Feeling the Wrath of Volatility
Outliers leading to more outlier events! Weekly percentage Moves SPX Expected Move--last week-- 78.38 (expected move)--next week-- 125.77 VVIX was the preeminent indicator, yep we warned you Back in the Hurt Locker! aka: The Volaility Box Bonds UP, market tanked! market musical chairs, music stopped... you find a seat? Tech will be the epicenter of…
Markets Snap Back Hard to Gravity
Don made a specific point to highlight the quiet yet aggressive buying activity in bonds - along with the VIX Volatility Index - that showed us that something big was moving behind the scenes. Today, we realize now what that was. Stocks across the board - in fact all 500 S&P 500 index components -…
Are You Living on the Bullish Edge?
For the second day in a row money is rotating out of financials into big technology. The market seems to be posed for a big move in either direction. Be ready for some wild trading activity during the remainder of this week.
The Incredibly Unusual Thing about Today
You're not alone if you felt confused about today's trading activity and the divergence between the majority of negative stocks and the continued upward action of the indexes, especially the NASDAQ. That's in large part to market cap leaders such as Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) that made new all-time highs with the /NQ, but…
The Bullish Point of No Return?
Financials lead the way as the XLF level closes above the crucial 26.50 level. BA helps lift the Dow higher and risk on trades in the energy sector. Here's the key stocks to watch this week...
Game Changer or Short of a Lifetime in the Markets?
Employment Situation-- missed the broad-side of a barn-- dragging out instability within employment-- will the FED will tapper the asset purchases? Anything but normal…--SPX smashes the weekly Expected Move SPX Expected Move--last week-- 78.31 (expected)--next week-- 78.38 Bonds-- we are back baby! -- bonds crushed and the range is broken-- rate are a flyin' Outsized…
Airline Stocks Take Flight Today
In case you missed it, some of the strongest stocks in the SP500 today weren't financials, but airline stocks. That's in large part because these same airline stocks have lost so much value over the last month. However today was the day aggressive call spreads and bullish 'fade' or reversal duration positions went in the…
Chaos in the Streets, Green on the Screen
Learn an important lesson in risk/reward in these markets. No matter what your market bias is you must know how to sustain positions even when you're wrong.
Taking the Rally Seriously - Stock Scan for New Highs in Play
Bullish hedges against bearish positions are paying off and we may need more of them as this rally gains strength and the market breaks higher, possibly through a strong rally ahead. The NASDAQ is 100 points off an all-time high while the SP500 plays catch-up, but catch-up it certainly can. In tonight's video, Corey highlights…
All Eyes on Market Volatility
All eyes were on volatility today as the S&P’s continued to grind higher throughout the day. Don takes a look at the two sectors that have driven trade lately, the Financials and the Monsters of Tech and explains how the S&P still lags behind some strange sector rotations – What Gives?