Entries by Brandt Bakunoff

OTC: June 6, 2016

OTC: June 6, 2016    S&P 500/ SPY: Today there was only one dip in the market today as Yellen double talked the weak employment report to say they are on course. That must have cleared things up as the market continued its upward march towards all time highs regardless of rates now or any other scares […]

OTC: September 18, 2016

OTC: September 18, 2016 By Steve Smith SPX/SPY: The new week brings another Fed meeting of which the possible outcome has caused some major swings last week. The odds for a hike are well below any betting man’s threshold back up to only 22% after Fridays’ better than expected CPI report. The market if not […]

OTC Options Supplement: September 18, 2016

Options Supplement: September 18, 2016 By Daniel Darrow Stocks closed out a topsy turvy week on a negative note Friday. The S&P 500dropped .38% on the session but finished up .5% for the week, while theNasdaq lost .1% on the day but had a strong weekly gain of 2.3%. Economic news before the open was mixed […]

SRAA Morning Note: September 19, 2016

Fed Ahead September 19, 2016 Videos/Charts (click to view) Morning Call: September 19, 2016  Companion Charts: September 19, 2016 Daily Recap: September 16, 2016   By Scott J. Redler We have mostly green arrows around the world ahead of the Fed. Europe is broadly higher with the DAX +0.8%, CAC +1.3%, and the FTSE +1.4%. Asia acts […]

MSTIOTW: September 19, 2016

    Marc Sperling Trade Idea Of The Week: Twilio (TWLO) Long    September 19, 2016 Learn to Trade From Our Pros This Week:   Tuesday 9/20: Safe and Smart Active Trading With Dave Green   Thursday 9/22: What You Need to Know About Prop Trading ********   The Trade Idea of the Week: Twilio (TWLO) Long    Entry Area: $56.00 Target Area: […]

OTC Options Supplement: June 30, 2016

Options Supplement: June 30, 2016   Stocks continued their impressive bounce Thursday and have now erased all but a small portion of their losses from the Brexit outcome. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished up close to 1.35%, notching their third consecutive day of gains greater than 1%. Both averages touched levels from last Thursday […]

OTC Options Supplement: June 29, 2016

Options Supplement: June 29 2016   Four trading days removed from the Brexit vote and things have returned to normal. Stocks recovered another big chunk of their losses from last week today as fear dissipated. The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow all finished the day significantly green (1.70%, 1.86%, 1.64% respectively) and nearly matched their […]

OTC Options Supplement: June 28, 2016

Options Supplement: June 28 2016   Stocks bounced back sharply today helping to erase nearly all of yesterday’s losses. The S&P 500 finished up 1.78% while the Nasdaq, which had been lagging recently, ended higher by 2.12%. European averages gave us a boost early this morning as they finally stabilized after two rough days. Oil […]

OTC Options Supplement: June 27, 2016

Options Supplement: June 27, 2016   The effect of the Brexit vote continued to ripple through trading on Monday. All of the US major averages finished off greater than 1.5%, with the Russell 2000 getting hit the hardest ending the session down 3.45%. For a second day in the row, averages were staring down deep losses […]