Under Armour (UA) has been one of the better retail plays in a group that is gasping for air. There are very deep concerns around consumer spending trends, but for those companies with the right combination of quality merchandise, style, pricing and consumer focus, well, things are looking pretty good. Despite its competition, Under Armour…
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As options traders, we constantly search for the holy grail that will show us what will happen on the right edge of the chart. Naturally, we cannot see the future, but we can set ourselves up for a big payday, the kind that puts us on another level financially, mentally, and emotionally. There is no…
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Suz Smith and I recently sat down to chat about a variety of advanced options trading strategies, all of which can be found every day in our active chat room. I kicked off the discussion with a look at how the markets respond to volatility (the current low volatility environment is a result of complacent…
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The new highs are all anyone can talk about, and yes, we could have hit a bit of a top. No need to panic, though! After a modest pullback, we’re probably looking at higher prices on the horizon as long as volatility stays low. Speaking of volatility, the VIX still hovers around 12%, which is…
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GoPro (GPRO) is a newly issued stock – they only went public a few months ago – so there is not much in the way of chart history. However, the stock is starting to look sharp once again. As you may recall, the IPO brought in some big buyers, and the stock surged up toward…
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This market does not make life easy, does it? What we would all prefer is some predictability about the action and a few reliable patterns that show us exactly where markets are going (more on that later). It seems impossible to establish a rhythm to our trading/investing. We are unable to find the flow as markets…
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This week’s guest on our Options Insights webinar was Stocktwits founder Howard Lindzon, and he provided us with some great market and trading insights – I wouldn’t expect any less! He covered social media trends and how they are evolving, and he looked back to look forward, explaining what we can see in the future…
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Are airline stocks about to takeoff? We know the play on words may be somewhat tired—the charts, however, are anything but. According to my analysis, there’s good reason for shareholders to buckle up ahead of an expected ascent – and Jim Cramer agrees, saying fundamentals confirm the outlook. Delta Airlines (DAL) Although shares have marched…
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The biotechs have had a remarkable resurgence this summer led by the best and biggest names like Gilead Sciences, Celgene, Amgen, Biogen-Idec and Regeneron. This group was just hammered mercilessly in the spring but has come back strong to lead the markets once again, much like it did last fall. While the big names seem obvious…
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One of the things options traders (and stock traders) struggle with is the mental game that comes with trading. You will be hard-pressed to find a single person who trades daily and remains unaffected by the market’s emotional displays. The market, price action, and trading volume are a sea of emotions, all of which you…
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