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
There seems to be widespread agreement that tax rates affect stock prices. Unfortunately, for traders looking for an edge in the stock market, there is no evidence showing what that effect is. There have been… Read More
Some might say Bill Gross is the greatest bond manager in the world. The co-founder of one of the world’s largest investment firms, Pacific Investment Management (PIMCO), has a reputation that was built upon… Read More
International dividend stocks are a great way to add diversification to a portfolio, especially since it’s easier to find faster growth outside the United States. Owning foreign stocks could become even more compelling in… Read More
Resilient — there’s simply no other word that describes the U.S. economy. It has been faced with so many challenges during the past few years, and yet it’s actually growing stronger — at least by several key measures. You can also chalk it… Read More
We all know we have been in a tough economy during the past several years. A look across Wall Street or maybe within your own family shows difficult times: Downsizing, reduced hours, layoffs and reduced income. Many Americans… Read More
The 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico delivered a crushing blow to the offshore-drilling industry. Not only did it cause financial damage in the form of lawsuits and lost revenue, it also took a huge toll on public sentiment. Many investors simply lost their appetite for offshore… Read More
The latest version of Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iconic smartphone, the iPhone 5, has been a huge sales hit. The phone saw record pre-order sales prior to its September release, and sales figures only got better once the device was released.#-ad_banner-# According to a recent report from… Read More
It’s one of the biggest questions facing income investors today: What does the “fiscal cliff” mean for dividend stocks? The term “fiscal cliff,” coined last year by Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke,… Read More
One of the quickest and easiest ways to make gains in the stock market is to own a stock that’s experiencing a short squeeze. A short squeeze happens when a stock is heavily shorted, but… Read More
Buying a business is a great way to get rich. Not only are business owners entitled to a portion of their company’s profit, but those profits are frequently classified as distributions, so they’re taxed at a lower capital gains rate. That’s a… Read More
