Earnings Take Center Stage While Financials Slip

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9kblI4SE9IaTZLdw==[/video_player] Forget the election because it’s earnings season! Last week we saw financials rally and sell off on earnings. Tech stock kicked off today with NFLX which is seeing a nearly 2 standard deviation move in after hours trading. Lastly, we hope you can join us live on Tuesday or via the replay on a timely online seminar called “3 Essentials Skills You Can’t Trade Without” these skills have never been more valuable to learn than right now.

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Tides Have Turned, Good Earnings Brought Sellers…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9QaEdqZlcxMlc0MA==[/video_player] The stock market is at an inflection point. Bonds have broken down which has sent interest rates up. Higher interest rates are better for financial stocks. Plus most financial stocks beat earnings expectations. Financial should be rallying, but they’re not. Add on the fact that volatility remains elevated and dollar is sitting at stone throw away from multi-year highs. This is a recipe for disaster in the stock market. In this weekend video let’s focus in on the most important thing to look at. This one thing is driving all order flow and creating highly accurate key levels in the market…

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Highs Not Being Bought But Dips Are

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9vdEt4UFdBVVV4OA==[/video_player] Yesterday we were spot on with the call lower. Today the dip was bought, but that may not be the end of the selling. Watch the earnings reports for the bank stocks tomorrow. This will tell us where the markets go next…

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Volatility Confirms Fears of an Impending Sell-Off

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9ITEFtZVBPcHhQZw==[/video_player] Tomorrow is a crucial trading day. We have been talking about the VVIX at 100 being a measure of risk in the market. Today we ended right at 100. Here’s our plan for tomorrow…

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A Quiet Sell-Off has Commenced

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS94ODdtVE83aDNyMA==[/video_player] A quiet sell off today on a week filled with Holidays. Yesterday was Columbus Day and tomorrow is Yom Kippur which means we could see movement without conviction. These are the levels that we have been watching for 30 days and they continue to hold…

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Get Ready for Expansion

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9OMnl6UGt4cmZsRQ==[/video_player] The market consolidation won’t last long. Today was a low volume up day thanks to Columbus Day which is a bank holiday. With the bond market closed we aren’t going to be able to get a good read on which way stocks will break. Here’s what to watch…

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Election Trades… A Vote for Volatility

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9BQWlZZVBFNU1jVQ==[/video_player] In this weekend’s video we are going to the discuss how the presidential race relates to the markets. How much risk is priced in and what the markets are saying about the race. Also, a special election day announcement is included…

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Trigger Warnings on These S&P Levels

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS8yekpjUjNqbzFPQQ==[/video_player] As the S&P consolidates let’s look at the important price levels based on volume to keep an eye on. Usually when these levels break the first move isn’t the last. Here’s what to look out for heading into the unemployment numbers tomorrow…

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Using Multiple Timeframes for Intraday

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS82X0tEZUpkd0d0Zw==[/video_player] In order to become a consistent TheoTrader learn how to identify trends in the market. In tonight’s video let’s use multiple time frame analysis to identify where the current trend is and how you can use it during your trading this week.

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In a Myriad of Risks, Efficiency Looms Large

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9kcG52TmN0eWFpdw==[/video_player] There are two types of volatility in the market historical and implied. The big difference between the two is implied volatility is forward looking. Implied volatility tells you what the markets expects to happen going forward. Here are the opportunities when the market becomes too efficient…

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