During our last options insights webinar of the year, I ran through an end of year market analysis for options traders. I talked about: the current market behavior and massive move up in stocks over the past couple of days the affect of low crude oil prices on options trading the basic process of trading…
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As long as there is this ridiculous linkage between the S&P 500 Index and the price of crude oil, Jim Cramer of Mad Money on CNBC is going to try to explain the relationship between the two. What better way to predict the direction of these two elements than to consult the charts? Cramer and…
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The last Fed meeting of 2014 will conclude today, Fed Chair Yellen will hold a press conference following their policy decision, and the committee will provide an update of economic projections (the last update came after the September meeting). We should not expect much change from the last statement, as the economy continues to move…
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Today I presented a special options insights webinar covering all of the options trading strategies in one of my eBooks, “Yes, You Do Have Options.”If you are new to options trading, this webinar is for you! It’s a great educational session that covered many aspects of trading (options, stocks and commodities), techniques for trading options,…
DetailsThis week, the Fed is holding a two day meeting, their last of 2014, during which they will announce an updated Federal Reserve policy. The committee will release economic projections for the economy, followed by a press conference with Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Having studied the moves of the Fed for years, I do not…
DetailsThe markets have been unusually active since Thanksgiving. During the last five days, we saw the worst price action for markets in a few years: The Dow Industrials dropped nearly 800 points from the high it set on Monday morning The SPX 500 fell a staggering 3.7%, also off of an all-time high The Russell…
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During this week’s second webinar, we jumped right into a discussion about the recent market volatility, which remains on everyone’s mind – especially since the big swings of late have provided some great trading opportunities. We discussed the big drop in crude oil and its positive and negative effects on the economy, as well as…
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The big Apple (stock) is the most widely watched name on the planet. Interest never wanes as we eagerly await the next product or gadget. The new iPhone 6 seems to be setting sales records daily and is probably the hottest tech product for the holidays. As a result, the stock moved out to new…
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Today was a special Tuesday edition of my webinar series, and I got things kicked off talking about the recent volatility, which was somewhat expected with a low VIX and high complacency, before I covered some trade ideas. Then our guest, Ashraf Laidi (ashraflaidi.com), an FX currency specialist, gave a great presentation on the latest…
DetailsMany analysts have been talking about the impending rise in the Fed Funds Rate, as the current Federal Reserve Policy is ZIRP, or zero interest rate policy, an extreme accommodation that has been in place for more than five years. Naturally, the Fed has been overly cautious and careful not to rock the boat. They…
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