Conventional wisdom says that once we hit August, summer trading doldrums set in and continue through Labor Day. But is that true? Should we take a break from trading – or should we be even more alert so we can take advantage of opportunities as they appear? Trying find a theme or trend to trading…
Details
Confused about what unusual options trading activity means? You’re not alone. A very large options trade, which appears as heavy money flow or volume in a chart, can look like a bit of a mystery unless you understand what’s happening. What unusual options trading activity means As Jim Cramer likes to say, volume is a…
Details
How to Use the MACD to Guide Your Trading – Webinar Recap The MACD, or moving average convergence divergence, is a momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of prices. Once you understand how to read/interpret it, you can use it to spot buy and sell opportunities. And that’s exactly what we cover…
Details
The banks have been a sore spot in the markets for some time now, far underperforming most groups in 2018. Bank of America has had a disappointing performance since peaking in March. The stock is only about 10% off those highs, and the broader market is very close to hitting its own high. But we…
Details
by Lizzy Gurdus CNBC’s Jim Cramer was somewhat surprised to see the biotechnology sector bounce back in 2018 after months of weakness. “At a time when President Trump keeps slamming the pharmaceutical industry over excessive drug pricing, … you might think that the biotech stocks should be getting slaughtered,” the “Mad Money” host said on…
Details
With the business media’s yield curve hysteria, you would think that a flat curve leads to utter devastation. This is somewhat true. History has shown than when the long end of the curve is lower than the short end (for fixed income instruments), a recession sometimes ensues. Yield curve hysteria: don’t buy into the doom…
Details
What You Need to Know About Spread Trader – Webinar Recap Whether you’re curious about how spread trading works or are thinking of joining our fantastic Spread Trader service, this options trading webinar is for you. Spread trading is a low risk, high probability strategy that allows you to earn consistent income. Listen in as…
Details
Baozun provides enterprise-level e-commerce solutions to brand partners in China – and its stock has vaulted into rock star status alongside names like Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba. Based on its chart, the stock has only just gotten started here, and that is very encouraging. Notice the strong money flow in the bottom pane. Even though…
Details
There is so much uncertainty roiling the markets these days, whether it’s from the news cycle or crazy tweet storms. As a result, the indices are chopping around a very wide range (mostly the SPX 500) and there is a lot of market noise as to how this will play out. If you end up…
Details
It’s Halftime: What Market Trends for 2018 Are Telling Us – Webinar Recap Can you believe we are halfway through 2018? During this options trading webinar, we assessed market performance and what might effect the action for the rest of 2018. Listen in as we discuss: Our best and worst trades for 2018 so far –…
Details