Last week, President Trump announced his intention to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports (25% and 10% respectively). Though the ink is not dry – this is only a blueprint – the markets did not react well and continued a decline that started earlier in the week. Why are tariffs a bad idea? From…
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How to Trade During Market Corrections – Webinar Recap Market corrections were pretty scarce in 2017 – and then we were shocked into reality when February hit. It was a good reminder that the markets will pull back and that you need to be prepared. During this options trading webinar, we discussed: How to know…
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Mr. Softy is back! Microsoft has looked good for a couple of years now, but the recent action is quite constructive. Based on what I’m seeing in the chart, there could be more upside to come. Money flow has remained positive, turnover has been solid and option call buying has been decent. The recent pullback took…
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Equity markets continue to respond to higher interest rates on the long end of the bond yield curve, but thankfully the Fed is looking at the big picture – and they see a curve that is shifting upward. This is positive, so why is everyone freaking out? Higher interest rates are a good thing First…
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How to Manage Volatile Market Movements – Webinar Recap Having trouble sleeping at night with such a volatile market? You’ll love this options trading webinar with Toni Turner. She is a popular educator, sought-after speaker and accomplished technical analyst. She and Bob Lang focused their discussion on how to manage volatile market movements, including: A…
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Surprised by the big rally off the lows of the 10% stock market correction? It certainly left many investors and traders dizzy. The rollercoaster ride that we were on is very different from previous corrections. The enormous move in volatility came at such a breakneck speed that if you blinked, you may have missed it.…
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Why You Need LEAPS in Your Options Trading Toolbox – Webinar Recap Ready to up your game and add some new tools to your options trading approach? During this options trading webinar, we discussed LEAPS, which are advanced options trading strategies that allow you to play a highly volatile market. Given the recent market action,…
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You are probably feeling panicked after the chaos last week, so let’s take a step back and look at the stock market turmoil as objectively as possible. The recent downdraft is suffocating markets and players; it is uncomfortable at best and quite scary at worst. Never in market history has the Dow Industrials dropped 1,000…
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Weight Watchers has been on a roll in 2018, and it’s not all due to the Oprah effect. The stock usually surges at the start of each year when people vow to get healthy and lose weight (who knows how it ends, but those resolutions are rampant!). After some sideways action in the 40’s and…
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by Liz Gurdus After several days of a rapid-fire sell-off that rattled global markets, CNBC’s Jim Cramer and technician Bob Lang took to the charts to prove that some stocks (like FANG stocks) are still worth investors’ time. Lang, the founder of ExplosiveOptions.net and one of the three market minds behind TheStreet.com’s Trifecta Stocks newsletter,…
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