Category Archives for Options
Options In Play – Did QQQ Top Or Is It Another Buy The Dip?
QQQ put in a huge green to red reversal Monday and is struggling to rebound since. As we get into earnings season, many are wondering whether Tech topped and is heading for lower prices.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – What To Make Of The Banks?
Earnings season kicked off this morning with several big Bank reports. But mixed numbers is leading to mixed action is leading to mixed signals.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 7/17/20
Earnings season is back! Banks, Tech and Health Care will each have multiple big reports this week.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Don’t Trade Just For The Sake Of Trading
It’s July and we are very close to the start of earnings but this week is still light on scheduled releases. The temptation is to play the handful of names on the calendar but that can get you into trouble.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 7/10/20
Earnings season is so close I can almost taste it but we still need to wait. This week will be another light scheduled earnings week., with WBA the biggest name reporting.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Are Options Mispriced For The July Jobs Report?
Last month saw a massive surprise jobs number and a huge move in the market. Volatility has also been higher the past 2 weeks so options should be pricing in a big swing on Thursday, right?
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Patience Is Important With Biotech Options
Many small/mid cap Biotech stocks have listed options but contracts will have low volume on a day to day basis. Getting into positions for trades requires limit orders and patience.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 6/26/20
It’s the first week of July and there are a couple big names scheduled. It is still a light news week, though, especially with the holiday Friday.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The FAANG Indicator
Everybody’s worried that the market is due for a correction but everyone is piling into FAANG. The group is now turning into the critical make-or-break basket of stocks for the market.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Revisiting Losing Trades
The thesis may be right but the time frame may be wrong. That’s one of the risks associated with options because of their fixed expiration dates and it creates plenty of scenarios where I need to revisit already-losing trades.
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