Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 10/30/20
By far the biggest week of earnings is coming. Huge names nearly every day are scheduled, with Thursday featuring a whose-who of Tech.
Continue Reading -->Election Square-out on IWM, the Truth-Teller
Three weeks ago, IWM broke out of a trendline connecting its January/February pattern high to its summer highs. However, as we know, not all breakouts are created equal. Allow me to explain. From its March 95.69 low to 164 represents a 540 degree advance. 540 degrees is a true square, a cube. Why? Because a cube has […]
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Avoid The Chop (If Possible)
We are getting closer and closer to the election and coincidentally, the action is getting choppier and choppier. This is a stretch where playing defense and sizing down may be smarter.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Correlation Is King In Earnings Season
Stocks that move closely with one another can present great opportunities for option trades during earnings season. Getting a huge move in a stock and not paying for the event is a win/win.
Continue Reading -->What ZM Can Tell Us About the Market
Since the beginning of September, ZM has had three drives to the top of a trend channel. On Monday, the stock was recommended to Hit and Run subscribers as a short. Now it is working on a trifecta of bullish technicals. Find out how ZM’s next actions will affect the overall market. In this video, […]
Continue Reading -->Will the Bull Snatch Defeat From of the Jaws of Victory?
“Losing a position is aggravating, whereas losing your nerve is devastating.” – Ed Seykota Following the downdraft into September 24, the NAZ and SPX ran up toward their September 2 record highs. Several leading growth glamours used the rally to score new highs. Names include FSLY, FVRR, CRWD, TWLO, OKTA and ZM… to mention a few. However, this week has seen a sharp pullback in leadership […]
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – VXX Options For The Election
We are 2 weeks out from election day and the volatility is already picking up across the market. While I don’t normally like to trade VXX/UVXY, there are instances where it can make sense and this is one of them.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 10/23/20
Now things get cooking. Big reports from many different Tech names and a bunch of Industrials will highlight a busy week.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The On/Off/On Pattern
Earnings season is here and that means gaps galore. One of the recent patterns I have been noticing after big moves is the on/off/on 3 day trade.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – A Repeat QQQ Runoff
Some parallels are beginning to form between the current rally in QQQ and the late August rally. We all know what happened in September but what happens next remains to be seen.
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