Stocks getting squeezed are all the rage these days, and rightly so. Some of the moves have been epic. The reasons for each squeeze vary from stock to stock, but the price action is hard to ignore.
As February gets under way, it’s time to review positions with February options that remain open (haven’t already hit profit targets or been stopped out). This month there isn't much to discuss as most of our February options trades have already been...
There is a big difference between those who follow the market on a daily basis and those who take a quick glance at it once in a while. One category tracks moves for short term trades and the other looks out for long term investments.
Investors are so scared. They don't want to get burned. They've missed out on one of the greatest stock market rallies in history. They think it's too late for them to be buying stocks.
Here's the thing. I think we've barely even gotten...
JC and I conducted a great options webinar last night, attended by well over 500 people. It was a fun opportunity me to lay out some of the core options strategies I employ on a regular basis to make trades in a variety of trading environments. And...
Stocks and commodities have been the best place to be in. We've been saying this for a long time now. The other thing we've been saying is that Currency has been a downer in the last few months. Anyone who's been trading in currency would be better...
You can try your hardest to take advantage of the current market environment, either to make money from it, or in many cases, keep as much of it as possible
Nifty 50 witnessed a strong move of 4.74% on Monday as the index bounced back from lows to close near the high of the day. Does this change the way we look at the short-term trend in the market?
During a quick perusal of ETFs today, I noticed some extremely rich volatility being priced into options on the Retailers ETF $XRT - which isn't entirely surprising given the price action over the past week.
In a further effort to identify individual equities that fit within our larger Macro thesis, we recently rolled out our latest bottoms-up scan: "The Minor Leaguers."
In light of this week's events, I hope it’s become more clear than ever to you that it is MUCH MORE important for traders & investors to focus on the behavior of markets...
We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in mid-July to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead...
