Samantha LaDuc — Macro-to-micro analysis hunting for major market inflection points

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest today is <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SamanthaLaDuc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samantha Laduc</a></strong>. Samantha is the Founder of <strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LaDucTrading.com</a></strong> and CIO at <strong><a href="https://laductradingedge.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LaDuc Capital LLC</a></strong>. Samantha is known for timing major market inflection points in equities, commodities, bonds, currencies, cryptos and especially volatility.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we break down Samantha&rsquo;s macro-to-micro framework and cover a wide range of topics. We start with some high-level macro discussions of why it&rsquo;s important to pay attention to policy decisions and credit markets in order to inform stock market movement.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We then drill down into the importance of volatility and technical analysis in order to frame out trades, construct a portfolio, and anticipate market moves.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also discuss the recent inflow of brand new traders entering financial markets and how Samantha is helping onboard more women into the space.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Samantha wears so many hats, has a &ldquo;go anywhere&rdquo; approach and really enjoys what she does.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please enjoy this episode with <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/LaDucTrading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samantha Laduc</a></strong>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is sponsored by Investor&rsquo;s Business Daily. IBD has helped investors navigate every market cycle with their time-tested methodology for over 35 years. Right now Smarter Trading podcast listeners can get their first 2 months of </span><strong><a href="http://www.investors.