Getting Short the 830 pound AMZN Gorilla
Watch tonight's video for a TheoTrade idea. AMZN is displaying a 2 standard deviation move to the upside in the last 10 trading sessions making the stock movement statistically significant whereby providing a contrarian setup. Additionally, market technicians Jeff Bierman and Doc Severson have pointed out the RSI Laguerre is displaying highly overbought and the…
Loving the Levels but Short Japan!
Here are the levels we continue to watch intra-day. These levels have been holding for the last few weeks and once again we are at a key level. Also, let's take a close look at a trade set up...
Is This Juice Worth the Squeeze?
You need to ask yourself how much risk do you want to take in the short duration? The expected moves are just based on probability. Options premium is being suppressed across the board. What happens when we wake up one day to a spike in volatility? This seems to be happening more frequently. The risks…
SPX Pegs Risk Perfectly
Bank of Japan and Janet Yellen are now in our rearview mirror. Markets rallied right into our resistance zone that we have been watching for the last few weeks. Tomorrow will be a key day. After Fed announcements the first move may not always be the last one. We are living in one of the…
Bond Markets Are Feeling the Fear
Bonds are showing a higher volatility than the overall stock market. Let's see how this impacts the financial stocks and our current positions...
Levels to Trade By and Volatility on the Horizon
Here are the key levels this week to watch in the S&P. These key levels in the S&P will dictate order flow to all the major stocks you trade. With the Bank of Japan and the Fed announcing this week here are some of the trades to keep your eye on...
Sell the Rallies, Traders are Buying Risk Protection
AAPL trying to hold markets together on news of stronger than expected iPhone sales. However, there's a few areas that traders are not watching - VVIX, Financials, and Utilities. Let's look at these areas in detail. Also, get my recommendation for the rest of the week...
They Pulled Us Back In
What a difference a day makes. The dovish Fed official who on Friday was thought to go hawkish has remained dovish today. Yes the market is spastic. This news ignited a rally right into the ball of risk level that we have been discussing for the last 7 weeks. Where do we go from here?…
This is Just the Beginning
You want volatility? We got volatility! The markets had the largest move on Friday since Brexit. First, I want to give you an idea of how intense the selling got. Next, TheoTraders must be prepared for what's coming. The selling we saw on Friday may be just the beginning. Stocks that got the hit hardest…
Facebook Sets Up for a Short Trade
A fun fact for TheoTraders - real volatility in the market is now at an historic low. Never before has the market seen less movement and today was no different with the indexes moving 0%. In a market like this you need to look at specific stocks for set ups. Tonight I'll share with you…