Small Caps a Leading Indicator?
We're finally starting to see the typical market structure kick in on the daily chart, and as expected, traders are starting to hedge against the "unexpected" with tonight's SOTU speech...
Complacency Prevails on the Eve of a Risk Event
If you missed today's trading day you didn't miss much. Indexes moved sideways on very light volume. A complacent market will move at some point. Could tomorrow's State of the Union address be that catalyst? Let's take a look...
The Volatility Monster is Lurking
The major indexes ended the shortened week slightly off all time highs. Where is the volatility? That is the big question on every trader's mind. In this important weekend edition we will dissect the various sectors and the market in search of volatility and the opportunities they might present...
A Change in Character Under the Hood
Stocks off all time highs today. In tonight's video we look under the hood to see if there was a change in character in the market. Last week we discussed how a weak opening was bought throughout the day. Today we saw something different with a strong opening being sold throughout the day. Is this…
Strategy for Low Volatility Market
A very quiet sideways day with the FOMC minutes barely even to get any life out of the market. That sucking sound you hear is the volatility being sucked out of the market. Not only is volatility near all time lows, but this one of the longest stretches of volatility this low that we have…
Three Thoughts on This Rally and How I'm Trading Now
You may or may not be sick of hearing - stocks hit all time highs yet again today. In tonight's video I want to give you three thoughts on this rally and how I'm trading now...
Strategies for This Market - When Low Volatility Meets High Skew
All of the major indexes closed the week slightly off all time highs. The low volatility and high SKEW has drained the options market of many of the most widely used strategies. In this extended weekend video let's review what volatility and SKEW is, why it's important, and look at the limited options strategies that…
Rare Exhaustion Signal = Upcoming Range?
Light selling today across the board as traders take profits at all time highs. In tonight's video let's look at a rare exhaustion signal and one strategy that we rarely would recommend, but might be the right one for this market...
Risk on the Rise as Markets Hit Record Levels
You may or may not be tired of hearing this - new record highs across all of the major indexes were hit today. In tonight's video we will revisit the expected move for the week and look at what the market expects for the next 2 days. Please note in the video I erroneously mention…
Watch Out for the GroundHog Day Effect
This morning as Fed Chairwoman Yellen spoke and the markets sold off not many thought we would end the day at new all time highs across the major indexes. Yet here we are. In tonight's video let's look at the best way to tell if the market will end higher or lower intraday. This is…