Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
“It’s May 15th — markets couldn’t be more bullish. Time to get tactical.” Alright, good morning everyone — tech gremlins hit early today, but we’re live, we’re in the room, and we’re rolling. Thirty days ago? Uncertainty.Today? Market’s ripping — and everything looks different.Let’s break down why, and what we do with it.…
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
"It’s CPI Day — market pops, then flops. Let’s talk about it." Alright, folks — Garrett here, barely slept, powering through whatever flu variant just walked in from daycare, but we’re live and we’re locked in. CPI just hit, came in at 2.3% — lower than expected — and like clockwork, the market…
Don’t Fight the Bull - Embrace It
I can’t blame investors for being skeptical at all. After a six-week stretch like the one we just came through, with its huge swings on the big indexes, the rise and fall… and rise… of critical sectors, and chaotic, near-total uncertainty from day to day, people are feeling punch-drunk. And so when stocks exploded off…
What to Do As the Market Brings a "Pain Trade" Moment
You hear the term "pain trade" thrown around the financial media sometimes. Here's the Cliff's Notes definition: It's the trade that delivers the most pain to the most investors. As the market rallies nearly 3%, it's time for us to reckon with our pain trade. What's going to cause the greatest amount of pain to…
Understanding Options Starts Here
If you’re just starting to trade options — or trying to sharpen the edge on how you think about risk — this afternoon’s breakdown is for you. We pulled back from the noise, walked through a handful of real-world examples, and revisited two of the most foundational concepts in options trading: probability of profit (POP)…
Monday, May 12, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
“It’s May 12th — the market just exploded, and everyone who wasn’t ready is saying, ‘I missed it.’” Alright folks, heads up — I’m fighting allergies today, but the market doesn’t care, and neither do I. Over the weekend something happened — and we came in this morning to a rocket ship open:…
TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: The Money Flows Never Lie
We’re heading into a new week with stocks ripping to the upside following positive developments on the trade front between the U.S. and China. Over the past few weeks, I’ve pointed out how the market’s internals have dramatically improved, and how we’re seeing leadership from the right sectors coming out of a potential bottom. This…
The Market’s Waiting… and Waiting… and Waiting for Tariff Relief
Jerome Powell and the Fed gave us nothing this week - they gave nothing because they know nothing. That left markets with no catalysts; nothing to rally on, nothing to tank on, either. What that looks like is a calm market, but this market isn’t calm… …it’s coiling up. Like a trap. This stagnant S&P…
Friday, May 9, 2025 - TheoLIVE Market Masters
“It’s Friday, May 9th — we’re green, we’re live, and we’re trading setups into the weekend.” Good morning, folks — it’s Friday, and we’re set up for a solid session. Momentum’s green, futures are holding firm around 5,700, crude’s up, and we’ve got Tony Rago joining live at 9:00 AM to walk through…
Bears Get Hibernation All Wrong
Over the past few weeks, I’ve presented both the bullish and bearish cases for the stock market. We continue to see steps made in the right direction, although full confirmation of a bottom from a technical standpoint has yet to be achieved. This year’s volatility has managed to scare a fair share of market participants,…