[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9LdFp4bDZkMTZVRQ==[/video_player] All of the major indexes popped to all time highs today on the heels of a positive tone from the new administration. Bonds sharply lower sent financials higher. The brokerage firms rebounded today after being hit hard yesterday on the news of an all out discount commission war. In tonight’s video let’s revisit the expected move. Despite the today’s rally the SPX is on the brink of what was expected for this week. The next two days are critical let’s see what to expect…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9VWEFzaGE4U1owTQ==[/video_player] If you missed today’s trading day you didn’t miss much. Indexes moved sideways on very light volume. A complacent market will move at some point. Could tomorrow’s State of the Union address be that catalyst? Let’s take a look…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9oRmlsbzFRbWRLQQ==[/video_player] The major indexes ended the shortened week slightly off all time highs. Where is the volatility? That is the big question on every trader’s mind. In this important weekend edition we will dissect the various sectors and the market in search of volatility and the opportunities they might present…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS83aXY5RjNKOWNQbw==[/video_player] A very quiet sideways day with the FOMC minutes barely even to get any life out of the market. That sucking sound you hear is the volatility being sucked out of the market. Not only is volatility near all time lows, but this one of the longest stretches of volatility this low that we have ever seen. In tonight’s video let’s strategize as to what opportunities are out there in a low volatility market…  

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9RMzJ4UFR3U1hOaw==[/video_player] All of the major indexes closed the week slightly off all time highs. The low volatility and high SKEW has drained the options market of many of the most widely used strategies. In this extended weekend video let’s review what volatility and SKEW is, why it’s important, and look at the limited options strategies that can work in this type of a market…  

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9wWldSMUwyYzVSUQ==[/video_player] You may or may not be tired of hearing this – new record highs across all of the major indexes were hit today.  In tonight’s video we will revisit the expected move for the week and look at what the market expects for the next 2 days.  Please note in the video I erroneously mention 2243 as a key level in the SPX please read as 2343.