Fate of the Markets Rests Within the Bonds
After nearly 3 weeks going straight up stocks took a rest today led down by the RUT, which was the leader on the upside. After 14 straight up days one red candle doesn't mean anything. I want to turn your attention to what matters most for this market. The bond market is at a pivotal…
If Long be Nimble, If Short Duration Over Direction!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. In this weekend edition we are going to dive into the many inflection points across the markets. The dollar index is standing at a 14 year high yet no one is talking about what this means for the S&P 500 companies who get half of their revenue from overseas.…
This Is What to Short
This is what to short in today's market. In an overblown market there are lots of shorting opportunities. Here is the best shorting opportunity in the market today...
Opportunity Knocks in Volatile Markets
Volatility once again has been smashed down to near record lows. In this weekend's video let's review the different opportunities in the volatility markets and which volatility products to avoid...
Are You Comfortable With Your Positions?
How can you determine your risk and be comfortable with your risk over the long duration? TheoTraders have a mantra - duration over direction. In tonight's video I will show you how to use BETA weighting to determine your over all risk in the market.
A Contrarian Trader's Dream
A first blush look at the S&P and you would think this is a quiet market. However, extreme moves are happening everywhere as the industries tends to get too bullish or too bearish too soon. Tech continues to get destroyed. For example, China took a shot at the new administration saying that AAPL iphone sales…
The Volatility is Not Over, Keep Your Helmet On
Volatility is not over or dead and there are opportunities in the market right here and right now. The Stock indexes are moving in line with their expected moves as the options market is telling you in advance where to expect the market to be.Let's take a look at some of those opportunities....
An Epic Trading Day
An Epic Trading Session Leads to a Massive Market Bifurcation. The only thing more shocking than the election results was the market reaction to those results. After going limit down over night in the S&P Futures the market rallies today. Did everyone have the market's reaction to a Trump win wrong or is the first…
FBI Rally or Dead Cat Bounce?
The 9 day losing streak was abruptly ended by the FBI rally last night. The move we saw today was mostly made overnight as futures opened up 25 points and continued the rally until the close of the cash session today. All of the loses over the last 9 days have been make back. If…
Uncertainty Prevails With Volatility At Extremes
After 9 down days don't get fooled into thinking that the 10th day needs to be an up day in terms of volatility. There is still a 50/50 chance that Monday could be an up day or down day. What you need to pay attention to more is the risk you have exposed. In this…