Preparing My Earnings Watchlist So much of successful trading is about preparation. Preparation comes in the form of education, practice, watchlists, research, and more. Preparation is all the behind-the-scenes work you do before you ever hit ‘confirm and send.’ Regarding earnings season, one of the most essential preparation tasks I do is creating an earnings … Read more
The Flavor of the Season Microsoft reported earnings this week, and despite an EPS beat, the stock gapped down -$9.54. If you know me, you know I’m very bullish on Microsoft stock. But, after Tesla and Netflix earnings last week, the flavor of the season became much more clear. What is the flavor of the … Read more
Assignment, particularly early assignment, is a topic that can give many would-be options traders a pause. It’s also one that can cause quite a panic if you’re unprepared and unsure how to respond. I know what it was like when I first started trading options and how afraid I was at the possibility of getting … Read more
Yesterday was a rough day in the stock market, at least for anybody long (including me). An overextended Nasdaq was spooked by Netflix, Tesla, and Taiwan Semiconductor earnings, which made Nasdaq stocks fall. The most annoying part is that the earnings results were not bad; it’s more of a function in which good results were … Read more
Earnings season brings about a variety of opportunities for options traders. This is because options traders can take advantage of the unique facets of options, including implied volatility, premium, and theta decay. Options pricing changes based on these factors, along with the underlying stock’s price. What is excellent about earnings season is that there are … Read more
The first week of earnings is kicking off with a bang. CPI data has come in lower than expected, the Nasdaq is breaking out, and most mega-cap tech names continue moving higher into their respective earnings reports. But there is one that I think still has room to run. Apple: A Run into Earnings Case … Read more
Earnings season kicks off at the end of this week. How the market reacts to the beginnings of bank earnings always has the potential to make or break the run into earnings in tech. As of right now, the technical patterns in the Nasdaq and the majority of high beta tech remain strong. Multiple charts, … Read more
Last Friday, I stopped by CNBC to discuss my bullish setup in Microsoft, along with several other news-related opportunities in mega-cap tech and more. We covered opportunities surrounding these points: India has great long-term investment potential due to its increasing population and need for big companies to invest and grow the middle class. Microsoft, Google, … Read more
For traders in the options market, the ever-changing landscape of the stock market offers a multitude of opportunities. Among these opportunities, pullbacks in the market emerge as a valuable entry point for options trades. In this blog, we will explore why pullbacks can be advantageous for options traders, uncover strategies to capitalize on them, and … Read more
In the world of swing trading, earnings season offers a myriad of opportunities for astute traders. One strategy that stands out is the utilization of breakaway gaps to project bullish moves leading up to earnings announcements. These gaps, with their distinctive characteristics, serve as potent bullish signals for stocks. In this blog post, we will … Read more