State of the Market: Q2 Earnings Deep Dive Replay

Hey traders!   Thank you so much to everyone who could join me yesterday for the quarterly Earnings Deep Dive! I had a fantastic time reviewing some of my favorite options trading setups going into earnings, top tickers with high probability directional moves, favorite tools, and more. To check out the replay, click on the … Read more

Welcome to July

Happy Tuesday and happy holidays! I hope those who celebrated were able to enjoy a fun and relaxing holiday weekend with friends and family. I am so grateful that I was able to travel to Washington state to visit my family that I haven’t been able to see in quite awhile! It has been a … Read more

How to Trade in Vacation Mode

Hey traders! As June comes to a close and we approach another 3-day weekend and much-loved American holiday, the 4th of July, it’s a great time to take a bit of a step back from the charts. If you’re anything like me, when the markets are open, it is near impossible to look away. It’s … Read more

Breaking down Consumer Staples

 Hey 5-Star Trader, I joined CNBC’s “The Exchange” to discuss Consumer Staples, which ones are buys, and which one to stay clear of in this volatile market. Check out the segment HERE.

Trading Stock Splits + Pre-Earnings Momentum

Hey traders! Another day, another stock split. Not that Shopify (SHOP) really needed to split, after falling from an all-time high of $1762.92 to its last price pre-split at $373.21. In the past few years, trading options prior to stock splits in momentum favorites such as Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), and more provided … Read more

Options Ideas and my thoughts on TSLA

 Hey 5-Star Trader, today I joined “TraderTV Live” to discuss my options ideas on Tesla (TSLA) as well as my thoughts on the recent news from Elon. I also cover what I’m looking for in FedEx (FDX) and Snowflake (SNOW), and my thoughts on the overall market. Check the segment out HERE.

The Critical Upcoming Earnings Impact

The Summertime Lull Typically, June trade can be a little quiet and slow. We wrap up a seasonally weak May, along with earnings season, and then enter into summertime season where traders take vacations, kids are out of school and volatility can slow down. This year, it has played out a bit differently as we … Read more

KBH Earnings giving us Short Opportunities.

 Hey 5-Star Trader, I joined @KellyCNBC during CNBC’s “The Exchange” to discuss potential opportunities to short Kb Home (KBH) and Darden Restaurants (DRI) during their earnings.  Check the segment out HERE.

Price vs. News, The Short Squeeze Bounce, and more!

Well, another 3-day weekend has come and gone, and the indexes opened up Tuesday morning with a bang. I have to say I am a little surprised, just because historically, especially in this market environment, sentiment over long weekends has been weak which has meant for weak opens. With the bitcoin rout this weekend, and … Read more

Another Day, Another New Low

SARK-Weeklychart

Inflation, the Fed, and More New Lows in the Indexes Yesterday, after yet another shocking CPI number last Friday, the Federal Reserve made a historic decision to raise interest rates by 75 bps. In the time frame between when the CPI data came out last Friday morning, and when the Federal Reserve announced their June … Read more