We saw this tweet from our friend Josh and we totally agreed:

this move in REITs is slapstick comedy pic.twitter.com/6wtROUYeB9

— Downtown Josh Brown (@...

As the calendar turns to February, it is time to review our handful of open positions with Feb options that are nearing expiration and might require some attention.

Sticking with a theme we started the week with, if the market is poised for higher prices, they will likely be led by the Medical Devices space. Putting our money where our mouths are, we're taking a shot that will be a home run if it plays out, while...

If the worst is over for the stock market, then definitely one of the areas we want to be getting long is the medical devices sector. There are a lot of stocks here that have shown relative strength and are at or near all-time highs. If US stocks go...

We're about five weeks out from the start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, but the Brazilian stock market ETF $EWZ looks like it wants to get a head start on the party. And its one of the few places in the Western hemisphere pricing in muted...

We’ve had quite a bounce in US equities since the beginning of the year. And the longer this bounce holds, the more appealing the long side gets. However, it still doesn’t alleviate the very real risk that we might be in what could best be described...

In addition to broader indices, there are certain bellwether stocks we monitor continually to offer better clues as to the strength or weakness of the market. One such stock we monitor has not followed along with the prevailing winds in the market...

The bounce in US stocks continues off the Christmas Eve low, but it is showing signs of short-term exhaustion. Does this mean we go right back to lows? Not necessarily. I'm in the camp that some sideways chop would be constructive for the markets...

The debate seems to be raging between Bulls and Bears as to what's happening right now. The Bulls are declaring THE bottom is in and we're going up from here. The Bears are smugly observing what they think is just another dead cat bounce on our way to...

We're headed back to our friendly neighborhood bank teller at JP Morgan Chase. She seems to like handing us cash. Twice she has been quite generous to us and the post-Christmas bounce in shares of $JPM gives us extra interest in coming back for a...

This is the video recording of the January 2019 Conference Call for Members of All Star Options

Just as the final week of the year -- the days between Christmas and New Year's Day -- are generally to be avoided by anyone looking to put new options trades on, so too are the first couple trading days of any new year. Especially this...

Happy New Year everyone! We're happy you're here. 2018 was a great first year for All Star Options. We pulled some profits out the market in both directions, we had some fun, and its been an incredibly rewarding challenge for me personally to share my...

Coming down the homestretch of 2018 and Mother Market sure is making it interesting. Will a "Santa Claus" rally save global stocks? Or is the Grinch quietly whispering in her ear?

Speaking of the Grinch and classic holiday movies, my family's...

From where I sit, the correction in banks is a long way from being resolved, and one of the biggest names in the biz appears to be teetering on the edge of a much more significant drop than already experienced. It's now down for the year and...

I'm not going to sugar coat it. There are numerous stocks and sectors that are hanging on the precipice that look like a small push could send their shares tumbling into a deep abyss. The Regional Banking Sector is one of these sectors. A quick scan...

A retail stock which earlier this year showed tremendous promise breaking out of a FIFTEEN YEAR base has faltered. And any regular reader of All Star Charts knows we're fans of the, "from failed moves come fast moves" phenomenon. In short, if a stock...

How do you feel about a little buy-the-dip action in the crude oil space? Given that there's juicy options premiums to sell into here, it is certainly worth a discussion.

It has been quite a one-way ride lower for crude since early October,...

We're gonna throw an idea out there for the bulls. They aren't dead yet, apparently. And we don't need to look too far before we come across the healthcare sector and stocks like Pfizer $PFE and UnitedHealth Group $UNH that are at or near all-time...

A common theme discussed in this month's All Star Options conference call was the fact that many sectors, commodities, and stocks were...

This is the video recording of the December 2018 Conference Call for Members of All Star Options

Welcome back! Thanksgiving week is past us and now we can focus on finishing out 2018 strong.

We don't feel like the market is setting up for any type of major bounce or reversal here or any time soon. We also are cognizant of the fact that US...

There are still a lot of weak stocks out there that continue to show signs of worsening -- especially when they lag during every bounce attempt by the broader indexes. Goldman Sachs $GS is one of them. Goldman has been one of the stocks we've wanted...