A Fading Nasdaq Rally Last week was a short and quiet holiday week. This could be the reason for the softness in the Nasdaq, but there are a variety of other factors as well, including: The lack of a short squeeze when the put/call was extremely high due to shorts holding out Additional shorts coming … Read more
Why Trade Options? Why trade options? One of my favorite reasons is the leverage it provides and can be used speculatively, but traders can also learn to use options for creating income or hedging. The primary reason why I got into trading options was that it was an avenue that allowed me to get into … Read more
The Jump in Crude Crude oil prices have been trending lower since last June. Yes, there have been spikes along the way, but all in the overall direction of the trend, which is down. However, over the weekend, OPEC announced some surprise cuts, causing the price of crude to gap along with the SPDR Energy … Read more
TNX Falls off of a Cliff The market has been awash with fear over the bank crisis, and rightly so. Insolvent banks should concern people. But, the irony of the situation is that it caused the 10-year treasury note to tank, opening up the door for previously weak tech stocks to rally. Check out a … Read more
Hey traders! It’s been a volatile past few weeks, and so much has changed. There is a lot to say about the bank crisis, but one of the craziest parts about it is the way that it’s caused the 10-year to tank, the real estate market to pick up, and tech stocks to … Read more
Since Danielle is out this week for spring break, Allison Ostrander, Director of Risk Tolerance, will cover how she’s used her Divergent Bar indicator for short-term earnings trades. This tool has allowed Allison to take low-risk trades prior to an earnings announcement with a good probability of following through with a higher high. She’ll also … Read more
Hey Traders! It’s only Tuesday, yet so much has already occurred in the market. Bank news rattled the markets last week and continued rattling them over the weekend. CPI data hit this morning, and it was in line with expectations. I view that as a positive because anything other than an inline reading could have … Read more
The indexes have been sloppy, in addition to being relatively weak. The choppiness has some benefits, though, as this choppiness has meant that squeezes are consolidating everywhere. I can’t say I recall a time in which I have seen so many squeezes across so many different indexes and sectors simultaneously. What does that mean? It … Read more
Hey traders! Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is shaking markets again, and it’s time to look for tickers we can short on the way back down. To do this, I like to look for relative weakness stocks in sectors also demonstrating bearish setups. I like to do this via bearish butterflies because it gives me the … Read more
Mortgage Rates If you haven’t heard, mortgage rates just hit 7% again. The 10-year treasury index, and rates along with it, are hitting highs not seen since last October when rates topped out. We got a bit of a reprieve on the upwards trajectory of rates throughout December and January, and the icy-cold housing market … Read more