Carmen Ortega

Valuation & fundamentals

Writes about valuation metrics and what they do — and do not — say about a trade's timing.

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Before Chasing an Earnings Rally, Price the Trade A strong earnings headline can be real and still produce a poor entry if the spread, depth, and order type are ignored. Post-earnings trades need pre-trade analysis that treats execution risk as part of the position, not as an afterthought. Trading Strategies · 12 Aug 2026