Fly With Iron Condors
A good portion of my trading career revolved around making directional bets. I relied on very basic options strategies like buying calls and puts. When I discovered option sellers started with a statistical advantage...I knew that was something I wanted to be apart...
Current Market Outlook
Tired? That’s what many traders thought when describing this 11-year bull market run. And with geopolitical tensions rising, it felt on Friday we might see it breakdown. Not only have stocks been able to shake-off the headlines—we’re back to all-time highs. And you...
How To Protect Yourself & Profit Off Global Conflict
Volatility is BACK. All you had to do is look at the Dow futures last night, which were down 400 points—only to see them trading flat this morning. While most of the talking heads spent the first week of 2020 comparing it to 2018, and how this market was destined to...
Intermarket Analysis
Did Friday’s market action give you the jitters...cause you to run and hide under your bed covers? Buckle up, because if last night’s futures are any indication on how we might trade today, the market is headed for a further sell-off. With earnings...
Your Jump on the Week
After weeks of virtually nonstop gains, Friday marked the first significant down day seen in the market in months. Overnight futures tanked on the news of a U.S. military strike against an Iranian state official. And while stocks did bounce after the initial reaction,...
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Lessons from a Real “Shark”
Every great investor has a nickname. Warren Buffett is the “Oracle of Omaha.” Thomas Rowe Price became the “Father of Growth Investing.” Peter Lynch is the “Chameleon.” And George Soros is simply known as “The Man Who Broke the Pound.” In the world of startup...
[Trade Review] Using gravitational lines to score +100% option winner
Swing and a miss Alright, so let’s start with the hard part - the loser. I marked up an hourly chart of FSLY to give you the basic rundown of what occurred. FSLY Hourly Chart Let’s break it down from the first point - momentum. I’d like to turn...
Why do you keep overlooking these sectors?
I’ve learned that real profits come from stocks with true value with a story behind them. That’s why I chose Paypal (PYPL) as my Bullseye Pick of the Week. This trade fit perfectly into the growing eCommerce story. But I’m not going to breakdown that...
This bull market run is bull…
I feel like the market is about to suck in the last bit of retail buyers… ...right before the hammer drops. I’m not about to let that happen, not now not ever. I’m going to spend the next few minutes explaining why I think that’s the case. As well as...
Here’s how I rode Boeing higher during a market decline
We all know that person who gloats about picking the one green stock— the day there’s a sea of red. Well, guess who spiked a win in Boeing (BA) last week and walks around in stolen bathrobes? This Total Alpha Trader! As part of my court-mandated...
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