Options In Play – Careful With Calls

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Buying breakouts on momentum names is a great strategy…in a trending tape. We aren’t in that type of market right now so you need to be careful with what stocks you are targeting for calls.  

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How to Use the Damn the Torpedoes Strategy

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From a high of 66.50 on January 20, ZS crashed to 35 on March 12, well ahead of the March 23 SPX low. Since then, ZS has been a leader in the market rebound trading all the way back up 66.50 last week. When it reclaimed 50% of its drop, at 50.75 it went on my long watch list. […]

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Options In Play – The Appeal Of Collars

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No, I’m not talking about shirts. Option collars are a slightly more complex combination of options and equity, but they are useful strategy in the current market.  

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How to Use the Holy Grail Sell Signal

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“Millions saw the apple fall, Newton was the only one who asked why.” – Bernard Baruch It took the worst quarter in history to discredit two of the best know Wall Street ‘axioms’: In March, it paid to Fight the Fed. This time IS different. Several factors aligned for a reversal on Tuesday: 1) The SPX turned […]

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Options In Play – State Of SPY

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Where are we and what are the big levels to watch on SPY. Also, option pricing is entering a tricky period so buyer beware.

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Searching for SPY Sell Setups

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The market has been extremely volatile in recent weeks and a lot of traders have lost money, but some of Sami’s trading ideas have more than doubled. Find out how you can take advantage of market swings in the upcoming week. In this video, Sami explains: – What will trigger sell setups in SPY and […]

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Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 4/03/20

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We are heading into April but not quite into the start of earnings season yet. A few big Retail names will report on a slower scheduled week.  

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Even a Dead Cat Will Bounce

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“It is literally true that millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance.” – Jesse Livermore, who made the equivalent of $1.2 billion in the 1929 crash. Another wild ride overnight in the futes. That said, this is the first Monday in […]

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Blue Sky For Gold & Silver

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“That which is not yet, but ought to be, is more real than that which merely is.” – Zoe Lund “Any fool can believe the truth, it takes a genius to believe a palpable lie.” – Anon In 1929, government was rather limited. The economic principle which economists and government followed was that markets were […]

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Why the Next Few Days Will Lead 2020

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With all of the volatility in the stock market for the past few weeks, many traders are left wondering what’s next and how they can prepare. Jeff Cooper takes a look at the upcoming days and why they are so significant. In this video, Jeff explains: – What to expect for the rest of the […]

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