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I was dead wrong on SLV. And I still made money.

Let me explain.

A couple weeks ago, I put on a bearish trade in SLV—a February 75/66 put ratio spread. This involved selling one 75 put to finance the purchase of two February 66 puts.

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In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

  1. IN: USO
  2. OUT: SLV
  3. PROFIT TARGET: none
  4. Current status of open campaigns.
  5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

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Today's trade is in a name that had all the analysts at last week's Portfolio Accelerator excited.I was waiting for it to show some strength above it's recent consolidation. We're getting it now.

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Welcome to The Minor Leaguers.

We've had some great trades come out of this small-cap-focused column since we launched it back in 2020 and...

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Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

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This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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I've been thinking about intuition lately - that X factor in trading that took me 27 years to finally recognize and trust. The delay wasn't about capability. I had too much noise in the way.

The veteran trader's edge comes from learning to get...

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Earnings are the heartbeat of the market, and every week brings a fresh set of opportunities and risks. 

With each report, we get new information on corporate health, investor sentiment, and where money is rotating.

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The industry group with the biggest reversal patterns

Welcome back for another Top Down Trade of the Week.

This is a classic leadership scan.

We start with the best sectors, then drill into the subgroups. We pick one, and then take a look at...

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This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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Follow The Flow
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In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

  1. IN: SLV
  2. OUT: USO
  3. PROFIT TARGET: none
  4. Current status of open campaigns.
  5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

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From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Our Hall of Famers list is composed of the 150 largest US-based stocks.

These stocks range from the mega-cap growth behemoths like Apple and Microsoft – with...

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Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

In the Daily...

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$NTRS
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This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

  1. IN: ETHA
  2. OUT: none
  3. PROFIT TARGET: none
  4. Current status of open campaigns.
  5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

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I'm buying the pullback in a package delivery whose trucks you see every day in your neighborhood.

Relative strength is improving and a 'catch-up' play may soon be in hand. 

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Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

In the Daily...

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This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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