Amber Hestla

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

I hope you had a happy holiday season, but unfortunately, I have some news that may dampen your spirits. —Recommended Link— REVEALED: The 9 Biggest Things To Happen To Investing In 2019 Your 2019 investment “cheat sheet” is ready… Our annual Game-Changing Stocks Predictions have left many readers stunned. Some wondered if we had some kind of crystal ball on the market… others asked if we were getting away with insider trading. And this year… could hold our biggest reveal yet… Click here to see what 2019 has in store for you. (But if you stick with me through… Read More

I hope you had a happy holiday season, but unfortunately, I have some news that may dampen your spirits. —Recommended Link— REVEALED: The 9 Biggest Things To Happen To Investing In 2019 Your 2019 investment “cheat sheet” is ready… Our annual Game-Changing Stocks Predictions have left many readers stunned. Some wondered if we had some kind of crystal ball on the market… others asked if we were getting away with insider trading. And this year… could hold our biggest reveal yet… Click here to see what 2019 has in store for you. (But if you stick with me through the end, I promise to send you on your merry way with some good news…) The chart below summarizes the state of the stock market. As I write this, the S&P 500 now stands at 2,351.10 — officially 20% below the all-time high it set back in September. It is also more than 14% below its 200-day moving average (MA), which is shown as the solid line in the price window. Prices have fallen quickly, and the question is now whether we should expect a bounce higher in the short term. PAM Predicts Short-Term Reversal Coming Soon… Read More

  Needless to say, many investors are unnerved by the market action of late. This includes mighty Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) shocking revenue warning and news this morning of a two-year low reading on an important factory activity gauge from the Institute for Supply Management. After the… Read More

The perfect retirement portfolio is the dream of everyone approaching retirement. The ability to stop working yet have a handsome income to indulge in lifelong aspirations is a noble goal. —Recommended Link— REVEALED: The No. 1 Stock To Own In 2019 Legendary investment analyst Jimmy Butts reveals his “private collection” of stocks for 2019. Inside you’ll discover the 10 stocks he believes present the best opportunity to beat the market. Top stock #2 might surprise you… Click here for the full details. As unfortunate as it is, many retirees never reach this objective. While they may have done everything… Read More

The perfect retirement portfolio is the dream of everyone approaching retirement. The ability to stop working yet have a handsome income to indulge in lifelong aspirations is a noble goal. —Recommended Link— REVEALED: The No. 1 Stock To Own In 2019 Legendary investment analyst Jimmy Butts reveals his “private collection” of stocks for 2019. Inside you’ll discover the 10 stocks he believes present the best opportunity to beat the market. Top stock #2 might surprise you… Click here for the full details. As unfortunate as it is, many retirees never reach this objective. While they may have done everything by the book during their working years, a non-truly diversified portfolio prevents the aim from being actualized. Retirement Is Often A Game Of Defense True diversification is the primary key for a successful retirement. Diversification prevents a single investment or asset class from sinking the ship due to a black swan or long-term bear market. Approaching your retirement portfolio from the defense angle is critical. Preventing a portfolio disaster will allow market forces to work their magic. Even if an entire asset class plunges, playing defense via true diversification will help protect your portfolio. What Is True Diversification?… Read More

While writing about Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently, I was reminded of the company’s many attributes. The aerospace giant operates in a growing field with daunting barriers to entry, generates buckets of free cash flow, and generously shares the profits with stockholders. —Recommended Link— Larry Claims He Makes $213,000 A Year Using This System On average, a handful of investors quietly make $1,543 a month with this simple, 3-step system. Some, like Larry from Washington, will bank 6-figures this year. To find out what you’re missing, click here NOW… Those are just a few of the reasons why I recommended… Read More

While writing about Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently, I was reminded of the company’s many attributes. The aerospace giant operates in a growing field with daunting barriers to entry, generates buckets of free cash flow, and generously shares the profits with stockholders. —Recommended Link— Larry Claims He Makes $213,000 A Year Using This System On average, a handful of investors quietly make $1,543 a month with this simple, 3-step system. Some, like Larry from Washington, will bank 6-figures this year. To find out what you’re missing, click here NOW… Those are just a few of the reasons why I recommended the stock years ago in another newsletter. Incidentally, I bought the stock below $125, and today it trades above $330. Along the way, dividends have nearly tripled. Still, the annual distribution of $8.12 per share leaves the yield a bit shy of my minimum 4% threshold for inclusion in my High-Yield Investing premium newsletter. #-ad_banner-#But that got me thinking. There had to be quite a few other stocks sitting even closer to that threshold. All it would take is another down day in the market, or a decent dividend hike — or some combination of the two — to put… Read More

By all accounts, it was a productive holiday season for retailers across the country. Mastercard (NYSE: MA), which is uniquely qualified to monitor spending habits, estimates the U.S. holiday spending rose 5.1% this year. That represents the sharpest annual increase in six years. If… Read More

Stocks just had their worst December since the Great Depression and Wall Street analysts are scrambling to update their price targets and recommendations. Analysts tracked by Factset Earnings now see fourth quarter earnings for the S&P 500 just 12.4% higher from 2017. That’s from estimated growth of 16.6% in late-September and profits are expected just 7.9% higher for 2019 versus last year. —Recommended Link— The Top 10 ‘Must-Own’ Stocks For 2019 Your Definitive Guide To Beating This Market (Stock Names and Ticker Symbols Revealed). Stock #1 has doubled its dividend over the past 6 years… dishing out more than… Read More

Stocks just had their worst December since the Great Depression and Wall Street analysts are scrambling to update their price targets and recommendations. Analysts tracked by Factset Earnings now see fourth quarter earnings for the S&P 500 just 12.4% higher from 2017. That’s from estimated growth of 16.6% in late-September and profits are expected just 7.9% higher for 2019 versus last year. —Recommended Link— The Top 10 ‘Must-Own’ Stocks For 2019 Your Definitive Guide To Beating This Market (Stock Names and Ticker Symbols Revealed). Stock #1 has doubled its dividend over the past 6 years… dishing out more than $8.9 Billion to shareholders in 2018. It has one of the widest moats you’ll ever see, and continues to grow in virtually every market around the world. Details here. The end-of-year recommendations and estimates have become a deafening roar as analysts sell investors into the next hot stock. #-ad_banner-#But should you listen? Analysts aren’t infallible and are sometimes just plain wrong. In fact, playing the contrarian against analyst recommendations could help you find opportunities ready for the rebound. Should You Follow Analyst Recommendations In Stocks? Analyst stock ratings can seem like a crap shoot with research by NerdWallet showing… Read More