Buy The Rumor Sell The News
Buy the rumor... Sell the news. Believe it or not, this cheesy old saying has helped me on more than one occasion. Heck, my massive payday in BIIB options the other day, was based on this very concept. That’s $71,000 on one trade in my Total Alpha portfolio! ...
Jump On The Week
The Fed meets this week for the final time this year, where economists expect them to hold rates steady. They’ll tell you everything is great and that they have everything under control. But we all know that isn’t true. That’s why I’m here to give you the inside scoop...
Jump On The Week
A strong November jobs report surprised the market on Friday and sent stocks surging higher. The surprise report showed payrolls adding 266,000 jobs in November, dropping the unemployment rate to its historic low of 3.5%. The Dow gained 300 points on the number, and...
Navigating the Tariff Trade
Make no mistake about it, there has been a lot of talk about tariffs this year—learning more about them will only make you a better trader. After all, it never hurts to understand the headlines driving the market. Why? Because trading off the wrong headline can cost...
Midweek Market Update
Congratulations, you’ve almost made it through the trading week…and what a roller coaster ride it’s been! Let’s get you squared away with where things stand after some wild market action with the midweek market update. The SPY managed to fill the gap today left open...
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This Market vs. The Dotcom Bubble?
Not a day goes by I don’t hear someone compare this market to the late ‘90s… When companies with no revenues just slapped a dot com at the end of their name...making them worth hundreds of millions of dollars. It was a much simpler time— before the Fed and globalized...
Is This The Only Trading Tool You Need?
In my brand new service, High Octane Options , subscribers get access to a proprietary scanner which helps me filter out the noise and find high-quality setups. Some bearish, some bullish. Throughout the day you might see dozens of trade ideas pop up in...
Forget About Account Size, These Three Things Matter More
Not a day goes by that a new subscriber without me receiving this question: Can I grow my small account by applying Total Alpha strategies? And while I appreciate the question… Allow me to tell you what really matters... You see, it’s not the size of your account,...
The Fed Lost Control And We’re All Screwed
The Fed’s worst fears may be materializing. Back in March, central banks around the world stepped in to prevent the credit markets seizing, and everything seemed fine for a while… But now, banks are tightening lending if not shutting it off altogether...and we are the...
The correct way to stop out of a trade
You better have two exit strategies before you place a trade. A profit target...And a stop-loss. It’s a trader’s way of looking themself in the eyes and saying, “You’re done here kiddo. Why don’t you sit this next play out?” I can’t think of any element more crucial...
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