[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9NT2E3SlRpUXQyRQ==[/video_player] The stock market is at record low volatility. What does that mean? Well, if you’re a premium seller you are selling some of the lowest premium ever recorded! That is why we have been using In Out Spreads to take directional exposure to the market. Believe me, I love non-directional strategies, but they just aren’t here right now. If you try them you are on borrowed time and eventually all your winners will be taken out. With In Out Spreads there is no time risk or volatility risk. If you’re wrong in direction you have minimized your risk. Let’s take a look at a In Out Spreads trade…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g/dj1GMDlzUXVtRVZfMA==[/video_player] Let’s start the week with a look at the all the major sectors. It’s helpful to look at all the sectors on fractal time frames to get an idea of the big picture and where we are going…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9xc3lrb2VTYXpvOA==[/video_player] The jobs report hasn’t moved the markets in a while. Tomorrow will probably be no different barring any major surprise. Let’s look at a few trade set ups for tomorrow. There’s one I like in AAPL that we can set up in tonight’s video…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9maWhWekJZanhLMA==[/video_player] Tops are a process and bottoms are an event. The topping event continues to unfold today as the SPX continues to flat line at all time highs. The first place to look for the market to go is to test the break out level. From there we will know a lot more. Let’s also take a look at what the market expects this week from the unemployment numbers and how that relates to the FOMC decision…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS82WVMzTGpKdTZtTQ==[/video_player] Another muddled day from the markets. There’s so much liquidity that volatility is being squeezed out of the markets. The question we have to ask ourselves is what happens when the markets turn their backs on central banks around the world? At some point can the central banks throw everything they’ve got at the markets and have it still not make a difference? Let’s take a look at this scenario tonight…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9uelNIVXJnZTF2SQ==[/video_player] Signs of volatility slowly slipping into the market. The overall market continues its sideways move as it has over the last 2 weeks. Tonight let’s look at a few canaries in the coal mine and a trade set up…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS8xMERTWHR1ZHlhQQ==[/video_player] Even if you think bad news is good news because the Fed will start another round of QE the risk continues to be to the downside. I’ve made my entire trading career around selling volatility and collecting premium. I have never seen volatility this low. With all the risks out there in the market you will lose over time trying to sell premium. TheoTraders know when the trade isn’t there because this will save us money over the long duration. TheoTraders take calculated risks. This is not the time to do what you’ve always done because it’s worked in the past. This is a different market and at TheoTrade we are going to walk you through the mine fields. Selling premium is a trap right now. TheoTraders don’t fall for market traps. This is what TheoTraders do…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9tdlJXclhkZ21NTQ==[/video_player] After hours today AMZN & GOOGL reported earnings. Both companies beat their expectations and have moved close to 1 standard deviation to the upside. As we have talked about if you look at earnings trades over 1000s of occurrences there is no statistical edge in Iron Condor trades. However, there is an edge in placing a trade in the direction of the stock and overall market trend. We have seen that to be true today for AMZN & GOOGL. Let’s also take a look at overall market and what to expect tomorrow…

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9BR2lWQ19xOXYzSQ==[/video_player] Earnings season in full force as stocks like Facebook rockets higher based on earnings news. There was little news from the Fed announcement today. The market has become sensitized to the veiled threats of increasing rates. If we look at the Fed watch tool we can say market is expecting a low probability of a rate hike in September. This lets the market know what to expect going forward. Tonight let’s look at one strategy I like during this market environment…