As Head Trading Strategist and Director of Derivative Strategy, Shawn is responsible for overseeing the development of the trader offering at TD Ameritrade, Inc. with a focus on products and platforms. He is also a regular contributor to shows on TD Ameritrade Network, media affiliate of TD Ameritrade, Inc., and appears frequently on media outlets such as CNBC and Yahoo Finance.
Shawn joined TD Ameritrade in 2011, and over the course of his tenure, he has held positions in Client Services, Education, Product Development, and Market Structure.
Shawn graduated from Illinois State University with a BBA in finance and economics and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He holds Series 7, Series 24, Series 63, and Series 66 industry licenses.
Before attending Illinois State, he served as an infantryman in the United States Marines Corps. He is based in Chicago.
With a history-making second quarter in the books, stock futures slipped before Friday’s open and the three-day weekend. Next week’s jobs report will be a crucial start to a busy July for jobs, interest rate decisions, and earnings reports.
A slightly slower PCE Inflation number spoke louder today than central bankers did yesterday as global markets gave in to their economic worries on the last day of a very tough quarter and first half for the markets.
After a rough June, investors may be happy to move into July, but many of the same issues will still follow as recession talk has ramped up.
Loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in China and a better trade deficit report set the stage for a higher open Tuesday, but there’s plenty of fresh economic news in store for the market before the holiday.
Stock futures move higher before the open as investors hope to extend Friday’s relief rally and await plenty of economic signals this week.
Stock futures moved ahead this morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s tough talk on inflation to Congress, but investors really want to see what’s in today’s final Michigan consumer sentiment report.
Equity index futures were slightly higher ahead of Thursday’s opening as investors brace for another day of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony today before Congress, equity index futures pointed lower before the open, suggesting that stocks are unlikely to follow through on yesterday’s gains.
A three-day weekend may have helped reset investor expectations as stocks bounced back early from last week’s selloff with positive announcements from Kellogg and Lennar.
Stocks look to bounce back after Thursday’s selloff, but triple witching and a three-day weekend could spark more market volatility.
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