Options Trading Webinar: Carley Garner on Commodities, Currencies and Charts We welcomed Carley Garner to our weekly webinar series and talked about everything from commodities and currencies to charts and The Fed. Carley is an experienced futures and options broker and a prolific author and world-class educator. Her books include “Currency Trading in the FOREX and…
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Not all chat rooms are created equal – something that Suz Smith and I have learned from experience over the years. When we decided to create the Explosive Options Chat Room, we had three basic rules: All levels of skills and knowledge would be welcome. No question would ever be considered stupid. We would use…
DetailsChipotle has been one of the brightest stars in the restaurant group, boasting robust growth metrics and solid earnings – the envy of the industry. The stock has always been expensive, as the market has allowed it a greater multiple to compensate for enormous growth potential. But the recent e-Coli outbreak that originated at their…
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Options trading in 2016 has been tough – and that’s probably a gross understatement. This market is proving there is very little reason to step in and buy for longer than a few hours (maybe a full day, but no longer than that!). Yet, so many want to get in on this very oversold market.…
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We have come to that point: The Fed has painted themselves into the corner with their current policy, and the only real way out is to distribute the pain to the markets. Here’s what going on with Fed policy now – and what to expect this year. The Fed currently seems quite confident about the…
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Options Trading Webinar: Trading Strategies from TheStreet’s Jill Malandrino One of our favorite webinar guests returned for this webinar. Jill Malandrino, who I’ve nicknamed The Firecracker, is a dynamic guest and educator. She is the Product Development Manager for TheStreet’s OptionsProfits, a market site reporter for the NASDAQ, and co-host of Morning Call with T3Live.…
DetailsNot many stocks have escaped the brunt of selling in this new year, so it’s not easy to find a name that still has good relative strength. One exception is the old-line tech name name AT&T, which has so far escaped the intense selling – and is actually up so far this year. Take a…
Detailsh3>Options Trading Webinar: Marc Chaikin and Bob Lang On Trading in 2016 Marc Chaikin, friend of explosiveoptions.net introduced Bob Lang, presented some great content about trading options in a tough environment. Marc and Bob always has incredible insights to share. If his name rings a bell, you are likely familiar with Chaikin Analytics, his platform…
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The VIX is an indicator that measures market volatility, and it has had its fair share of ups and downs since 2013. As we see from the chart below, the range has been very wide, moving from the 10’s up to the low 50’s. But what is interesting on this daily chart is the similarities…
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After finishing the first full week of trading in 2016, there was nothing to be happy about. This was the worst start ever in the history of the stock market, and it all points to some more bad activity on the horizon. With earnings season around the corner, there is nary a stock that is…
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