Interested in trading for income? In this three-part series for advanced traders, I will share with you the top methods I use to generate monthly returns for my clients. I’ll cover directional trades, non directional trades, and trend following methods. Directional Trades You’re probably already aware of – and use – the basic strategy of…
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Options Trading Webinar: Trading Veteran Rob Moreno Analyzes the Markets I was thrilled to welcome back Rob Moreno for another options trading webinar, as he is a font of trading knowledge. Rob has successfully managed his own account for more than 25 years, and he’s a former member of both the New York Cotton Exchange and…
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Oil has been one of the best asset class performers in 2016, rising a stout 10% even as crude oil supplies are adjusted upward. Last weekend’s meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC members didn’t help oil, as they were unable to settle on a supply cut, thus putting even more pressure on the commodity. Yet, by…
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by Abigail Stevenson Media stocks have been leading the charge higher since February, with the group up 13 percent on average. Considering that just last year the entire media cohort was in free-fall over television subscriber worries, Jim Cramer found this remarkable. “Clearly this whole group is back in vogue on the Wall Street fashion…
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The airwaves have been filled with quite a bit of noise about the Fed and where they are with policy (aka, interest rate hikes). Both hawks and doves have been vocal, and I think it’s safe to say that every single committee member has been sharing their opinion – sometimes flip-flopping. But we should really…
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Options Trading Webinar: Market and Chart Review Because April is typically a strong month for the markets, this options trading webinar focused on the current state of the markets and promising charts. And sure enough, the markets are picking up. The bulls were out in force earlier this week after news broke that a cut in…
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By Tony Owusu During Tuesday’s “Off the Charts” segment on Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ program, Cramer discussed recent pullbacks in the Internet sector and whether there were opportunities to buy low amid investor consternation. “So which is it? Are the major online tech plays overextended and the recent profit-takers right to nail down their gains?…
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Goldcorp is one of the oldest and largest names in the precious metals sector. They’re a unique player because they mine for gold, silver, copper, and zinc – similar to their competitor Freeport McMoran (but without with the oil/gas business). Over the past few years, their chart has looked just awful. When gold fell sharply,…
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As we head into earnings season for Q1 2016 and face monthly options expiration, it is a great time to do some market analysis. Analysts have lowered the expectations bar significantly, and in many cases, companies will only have to “walk over the bar” to meet analyst numbers. The stock market reflects this discounting, so…
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Options Trading Webinar: How To Find Opportunities During Earnings Season Following the close of each quarter, all publicly traded companies issue earnings reports for the previous quarter – it is commonly referred to as earnings season. Now that Q1 is behind us, we are gearing up for our next earnings season. Are you ready? During…
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