Intermarket Analysis – GLD, XLF, USO and More!
The year started off with equities, bonds, and gold all racing higher. An upcoming election painted uncertainty. Yet, Fed policy actions indicated that investors had nothing to worry about. That was 2008… the peak before the Great Recession. But what about the...
The $10K Earnings Play – Breaking Down My ROKU Trade
Did you know you can make money on a stock’s earnings without having to pick which direction it goes. In fact, this strategy allows you to profit without having to be exact. When structured correctly, your probability of success goes through the roof. And scoring...
Jump on the Week – AAPL, AMZN
Markets may be closed on Monday, but there’s no rest for the active trader. Pundits may be ignoring a potential pandemic...but you won’t catch me asleep at the wheel. Ladies & gentlemen - We’ve got a race to win! And I’m not just talking about the Daytona 500....
Dissecting My $4K IBM Call Credit Spread
You don’t come across a picture-perfect setup every day. Yet, the top in IBM the other week was about as good as they come. I scoped out this trade in Total Alpha, and took a quick $4,000 profit in just a few days! In fact, this trade was so ideal...so special...that...
Midweek Market Update
I could state the obvious - the market made another all-time high. It would be easy for me to point out the QQQs are up nearly 10% after running almost 45% in 2019. But none of that would help you navigate the markets. No... you need something better... something that...
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Catch the money pattern in action with GLD and QQQ
After weeks of watching tech and gold scream higher, both hit the pause button. Actually, gold did more than hit the pause button. GLD Hourly Chart What’s so cool about this chart, and what I want to discuss today, is how the money-pattern...
Don’t Trade GLD or SLV Before You Read This
Over the weekend, I received a question from a High Octane Options member. Some of it dealt with the crude oil price crash from a few months ago...when the futures actually traded negative. But they weren’t asking about crude oil. Instead, they wanted to know if a...
Will the market decline continue?
Markets left a lot of folks scratching their heads on Friday. It looked like we were about to fall off a cliff. Then the bulls came to the rescue to keep things from completely falling apart. But as you can see today… The tug of war continues… with the bears taking...
Alright, who woke the bear?
As I suspected, the Fed announcement last week triggered a selloff in equities across the board. Investors suddenly realized Jerome couldn’t keep the party going forever... ...which triggered a nasty selloff on Thursday… leading to an anemic bounce on Friday. ...
How I nailed a $200K day
This past week, I had one of my Highest Octane Trades for the year. Talk about some torque! However, I’m not sharing this to brag with you. Not at all. Instead, I’ve decided to breakdown the mechanics of the trades, the thought process I applied, and...
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