Bearish Wakeup Call for Mortgage REITs Like AGNC?
AGNC Unusual Option Activity Report It’s been remarkable how well corporate bonds and mortgage REITs like AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) have held up amidst the route in Treasury bonds. As the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield approaches 1.5%, the perception of risk potential may be finally changing. This change is bearish for riskier assets like…
Dip Buyers Back or More Selling Coming?
Dip buyers bring the market back from the brink. Massive rotations continue to send the market on a roller coaster ride. Here's what I expect to see in the next 2 days of trading...
Today's Scan for Key Stocks Stronger than the Market
Though the SP500 pulled back lower today, some key stocks outperformed the market to make new 52-week highs, and in some cases, new all-time highs. In tonight's video, Corey highlights these key stocks and then discusses broader money flow in the markets, including quick comments on Crude Oil (/CL), Gold (/GC), and Bonds in play…
EXC Option Activity A Good Sign for Utilities
EXC Unusual Option Activity Report If you’ve been watching Treasury bonds lately, it’s been brutal and, as a result, utilities like Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC) haven’t done well. See, this type of rising interest rate market favors low duration companies. However, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield approaches 1.5%, it may start to trigger…
Energy Stock Option Activity Explodes on Goldman Forecast
Oil Unusual Option Activity Report In case you were wondering when the oil rally would end, it’s not quite yet. At least that’s what today’s price and option’s activity would seem to indicate. The catalyst appears to be coming from an upgraded oil price forecast from Goldman Sachs based on improved fundamentals. Today’s rally is…
Higher Rates are Taking a Toll on Markets
A tale of two markets. Today tech got rocked as money flowed out of them into financials, energy, and airline stocks. Higher rates is good for financials up until a point. What happens when rates reach a breaking point? Find out what to look for in this evenings video…
The Great Gamma Unwind
Dynamics of dramatically rising interest rates--Bonds continue declines sending rates flying--In percentage terms just how far has the 10 year rate gone YTD?--the critical juncture; movement in bonds can cause this... The Great Gamma Unwind--a little Dodd Frank with a side order of Volcker Rule--bona fide hedger!--market neutral- you trade with the dynamics of the…
UAL Finding Lift-Off as COVID Outlook Brightens
Have you been waiting for some normality to return? Well, so have companies like United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) and option traders appear to be sharing that optimism. The result was UAL finished trading today nearly 7% higher on the session. The surge came following positive news on the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) showing…
Slowly Swing Trading in a Resilient Market
Stocks did pull back or retrace lower this week, but is this all the market will give to the downside? In tonight's video, we discuss the shallow swings - and small trades - taking place in strong stocks in a resilient market as we move carefully through February…
QS Finds Bullish Interest on Solid State Battery Outlook
In December I posted on the potential of solid-state batteries and one of the stocks I discussed was Quantumscape Corp (NYSE: QS). Quantumscape is a development stage company that is on the cusp of producing a solid-state battery for commercial use. If you’re not familiar with solid-state battery technology, how does a battery that can…