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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Options Trading Webinar: Marc Chaikin On Trading in 2016 We are starting 2016 off with one of our favorite guests, Marc Chaikin, who always has incredible insights to share. If his name rings a bell, you are likely familiar with Chaikin Analytics, his platform that puts the power of proven stock research tools and revolutionary…
DetailsDollar Tree is looking primed and ready to rise. As you can see in the stock chart below, it’s currently sitting near old highs – even with the dreadful action we experienced on Monday. The stock has historically been an exceptional performer when markets are weak, so while others were being hammered lower, Dollar Tree…
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With the beginning of a new year upon us, it is the perfect time to reflect on your trading over the past year, dig in to see what worked and fix what didn’t work, and look at how to improve your trading in the new year. As we all know, last year was a very…
DetailsTrading and investing can be a tough and lonely business, witness the challenges presented in the year 2015. Markets were mostly down, commodities like oil and gold were hammered but some stocks rose sharply, like Netflix and Amazon (the two best performers in the SPX 500). If you were bearish commodities during the year you…
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