How to Use TrendSpider to Find Winning Trades – Webinar Recap I’ve been using TrendSpider, a rather robust technical analysis platform, for a couple of years now, and it’s become an indispensable part of my trading toolbox. Jake Wujastyk, a member of the founding team, joined me for this options trading webinar to discuss: How to…
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Traders always need to watch volatility (via the VIX indicator), especially the term structure, which looks several months into the future. VIX futures give us a good idea of where the big money is going at certain points in time. In the short term, we learn if protection will pay off (it will when the…
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As a trader, you have so many options when it comes to interpreting current market behavior. And therein lies the problem: where do you start? Because less is more, I always start with price action (the king of the indicators). How to interpret current market behavior Below is the S&P 500 chart, which we’ll reference…
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How to Get into the Right Trading Mindset – Webinar Recap Successful options traders have much more than technical know-how in their toolbox. While it’s important to analyze technical indicators and chart patterns, it’s arguably more important to get into the right trading mindset. You need to be able to manage your emotions if you…
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Financial analysts have started speculating that we are in a stock market bubble. Based on my experience with the dotcom market bubble, I’m not so sure we’re in one … yet. Are we in a stock market bubble? It’s important to know that most people who “see” a bubble are not in it. They are…
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In 2000, I learned some very valuable – and expensive – lessons that still guide my trading today. It all started during the go-go 1990s, and it ended in spectacular fashion when the dotcom market bubble burst. I made every mistake during the dotcom market bubble If you were bullish, the 1990s were really fun.…
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If you’re new to trading, you might find it hard to believe that you can win with bullish trades during a bear market. Lo and behold, that’s what we’ve been doing here at Explosive Options since the markets plummeted in March. Our portfolio is up handsomely YTD – more than 40%. As an options trader,…
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I hate to break it to you, but trying to position yourself to reap a windfall during a stock market crash will cost you a great deal of your wealth. Instead of taking advantage of trade opportunities, you’ll sit there with your hands tied … waiting. And when the crash comes, you might completely miss…
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If your portfolio has been suffering through this bear market, you are probably dealing with a trading bias. It can happen to any of us. You want a trade to work no matter what and become blind to the clues embedded in the charts. I know this behavior well, because I used to struggle with…
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The Technical Indicators We Use to Guide Our Trading – Webinar Recap Here at Explosive Options, we don’t rely on fundamentals, media pundits or our emotions to make options trades. We use technical indicators to analyze charts and guide our buying and selling decisions. In this options trading webinar, we discuss the indicators in depth: Why…
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