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Education: Why BEAR CALL SPREADS Are AWESOME

The past few weeks, the feedback has been tremendous from those who have finally begun to follow my BEAR CALLS strategies in place of buying straight PUTS on a BEARISH anticipation and earnings season was a perfect time to introduce it.   As per usual, earnings options are "jacked up" on premiums due to anticipation of the implied move from the earnings report (i.e. the IV: implied volatility), thus this should become an aggressive weapon with ones trading arsenal. What [...]

By | 2019-07-27T17:38:04-04:00 July 27th, 2019|Categories: Trade Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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HumpDay Special: the dotCOM Fade (in pictures)

I was joking when I made that banner late 2016 after the Trump Election victory, but that's exactly what we've gone and done:  go to Infinity & Beyond. With how SPX came within 10 points of the JAN 26 ATH and we've been witness of the multiple new ATHS the NDX has placed throughout the year (RUT too, but not the DJAI), it offers a chance to give a view of how we had such a similar "to Infinity & Beyond" [...]

By | 2019-01-26T23:21:15-05:00 August 8th, 2018|Categories: Trade Tips|
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SPX: 2792.56 Reality Check vs. DotCom Boom

Anyone can draw lines on a chart and find a means to justify what's being shown.  It was thanks to the DotCom Boom 20 years ago that we're able to do it today and, in reality, it's only been mainstream for about the past 10 years when software has allowed for anyone to have access to them. Putting aside PE Ratios, Elliot Wave Projections, GDP Forecasts, Inflation, Interest Rate, Tariffs and Tea Leaves, I'm throwing up these comparison views [...]

By | 2019-01-26T23:23:06-05:00 June 12th, 2018|Categories: Trade Alerts, Trade Tips|
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Options Trading For Dummies: Are You An Addict?

Entering into my 3rd decade of the Stock Market, after having managed, advised and trained thousands of investors, I've managed to get my version of Options Trading For Dummies down to under 5 minutes.  After going over what CALLS & PUTS are, Strike Prices, and then how to get in and get out, the light bulb turns on and it's the same answer every time:  WOW! When you begin to witness and be part of some of the trade alerts [...]

By | 2017-01-16T09:21:03-05:00 January 16th, 2017|Categories: Trade Tips|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Options Trading Tips: Patience Is A Profitable Virtue

With the first week of 2017 trading in the record books, we covered and alerted some pretty awesome winners in the chat room.  Even with everyone putting some green in their account to kick off the year, the options trading tips focus of this illustration leans on the fact:  Mom & Dad Were Right! Remember all those times your mother tried giving you that spoonful of wisdom, talking about "patience is a virtue", but all you wanted to do was [...]

By | 2017-01-08T01:47:28-05:00 January 8th, 2017|Categories: Trade Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Options Trading Strategies: 9 Rules To Live By

Most investors who are looking for ‘tips’ for option trading success have the wrong perspective.  Instead of trying to work out some options trading strategies that fit their profile, they seek tricks, special techniques, or ‘can’t-miss’ gimmicks.  The truth is: There are no such things. We've been experiencing a near 8-year Bull Market (since March 9, 2009) and while stocks have made good profits, options are still the best investment vehicles around.  While stock shareholders have to endure periods of [...]

By | 2016-12-30T05:50:25-05:00 December 27th, 2016|Categories: Trade Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Is Santa Coming Still Or Has He Already Been Here?

Each year, as we come closer and closer to the close of it, investors believe in the Santa Claus Rally. A santa claus rally is a surge in the price of stocks that often occurs in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.  There are numerous explanations for the Santa Claus Rally phenomenon, including tax considerations, happiness around Wall Street, people investing their Christmas bonuses and the fact that the pessimists are usually on vacation this week. Also known [...]

By | 2016-12-21T00:47:39-05:00 December 20th, 2016|Categories: Trade Tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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$500 Options Trading Worksheet

As I mention in the video posting, Trisha is coming back to trading after the Thanksgiving holiday so I made this $500 Options Trading Worksheet for the benefit of all who want to use it.  All you need do is to input in the two Blue Columns as you'll see in the video - the Amount to trade with and the Buy Price of the contracts you are looking to trade. Everything else is calculated for you; i.e. a predetermined [...]

By | 2017-03-12T04:01:53-04:00 November 21st, 2016|Categories: Trade Tips|
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#MakeMoney: The SPY Move You Can Set Your Watch To

Every trading session we point out 9:50 or 10 AM into the chat room to remind everyone that you should wash your hands after you pee; chew with your mouth closed; turn on your right signal indicator when your making a left turn.  Essentially, it's a reminder of the obvious, predictable, dependable moment which occurs each and every trading session that, 9 times out of 10, will workout in your favor - just ask Donny. Back in February, I covered [...]

By | 2016-10-15T10:31:06-04:00 October 15th, 2016|Categories: SPY Options, Trade Tips|
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Donald Clinton v. Hillary Trump: SPY CALLS v. SPY PUTS

So it's Labor Day weekend; The summer is officially over; College Football has started; Baseball is ending; We didn't get SPY 220 (yet); and Donald's Wall and Hillary's EpiPen are leading topics into what's just 2 months away: ELECTION 2016 Rather than getting into how votes matter as much as thicker napkins on buffalo wing night since the U.S. has the Electoral College, I took some time to look back in order to look forward and we might have just [...]

By | 2016-11-06T13:06:46-05:00 September 4th, 2016|Categories: SPY Options, Trade Tips|
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