimulus, and more personal savings than ever before can only mean one thing: we’re about to see a personal spending boom... Read More
If you set strict rules for cashing out gains, not only did you lock in some nice returns, but you’re armed with cash that’s ready to be put back to work... Read More
If you set strict rules for cashing out gains, not only did you lock in some nice returns, but you’re armed with cash that’s ready to be put back to work... Read More
It’s been a rocky month for markets, especially the tech-heavy Nasdaq. We’ve seen many tech stocks tumble by double-digits, only to recapture much of those losses the following day. These choppy waters will likely knock us out of some trades. That’s okay. Nobody knows what the future might hold,… Read More
We all know the re-opening trade has done well. But as I always tell my premium readers, the best income producers aren’t always in plain sight... Read More
We all know the re-opening trade has done well. But as I always tell my premium readers, the best income producers aren’t always in plain sight... Read More
