Good afternoon, Five Star Traders! Volatility has certainly picked up, though it’s interesting as the VIX is still below 17, and the put/call ratio is low as well, at .68 I’m reading this as normal consolidation and slow trading as people take vacations in June and the first week of July. However, there was some … Read more
Weekly Market Edge • May 27, 2026 Hey traders, We have seen so many big moves in the market recently, and I’ve been reducing my trade sizes in the semiconductor space as setups approach targets. However, I’m always on the lookout for the next space that is ready to make a move. I noticed that … Read more
A New Age of Investing and Trading in Transformative Technologies Let’s be honest — the last few years were almost too easy if you were holding the right AI and Big Tech names. But that trade has gotten a lot more complicated. We’re hearing more questions about the AI boom – and we’re seeing real … Read more
Hey Traders! I’m back from vacation and ready to locate some setups. Whenever I come back from a break, I have a regular process I do to identify spots to focus on. It goes something like this… Start with the major indexes (Nasdaq, S&P) and the Magnificent 7 stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, … Read more
Dear Investors and Traders, The economic and geopolitical environment is rapidly evolving. The presidential election is fast approaching. And the capital markets are increasingly in flux. New sectors, investments, and asset classes are taking the lead, while others are falling by the wayside. That is why I’m so excited to be joining MoneyShow … Read more
Hey traders! GameStop has 25% short float, and Roaring Kitty has thrown massive fuel on the fire right before earnings. With GME trading higher on high volume, and breaking through levels of previous highs, that sets it up for a potential short squeeze pre-earnings. GME will typically trade higher before earnings, as buyers speculate and … Read more
Hey traders! In this week’s trade review video, I discuss the conservative signals I had that caused me to take a cautious profit on Amazon. Sometimes I’ll take conservative profits, especially in a case like before CPI data when a news-related event is upcoming. Now, of course, if you take conservative profits, you cannot capitalize … Read more
Hey traders! This week in the Options Gold room at Simpler Trading, we have been focused on a few key tickers, including GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, ADBE, and the SPX. I talk about these setups during my live trading room sessions, post charts, and setups, and walk through my live trades. I had long positions in … Read more
Earnings season provides ample opportunity for options traders if you know where to look! It can tend to sneak up on traders and be here again before you know it. That’s why it’s best to prepare and anticipate upcoming earnings seasons so that you can take part in the action. A big part of my … Read more
Choppy Indexes As of this writing, the Nasdaq is up about 1% today. But it hasn’t made much progress over the last week and a half, as it’s primarily been stuck in a tight range. The Nasdaq has been trading between 14,250-14,700 and stuck within a 500-point zone. But, this is also after it made … Read more