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There are two economic reports that came out this week, which have the Bulls and the Bears playing tug of war on directional bias. These reports are key in gauging inflation and based on their numbers they could signal what the Fed will do with interest rates. The CPI and PPI CPI – Consumer Price […]
Tom Gentile
When investors and traders hear about the Federal Reserve (the Fed) lowering interest rates one of their first thoughts tends to be that it will be good for the banks. Though that may be true there are things to be mindful of before one decides to go into full on ‘bullish’ mode on the banks […]
If you are an avid viewer of food preparation videos or tv shows, you may have come across a chef preparing a dish ‘3- ways’ as in here is a Duck three ways, and then they proceed to prepare it in three different styles (e.g. baked, fried, in a stew). When it comes to options […]
It is easy to get caught up in watching the price action of securities during earnings season. To see a stock price explode higher post their earnings announcement is fascinating to watch, especially if you own it. It isn’t incredibly fun, if you own it post their earnings announcement(though and it implodes – drops significantly: […]
There are options strategies one can employ when they feel strongly a security will move in on direction higher or lower. But is there an option strategy available for when one does not know WHICH way the security will go, but they feel it will move a decent price amount one way or the other? […]
Many are using and reaping the benefits of having my seasonal pattern scanning software tool Money Calendar or subscribing to my alert publication Money Calendar Pro. I usually say when I speak of seasonal pattern trading I am not speaking of a specific season like Tax season, Back to School season or a specific holiday […]
What I teach regarding options trading is what I, myself do. My options trading process is three-fold. 1) Spot the Opportunity. 2) Create an acceptable risk options trade and then 3) Manage that trade for profit or loss. This educational piece is going to discuss a concept in accomplishing number 1 – spotting an opportunity. […]
First – I hope all of you have recovered from your ‘tryptophan funk’ and are ready to get back in full focus on the markets and option trading. Last week was nothing short of ‘historic’ for traders. We saw the groundbreaking debut of Bitcoin options with the launch of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). […]
Let me start with my outlook for October. October is one of the most fascinating months in the markets. The month of October for the financial markets is famously known for some of the most significant market crashes in history – the Panic of 1907… 1987’s Black Monday… and, of course, the 1929 crash that […]
