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An Easy Trade To Make Money From Recent Market Turmoil
Trading market volatility can be very profitable because it tends to be more predictable than picking market direction. Yet, volatility trading can also be risky because of its tendency to make big moves on very short notice. Both February and October of 2018 are good examples of this scenario playing out. Still, one volatility behavior […]
Is The Housing Market About To Hit A Top?
I don’t spend a lot of time writing about real estate in this space. It’s not that it isn’t important, in fact it’s quite the opposite. Of all the sectors most impacted by a change in interest rates, real estate is at the top of the list. However, I just don’t find real estate that […]
Is Oil Going Higher? Feel Like You Missed The Gains?
How do you analyze oil in this market? It may seem like picking a direction for crude oil shouldn’t be too overwhelming of a task. However, under current market conditions, there are multiple competing factors in what could drive the price of oil (higher or lower). Deciding which way you think the price is going […]
A Quick Trade To Profit From This Summer’s Volatility?
Most investors (and all traders) are aware of what market volatility is. When stocks are moving all over the place, it’s pretty obvious to most anyone who follows the markets that it means volatility is high. And when nothing is going on and stocks are moving sideways, it’s easy to recognize that as a low […]
A Quick 185% On An ETF That’s Just Now Bottomed
If you have any interest in economic policy, especially macroeconomic policy and repercussions, now is about as interesting as it gets. I realize most people don’t get a hoot about macroeconomics, but it can be very useful for analyzing trading opportunities. (For me, it goes beyond that since I have a degree in economics which […]
How To Generate Income On Tesla’s (TSLA) Plunge
Of all the selling going on in the stock market these days, no sector has been hit harder than tech. Although I believe the overall selling has been too harsh, the tech sector was certainly overvalued relative to other sectors. Keep in mind, the tech sector has almost always been the biggest area of growth, […]
Make 150% When The Markets Calm Down
Well this past week has certainly been interesting. After a pretty terrible week for stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now down 5% for the year and the S&P 500 is down about 3%. This certainly isn’t the year most investors expected, especially after the market reacted so positively to the reduction in corporate […]
Here’s How To Generate 425% Returns On Higher Interest Rates
This week, we get the next installment of the FOMC meeting – the big Fed meeting where they decide what to do with interest rates. The meetings are a bit more interesting these days since rates are going up and some sort of definitive actions tends to take place. Keep in mind, we had several […]
A Big Bank Trade Moving Into Earnings
As an options trader, earnings season is often one of the most enjoyable times to trade. During the heavy earnings periods, you often see plenty of large moves in individual stocks (for obvious reasons). Options can be a good way to capitalize off those big moves. However, the biggest challenge with using options for earnings […]
This Energy Trade Could Post Triple-Digit Gains
Investors often try to figure out themes in the financial markets once a new trading year hits. 2017 was all about low volatility, cryptocurrencies, and tax reform. With tax reform out of the way, we still have low volatility and cryptocurrencies/blockchain tech on the board. What else could be in store? Obviously, the jury’s still […]
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