Does my advice to “follow the leaders” seem rather elementary? Well, that’s because stock market analysis is not very complex. When the market is rising with great breadth and broad participation, the trend is usually longer-lasting and more stable. After the election in November, we witnessed some amazing rallies on strong breadth and turnover. Lately, though,…
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Options Trading Webinar: What Are Commodities Telling Us About the Markets? Because there’s a lot going on in the commodities world – not to mention global stock markets – we covered a lot of territory in this options trading webinar with special guest Carley Garner. Carley is a fantastic guest, so we were excited to…
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NVIDIA was the undisputed champ of 2016, racking up gains of nearly 300%. Following up on that outstanding performance is going to be quite a hefty task. Many analysts believe much of its future earnings were rolled up in those gains, so even if the company beats earnings, the stock price might not move much.…
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One of my mantras is to turn down the market noise and focus on the message of the markets. This is worth repeating often, but especially now because I keep hearing bad information spread in the media. Call it “fake news” if you’d like. Yes, that may seem harsh, but the headline, not the details,…
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Options Trading Webinar: Options Trading Rules With more than 20 year of trading under his belt, Bob Lang has developed a series of options trading rules to live by. He shares time-tested strategies that have allowed him to successfully and continually grow his portfolio during this options trading webinar. You’ll learn: Risk management fundamentals and…
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Alibaba is one of the biggest online retailers in the world with a lock on the Chinese market. Since its IPO a few years ago, the stock has been a rollercoaster ride. After hitting lows last summer, it’s been edging higher, and for the past six weeks, it’s been in a very tight channel. The…
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The volatility index, or VIX, once again closed under 12% this past Friday. After it collapsed from the low 20s following the presidential election, it has hovered in the 10-13% range so far in 2017. If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, the low volatility is very frustrating. Here’s why: The ideal set up is…
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Options Trading Webinar: What Are LEAPS? This options trading webinar was all about LEAPS – and why this strategy is an important tool in your options trading toolbox. In short, you use diagonal calendars to set up high probability bets for long call and put strategies. Because you can use them to play a highly…
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Micron Technology is a favorite name here at Explosive Options, and not just because it’s been running hot since the election – it’s up more than 70% in four months! That is an amazing run, especially considering that other chip names (Intel, Qualcomm) have been falling hard on heavy turnover. Given the run this stock…
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In 2013, Jim Cramer asked me to help put together an Off the Charts segment on Mad Money. At the time, the market was a getting ready to launch to new heights, and it was clear we needed to look at growth stocks. The names we selected were Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google – the…
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