Solar City Earnings Options Play
I have talked about implied volatility being considered “rich” or “cheap”...
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Defensives Gaining Strength, Cyclicals Losing Strength
VIX volatility rose to its highest level in 8 months on 10/9/14. Consumer Staples Sector ETF...
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Keener Risk Aversion in Market Place Friday
OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS It’s a “risk-off” day in the market place Friday morning. U.S. stock...
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Crude Oil Bears in Full Command
ENERGIES: November Nymex crude oil closed down $2.06 at $85.24 today. Prices closed near the...
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What Is Technical Analysis To You?
Technical analysis is widely used in the trading community to forecast the market. There are...
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How Crazy Is This?
It is to the point now the less said the better. After all, how does one continue to articulate...
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December Soybean Meal Futures: Trading Idea October 9, 2014
December soybean meal futures a buying opportunity on more price strength. See on the daily bar...
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Stock Bounce Could Be Short-Lived: E-Mini Play
If you are a fan of swings or seesaws, the S&P gave you some entertainment the last few days....
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Microsoft Has Upside To $50 By The End Of The Year
Technical Setup Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) have fallen about $2 in the last two weeks in a fairly...
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A Stock In The Christmas Stocking
I had a friend, mentor and real life trader message me the idea for this write-up. Hey, no reason...
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FOMC Minutes a Near-Term Game-Changer?
*OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS* Traders are still digesting the dovish Federal Reserve Open Market...
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Now, For the Rest of the Story … Earnings
No matter how one views it, the current market picture is not pretty. Okay, it ain’t pretty, but...
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December E-mini S&P Futures: Trading Idea October 8, 2014
December E-mini S&P futures a selling opportunity on more price weakness. See on the daily bar...
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Junk Bonds Losing Strength
Junk/Investment-Grade Corporate Bond ETFs Relative Strength Ratio (JNK/LQD) fell below its lows of...
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IPO Watch: HubSpot’s (HUBS) IPO Looks Spot-On
Despite increased volatility in the broader market, and notable weakness in small cap stocks, the...
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USDA News: Pre-Report Positioning In Grains
Both corn and soybeans have started the week off higher but look to finish the week with profit...
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Apple Options: Expect Volatility Expansion Ahead
The beauty of options trading is that you can have a position on volatility without caring about...
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Stocks That Gap Up: Buy High And Sell Higher
When I first started day trading back in 2001 I told myself I am a pullback trader and will never...
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Trader Focus is on Weak World Economic Growth
*OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS* European and Asian stock markets sold off Wednesday, following the lead...
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Grain Market Bulls Gain Some Momentum this Week
GRAINS: December corn futures closed up 8 3/4 cents at $3.41 1/4 today. Prices closed near the...
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