Lede What the Fed thinks abut inflation is the only thing that matters. Today we received the CPI inflation report and it came in a bit hot. US Inflation Rate (CPI YoY): 3.2% vs 3.1% consensus and 3.1% prior. US Inflation Rate (CPI MoM): 0.44% vs 0.4% consensus and 0.3% prior. Largest since August 2023 …
Lede Since our last webinar about 100 days ago, we’ve tracked the TradeMachine® alerts introduced, achieving an 81% win rate and a 23% average return per trade over a three-week holding period per trade. Preface On 11-18-2023, we shared a webinar showcasing 140 alerts from TradeMachine® based on four strategies. Now, we see the performance of these …
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Lede Global-e (GLBE) reported earnings in August, and it again shared strong results. Please enjoy our one-on-one conversation with the CEO of Global-e (GLBE) after the Q2 2023 earnings report. As a reminder, all our CEO and CFO interviews for all companies are available on the Interviews Tab. One-on-One with the CEO of Global-e (GLBE) …
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Lede As 2023 winds down, now is the time to look toward Q1 2024 and some trade candidates based on historical results and some good news at the end that may make all the difference in the world for you using TradeMachine: live help available every day from a former market maker. This will be a part …
First Time Ever It’s been a while since I’ve written to you… and here’s why. I have, for many years, spoken about the importance of creating a portfolio of options trades; buying options, selling options, designed for up markets, designed for down markets. I have been reticent to share actual set-ups; actual trades and focused …
Lede As we enter earnings season, many different types of set-ups will trigger and we will share some here. Preface In general, we focus on three types of markets: up market, recovering market, down market. Today we share some live triggers for two of those type: up market and recovering market. Up Market Triggers In …
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Lede Last time we wrote How to Trade the Magnificent Seven: “Not That Bearish” is Profitable, in an effort to construct an historically profitable strategy when the stocks had fallen into correction (down 10% or more) in the last 30-days where the speculation benefitted simply by either the stocks not going down very much, or going up. …
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Lede Today we take the option strategy approach we applied to the indices over to the “magnificent seven.” Conditions Last time we wrote this: Option Trading SPX and IWM: Set-ups in the Indices SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 Lede Today we extend our analysis from the prior post, and look at various option trades in the S&P 500 and …
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Lede Today we extend our analysis from the prior post, and look at various option trades in the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000. This is a reminder that while there is plenty of room for stock specific backtests, pre-earnings, post-earnings, ignoring earnings, and everything in between, there are also opportunities to examine in the …
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Lede Make lemonade out of lemons: the volatile period from Sep – Nov provides opportunity. Preface Yesterday we looked at bullish set-ups going into earnings in the magnificent seven and the four mega banks. Today we will look at some set-ups that have nothing to do with earnings, but rather that identify when a bounce may be …