by Jeff Bishop | Jun 27, 2020 | Total Alpha
Markets don’t make trading easy. They toss us around like a cow in a tornado. And not even Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt can stop it! But we all know what happens. As the markets crash, someone is the last seller, letting go of their shares only to watch things...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 25, 2020 | Total Alpha
I’m about to lay some hard truth on you. No one indicator will make you a profitable trader. Not even my High Octane Options Scanner… I can’t guarantee you that every trade I take turns a profit. No one can. But I can give you three tools for your belt: How I...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 23, 2020 | Total Alpha
It’s no secret, more people have picked up day trading over the last few months. New accounts at brokers from TD Ameritrade and Robinhood have exploded. Unfortunately, most of them don’t have a clue about what they’re doing. I’ve heard from numerous traders that...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 22, 2020 | Total Alpha
Is it possible for markets to fall when everyone expects them to? Most of the time, I would say no… But this time is different and here’s why. While everyone is focused on not fighting the Fed, they’re ignoring obvious warning signs. Just take a look at the VIX and...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 21, 2020 | Editorial, Options Trading, Total Alpha
Friday’s options market set a new record—and you probably missed it. Open interest (the number of open option contracts) for June expiration started the day at 381,360,325, beating the prior record of 380,000,000 set in 2011. That’s incredible given that we’re...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 20, 2020 | Editorial, Total Alpha
I don’t toss out words of warning lightly. But there are huge amounts of risks in trading Nikola (NKLA)…some of which most traders don’t even know… That’s why it’s important you read this carefully! Get involved in the wrong strategy…and...
