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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Options Trading Webinar: State of the Market from Commodities to Volatility If you want a deep dive into what is going on in the stock market, this options trading webinar was created just for you. One of the industry’s top trading educators, Mish Schneider, joined Bob Lang for a fantastic analysis. A little more about…
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by Abigail Stevenson @A_StevensonCNBC – Pharmaceutical stocks fell out of favor after the election and suddenly caught fire again, leaving Jim Cramer to turn to the charts to determine if the pharma rally can continue. To gain further insight from the charts, Cramer spoke with technician Bob Lang, founder of ExplosiveOptions.net and a colleague of…
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Does the name Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) ring a bell? Back in the day, it was a major player in the PC world and Intel’s biggest competitor. As Darwinism took hold, many companies migrated to Intel chips and products. AMD was left out in the cold. A few years ago, AMD bought ATI, a smaller…
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