It seems like yesterday we were discussing the surge in Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) shares and today we’re focusing on big moves – currently in opposite directions – of Facebook (FB) and Amazon (FB), all major market cap leaders. In tonight’s video, we update the daily chart key price levels and broader opportunities on these stocks as we are nearing the end of a volatile, reactive earnings season to begin 2022…

Facebook plummets after the closing bell! Yikes! We also saw a bear market rally today as we edged just north of the expected move which reeks of volatility in the marketplace. What does Crypto have to do with all this? Join Don in Tonight’s video to find out..

We’re still in a week of high volatility and earnings from key stocks including some big ones today after hours. In tonight’s video, we detail the morning movers UPS and XOM along with the after hours movers including one big one, Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) which saved the day for now with a boost. We update the key levels to watch in these stocks and more for Wednesday and beyond…

The major market indices staged significant breakouts today, but is it a false breakout? A look at the volatility indices gives us a clue. Also, unusual option activity seemed to follow WallStreetBets mentions as EVs, crypto and cannabis did well. Also, travel is looking up after a short hiatus (NCLH, CCL, JETS, CGC, MARA, FCEL, PLUG)…

Volatility Update–GAME ON! We are still in backwardation-Trading VIX options-Dollar may be a great volatility indicator Critical Levels-SP500 critical levels – /ES 4211 – /ES 4500-Volatility Channel – aka Hurt Locker-Correlation Will YOU Fight the FED?-Long and wrong could bring unbearable risk-STOPs work! All too well in volatility-not a time to bottom fish (any 5 year chart say so)-Spreads mitigate vol exposure-Deep in the money puts to hedge long stock SPX Expected Move —–last week — 149.58 (expected move)–next week– 137.59

This week has been a volatile one, as we’ve seen earnings and big moves from key tech and large market cap stocks all week. Today – and tonight – is no exception as we saw the sell-off in Tesla (TSLA) and – so far – an after-hours rally for Apple (AAPL). In tonight’s video update, we pinpoint our key daily chart and even weekly chart price levels in play and what we’re seeing as we end January 2022….

The Fed made as much of a dovish hawkish statement as they could. Bottom line is the Fed does not have the market’s back anymore. Expect extreme volatility to continue the rest of the week. Here’s the key level to watch…

We’re continuing to see market volatility expand as more key stocks report earnings. Today we’re focusing on Microsoft (MSFT) and other key components while tomorrow we await Tesla (TSLA) and other stocks. On top of the earnings, we have the Fed Policy Announcement – a “Fed Day” – Wednesday and it could bring clarity on what the Fed is thinking about inflation and the future of interest rates, something that is interesting to us all in the market…

The market felt the pressure today as the odds of a Fed rate hike have been moving higher in recent weeks and are set to announce on Wednesday. The initial weakness turned to strength today as ARKK began to turn the corner during the day. Is this the bottom? The early UOA pointed to bullish setups (SABR, UAL, DAL, CTXS, XLI, BITO, MARA)…

Are we feeling the fear?-sectors-vol inversion-skew jumps-bonds gone bid-correlation sp100-spuz volume Magnitude of Moves-SPX 3 deviation -265pts-QQQ 3 deviation -28.32pts-Crypto Cracks FOMC (aka da FED)-crush markets to fight inflation?-markets are hooked on the juice-declining economic indicators-soften hawkish stance SPX Expected Move —–last week — 85.74 (expected move)–next week– 149.58