Are the Bears Back in Town?
-Bulls fold under inflationary reality -3931 its back! -Financials / rates -If rally dollar is bad...this is going to hurt -What is the read on volatility? Get your trade on - This week's Profits and Losses -Covered short calls SPY, /ES, and /MES -Catapults on FIRE! -Opened new premium sales in SP500 -In/Out spread JPM…
NVDA Earnings Pop Helps Tech Lead and the S&P Hold the Line
The market was on the verge of breaking a key short-term support, but the opening gap following the earnings report from NVDA helped buoy the market. The positive impact helped tech be the leading sector today along with Energy, but also helped the S&P 500 hold its key 4000 support level. (NVDA, BTU, ARKK, EEM,…
The Good, the Bad, and the Market Getting Ugly?
Markets at a key inflection point. Bonds are the verge of sending rates to the highest they've been in a generation. The S&P is tangling on the edge of a cliff. The Fed minutes released today did nothing to sway the market in either direction. The next few days are crucial to markets.
Volatile Selloff Starts the Shortened Trading Week: Your Big-Picture Guide
Stock indexes slid 2% today with the small-cap Russell 2000 taking the biggest hit of the selling, as it ended the day down 3%. Bonds also slid lower, hitting our targets from prior videos as detailed in tonight's update. We highlight the split-earnings outcome of retailers Home Depot (HD) and Wal-Mart (WMT) and set the…
Should Traders Fear 0 Day Expiration Risk?
-SP500 finished the week massively UNCHED! -reviewing sectors -0 DTE risk becomes the talk of the trading town! -SPX, SPY, and the /ES -suppression of volatility -dynamics of the hedge Get your trade on - This week's Profits and Losses -closed short calls for 50% gains x 3!! -opened new catapult /ES vs SBUX SPX…
Rally Fades Amid Backdrop of Inflation & Volatility Risk
Today's hot PPI inflation data was supposed to bring the bears out of hibernation. However, the intraday rally seemingly proved the resilience of the bulls as they kept fighting the Fed. The bullish sentiment faded quickly in the last hour as bearish order was restored. With all of the talk of 0 DTE option volumes,…
Will Markets Hit a Wall of Economic Reality?
Hot jobs report, hot CPI print, and hot retail numbers doesn't cool off the market. PPI numbers come out tomorrow and Fed speakers are lining up to jaw bone the markets. The question on the mind of all market participants is at what point will the market hit a wall?
CPI Inflation Surprises, but does not Move, Markets
The higher (hotter) than expected inflation data surprise in this morning's Consumer Price Index report did surprise the market, but by the closing bell most markets affected were "massively unchanged." In tonight's video, we unpack the "surprise lack" of movement and put it in context of the bigger picture and where key markets are…
Will CPI Break this Rally?
In today's video we look at the anticipated CPI data reporting on Tuesday morning. We discussed what CPI is and how the monthly CPI inflation rate can rise while the yearly rate can fall. We discussed what we can anticipate with a higher-than-anticipated CPI number and a lower-than-anticipated number, focusing primarily on interest rates and…
Is the Bear Market Rally Over?
-VVIX, Bonds, Dollar -TSLA, NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL -financials have yet to break -/ES 4106 make or break -Find LOVE in CPI Day Get your trade on - This week's Profits and Losses -MS, PFE, QQQ catapult SPX Expected Move - -last week- 76.53 (expected move 5 day week) -next week- 104.08 (expected move 5…