Strategy
Last week I wrote up education on how I assess a time and price to sell a stock or ETF I am trading, (Not holding for the long haul). This week is my Part 2 of When to Sell education, this time as it pertains to my process of when I consider Selling-to-Close my options […]
Tom Gentile
The question of when to sell a stock in one’s portfolio, if not left up to the person’s portfolio manager / broker, is a question that can be tough to decide – especially if that ‘when to sell’ wasn’t a part of their original plan. With the S&P 500 trading down into a 10% correction […]
This is NOT going to be a discussion on when to take profits on stock holdings or investments as we are not Registered Investment Advisors, (RIA’s). Discussion on that matter is to be done between you and your broker/financial professional(s). We are primarily options traders, and it is the topic of taking profits and managing […]
When looking at the Money Calendar data one can further filter a stock or ETF to consider by looking in to a sector that is performing well. Industrials over the past month is one of the better performing sectors. When you look at the Money Calendar list of stocks and ETF’s with patterns that have […]
When it comes to lasting as long as you can in options trading one key component for success and for some the most important component in trading is managing ones risk. One thing a trade management approach like the one explained here can do for a trader is keep them from feeling like they have […]
The equities market is showing a bit of a bullish pulse. This isn’t a market call that we’ve found a market bottom. Many a trader has lost many amounts of cash trying to pick tops and bottoms of markets and you won’t see that happening here. But we do see a pivot low slightly at/near […]
The market slide seems like it is never going to end at times. And it may take more time than many of us want. Some are already tired of it and don’t want to open their broker accounts because of what the reality is in their accounts. For options traders, it may be no different, […]
Mid-May to the end of May was the primary time when many major US Retailers reported their earnings and revenue. Many of the majors, like Walmart, Costco, Target even global online retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. reported lower than expected earnings (at the end of April). This caused many if not all these stock to drop […]
Money Calendar
Bulls and Bears are playing some serious tug of war intra-day, which is either really fun or really aggravating for you day traders. Money Calendar traders really aren’t day traders, but if a profit target gets hit in a day we are likely to grab it. Here is a Money Calendar bullish setup that we […]
