Scientific Games put together such an amazing performance on Monday, the company deserves a round of applause. After gapping higher, the stock steadily moved higher as turnover started to swell. The stock was trading at a clip of about 8x its average volume. Clearly, institutions were coming on board. Then Scientific Games flew above resistance…
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When quantitative easing (also referred to as QE) was put into place by The Fed following the global financial crisis in 2009, critics could not wait to pounce on the unusual monetary policy. The Fed was ridiculed for shoring up the banks (and thus the stock market). They were criticized for bringing interest rates down…
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Options Trading Webinar: Dramatic Changes in the Retail Sector This options trading webinar focused on an area that has been going through major upheaval: the retail sector. Leading the discussion was Stacey Widlitz, President of SW Retail Advisors Inc., a consulting firm that advises financial institutions and corporations on global retail market intelligence. You may…
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I am asked quite often how I have managed to stick around as an options trader for as long as I have – more than fifteen years and counting. The long answer is that I’ve studied my successes and failures along the way and learned how I behave under certain conditions and deal with adversity.…
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Options Trading Webinar: Where to Invest, Earnings, Tax Reform, and More We covered a lot of territory during this options trading webinar, so sit down and pull up a chair! Joining me for this great discussion was Lindsey Bell, an Investment Strategist at CFRA who helps determine appropriate asset class allocation and equity sector level…
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Wynn Resorts is one of my favorite names. It has been a solid performer in 2017, and it doesn’t appear to be losing steam. The chart shows a series of higher highs and higher lows, with volume levels surging on up days. Price action has been solidly bullish, and most indicators are showing strong buy…
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by Elizabeth Gurdus As investors shy away from the technology sector for fear that parts of it are overvalued, Jim Cramer wanted to make the case for three cloud stocks that he believes have more room to run. “In the last few weeks, stocks of cloud kingpins like Salesforce.com, Workday [and] Red Hat have all…
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Stock market distribution is on everyone’s mind right now. Distribution brings a lot of uncertainty, making it hard to form a trading strategy. So let’s jump in and look at what it is, why it’s hard to read, and what to do about it. What is stock market distribution? First things first: One of the…
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Options Trading Webinar: Where Are the Markets Headed? Well, we made it through the first half of 2017, and what a half it was! The markets have been on a winning streak, the indices have been hitting all-time highs, and volatility remains low. So now is the time to ask, where are the markets headed?…
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As the markets continue to move higher and experience low volatility, we are hearing constant chatter about reaching a market top. Naturally, these predictions rarely come with a calendar date, ensuring that these foolish prognostications are correct at some point in the future (just like how a broken clock is right twice a day). For…
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