The stock market has been near or at all-time highs since the election last November. President Donald Trump has taken some (most?) of the credit for a surge in stock prices, but is the stock market rally really because of him? Sentiment has improved, but other factors have helped drive the strong move upward in…
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Options Trading Webinar: How Will Low Volatility Affect Earnings Season? Volatility has been sitting at low levels for a while now, and it absolutely affects our trading strategy under normal circumstances. So how does low volatility affect earnings season? And is there an advantage to trading around earnings season? During this options trading webinar, we discussed:…
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Options Trading Webinar: Day Trading and Swing Trading Strategies Options trading is typically a short-term game. Here at Explosive Options, we’ll buy options a week or month out – but your timeline can be much shorter than that. If the charts, technicals and market action align, trading minute-by-minute (swing trading) or hour-by-hour (day trading) might…
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Even though big software companies like Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft and even IBM have expanded into cloud computing, Equinix is the “big dog” in the cloud and data storage sector. It may not be a household name, but shareholders are certainly happy with them. They hit a new all-time high on Monday, and since 2015…
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When we are looking for answers to guide our options trading, whether it’s analysis of current market action or potential moves, we tend to reach for the brightest, most experienced pundits and listen to their stock market predictions. This is natural. When we’re uncertain, it is so helpful for someone – anyone – to point…
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Options Trading Webinar: The Key to Profitable Options Trades If you want to fine-tune your trading, this options trading webinar is a must-watch! My good friend Marc Chaikin joined us once again for another valuable discussion, this time focusing on profitable options trades. Marc created Chaikin Analytics to put the power of proven stock research…
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Tesla is one of those stocks that everyone loves to hate and hates to love. With outrageous valuations, rarely a day goes by without an “expert” on TV telling us once again why this stock should be avoided. So how do we explain that the stock is right near all time highs? Again? Is the…
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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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