Tuesday marks the first day of the famous Santa Claus rally period, which runs from the last five trading days of the year through the first two of the new year. The rally (or lack thereof) uses price action to predict how the year will unfold. (The term was coined by Yale Hirsch, the curator…
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The FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) have had an incredible run since Jim Cramer and I first talked about them in 2013. Their meteoric rise is legendary, mostly because they paved the way for new trends in technology. They also spawned an ETF named FANG Plus and a futures contract. This leads us…
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How to Use Two Advanced Options Trading Strategies – Webinar Recap Two of our favorite advanced options trading strategies are butterfly and calendar spreads. During this options trading webinar, Bob shows you how to use to both – and make sure you’re prepared for holiday trading. Watch now as Bob Lang discusses: How and when…
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Retail has been a tough group to trade and invest in for quite some time. There have always been “haves and have nots”, but the “have nots” group has grown larger. If it weren’t for Nordstrom, Restoration Hardware, Target, Walmart and LULUlemon, the retail sector would be a complete disaster. So let’s talk about Nordstrom.…
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Feeling frustrated right now? Struggling with how to find trades? You’re not alone. It is difficult and nerve-wracking to jump into trades when the stock market is firing on all cylinders and stock prices keep going higher. No one wants to put their capital at risk if the market has hit its peak. This is…
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Today’s stock market is the closest thing to a crystal ball as you can get. It is a forward-looking instrument, and the only one that accurately predicts future economic activity. Obviously, being able to think ahead has its advantages. You can better plan your trades (obviously), but more importantly, you can create a sound strategy…
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Love them or hate them, without CEOs deftly steering companies, we couldn’t trade options for income or grow wealth by investing in stocks over the long term. And that’s why this year, I am thankful for CEOs. Their strong leadership carries our markets and the economy forward. With so much uncertainty plaguing our economy, we…
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Global computing giant NVIDIA has been on a tear since bottoming around early June. Then last week, the stock deflated after the company posted strong earnings and delivered moderate guidance. Nevertheless, the pattern of higher highs and higher lows is indicative of a sector leader. NVIDIA certainly fits the bill; the semiconductor index often takes…
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The markets are on a steady march higher and show no signs of slowing down. So why is now the perfect time to buy put protection? At this point in the bullish rally, it is not uncommon to have a pullback. It could be significant or rather mild. Either way, a pullback after a rip-roaring…
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Have you ever wondered why seasonal trading trends take hold around the holidays? In November, the bears go into hibernation and the bulls charge forward. It’s a documented phenomenon. When the SPX 500 is up 20% or more for the year through October, it will increase another 5% or so in November and December. Think…
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