The Rally Goes On and Shorts Feel the Heat
Today the SPX has once again moved exactly to its expected move. Whether you're long or short this market in tonight's video let's look at what the expected move is and how to determine your risk...
What to Do in a Market that Does Nothing...
Friday saw another day of all time highs in the Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P. The Russell trailing just slightly. This past week saw another week of movement within the expected move. In this extended weekend edition let's look at why the options market is so quiet and what you can do about it...
Bonds on the Verge of a Breakout, Lookout Financials!
Another new high in the Nasdaq 100 while the rest of the major indexes trail behind. The only financial instrument moving significantly this week has been Bonds. Bonds closed at a 3 week high and interest rates plummeted. In tonight's video we will look at what this means for the markets specifically the financials that…
Buy and Bail Straddles are in Play
A quiet post Super Bowl trading session saw stocks mixed and treasuries rise. The one and half point rise in the 30 year is a significant move; however, the reaction from stocks was muted. In tonight's video let's review one of my favorite weekly options strategies for markets like this...
Deregulation Rally in Financials Fails to Breach New Highs
Stocks rallied on Friday led by the deregulation talk in the financial sector and a better than expected jobs report. The major indexes and market sectors were unable to hit new post election highs on the good news. Volatility remains suppressed across the board despite the sell off in big tech stock names. These are…
The Underpinnings in the Market Begin to Slip, Are you Ready?
Equities looked to snap its recent losing streak this morning and then ended the day flat. This morning saw very strong economic data (ADP private jobs and manufacturing data), coupled with a big earnings beat out of Dow component and tech giant Apple (AAPL) overnight. The Fed ended their 2 day meeting with no interest-rate…
Signs of Volatility Emerging?
Stocks started lower…finishing there as well…with major averages posting one of their worst sessions in months amid uncertainty following the immigration policy enacted by the Trump administration this weekend. The news weighed heavily on transportation stocks - airlines specifically. President Trump today signed an executive order to slash regulations and said will reveal his Supreme…
A Low Volatility/High Risk Marketplace with Plenty of Opportunities
Stocks ended the day little changed, trading in a very narrow range throughout (an 8-point range for the S&P 500), as markets felt “tired” given the recent surge to all-time highs this week. The Dow Industrials topped the 20K level for the first time on Wednesday and the S&P 500 the 2,300 level yesterday, holding…
With Markets at ALL time Highs What are YOUR Risks?
U.S. stocks advanced today, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500, Russell 2000 and Dow each posting new all-time highs. The Dow finally topped the 20,000 level on a continued rally that has been propelled by expectations of stronger economic growth and government spending under the new Trump’s administration. It was a similar picture in Europe as…
Skew Remains Large in a Tale of Two Markets
U.S. stock averages opened the day in negative territory, but pared losses into to the close for 9th time in the last 10 trading day. Most of the news of the day focused around Donald Trump and several policy changes on his first working business day in the new administration. The NASDAQ bounced more than…