September is here, and its entrance is dashing hopes that September seasonality came early. As of this writing, the Nasdaq futures are down 2.25%, and the S&P is down 1.37%. What’s interesting about the summer pullback is that semiconductor and technology stocks led it lower. This is critical to mention because these are typically the relative strength areas of the market and generally the spots to lead the market higher. What can bring the Nasdaq higher without participation from these … Read more
Trade Review I love using butterflies for low-cost earnings trades! This low-risk trade cost me $155, and I traded this ticker directly to my target overnight, making a triple on my debit. This earnings trade in CHWY had the following: Pre-earnings short squeeze candidate A ticker with an earnings turn around story Extremely low risk Options trade using a butterfly! Check out the video to learn more about my pre-earnings butterfly in Chewy. To check out the full series on … Read more
Earnings reports can provide trading opportunities, particularly when stocks with high short interest, such as Gap (GAP) and Peloton (PTON). I joined Dominic Chu to discuss my short squeeze trade in PTON, a potential reversal in Paypal (PYPL), a pre + post-earnings trade in GAP, and my pessimistic take on NKE.
Sometimes, the indexes are chopping around and seem to be doing a whole lot of nothing. If you know what to look for, this can be a great moment to sell premium in the options market! In this trade review video, I go over my SPX 0 DTE iron fly, where I sold premium in the SPX on the day of expiration with the idea that the price would chop around the 5600 price point. I risked $390 and ended … Read more
FOMO Rallies as a Catalyst The market’s correction was swift, and what was initially a short squeeze off the lows shifted into a FOMO-induced (FOMO = fear of missing out) buying rally. This is one of my favorite kinds of lows! Why? It may start with extreme fear (as evidenced by the put/call ratio), but what happens is that as the buying to cover continues, people realize they missed the low, and even more volume buying flows in. You can … Read more
Hey traders! This market correction has been swift, but it’s clinging to support with a high put/call ratio. That means we could get a short squeeze coming soon! Check out my video with the critical zones outlined for the Nasdaq futures, along with my favorite stock in which I can’t wait to buy the dip, Microsoft…
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