Brian Shannon

Brian Shannon, a veteran stock trader and author, joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep Wednesday morning to share his thoughts on the current market, as well as offering tips for newer investors that are looking to get involved in the market. Shannon relies heavily on technical analysis, or reading...

“If you follow me on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), you know this is one of the things I’ve been hammering all year, really hard — don’t buy the dip,” Brian Shannon, founder of Alpha Trends, said Friday at the 2022 Fintwit Conference hosted by Benzinga and...

In partnership with Lupton Capital, Benzinga is hosting the FinTwit Conference on May 13-14 at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. In attendance will be leaders in trading and investing that will speak on ways to navigate volatility, as well as protect and grow capital in personalized...

In an interview with Benzinga, Anne-Marie Baiynd of TheTradingBook.com, a trading education and strategy platform, talked about getting ahead in the markets. Baiynd is a mathematician who began her career as a neuroscience researcher. "After doing that, I opened my own recruiting firm. I did...

Following the highly-publicized unveiling of the Model 3 and with Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) now trading at above $260 a share, it's easy to forget that Tesla’s stock was priced around $40 three short years ago. What followed was a huge upside explosion fueled by the large number...

Brian Shannon thinks it’s possible for $105 to become a resistance level, instead of support. Shannon is the founder of Alphatrends, in addition to being a full-time trader, educator and author of “Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes.” He recently joined Benzinga...

What fuels traders? Why do they buy and sell particular stocks? What inspires them to take some risks while avoiding others at all costs? These are the kinds of questions that Victor Ricciardi, Assistant Professor of Financial Management at Goucher College, attempts to answer in his book, Investor...

Alphatrends founder Brian Shannon has a clever strategy for using candles. Instead of drilling down to a time frame of 60 minute candles, he uses 65 minutes. "The market is open from 9:30 to 4:00 each day," Shannon told the Benzinga crew this week on Benzinga's PreMarket...

There is a full slate of guests for the week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Some recurring guest will be joining in, along with new voices who have yet to bring their market perspective to the audience.   Tune into the show at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here.  Monday...

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) success has been huge for the automaker, but not all investors have benefited from its growth. The company has garnered a fair amount of praise from select analysts, some of which have raised their Price Targets following Tesla's earnings beat last month. Other analysts...

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S and Model X come equipped with a beautiful touch display that dwarfs the full-size iPad. Tesla isn't in the business of producing tablets, however. It created the Model S to change the automotive industry and redefine the merits of an electric car. Even so, Global...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is largely expected to unveil its mysterious streaming music service, commonly referred to as "iRadio," during its annual World Wide Developers Conference. Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray's senior research analyst, believes that Apple will introduce a music service at some point...

Meet new traders, learn from the world's leading experts, converse with other financial professionals and more at this year's TradersExpo. Scheduled to take place from November 14 through November 17 in Las Vegas, the expo features more than 70 speakers, including Brian Shannon, the President of...