Expected Move, Skew, and You!
It looks like we've been riding the upper edge of the expected move all week. So, what does that mean? Join Don in tonight's video as he explains how he defines what the expected move is from week to week and how you can apply it to your trades…
Which will it Be - The Pullback or the Drift Up? Your Action Plan for the end of 2021
We're seeing stocks at new highs and extended, ready for a pullback, but will that actually occur? And how can you hedge and take precaution if we instead get a low volume drift up to higher highs this week? In tonight's video we highlight the odds for a pullback and which stocks are leading the…
Santa Comes Strong with Best Start in 20 Years
If anyone was in doubt, Santa came to town today with the strongest start on the first day of a Santa Claus rally in 20 years. The numbers show that this could be a good end of year squeeze higher. Looking at today's option activity, it's clear who's at the top of Santa's list…
End of Year Stock Scans to get ready for 2022
In this week's TheoTrade weekly update, we start by viewing the year's percentage gains and losses in stocks, commodities, and bonds with a surprising market deeply underperforming and down on the year where equities sustained year-long uptrends. After the percentage update, we then dig into three separate stocks scans for you to have candidates at…
Performance Chasing into Year End?
It's the end of year rotation game as fund managers dump poor performers and buy the outperforming stocks. This happens at the end of the year every year because no fund manager wants to have the poor performers on their books. Here's where we are on volatility and the expected move during this shortened Holiday…
Planning the Holiday Week Ahead - What Events We're Watching Today
We're in a holiday week but don't start your vacation from the market yet! Wednesday and Thursday give us key economic events we're watching and could spike the volatility of the market. Outside the planned economic news this week, we highlight the key price levels we're trading and targeting in the broader equity market as…
Bulls Find Silver Lining Into the Close
The S&P 500 rallied and the VIX fell into the close as the market found intraday support. While it isn't exactly a ringing endorsement that the market is heading higher, it is an indication that the Grinch hasn't entirely spoiled the fun. Looking at breadth, there was an early indication and bullish unusual option activity…
Can the Bull Market Be Sustained without the FED?
Market Update----Selling is proliferating - A/D line--Dollar break-out signals risks ahead--Holiday week could hold heavy trade--Trading firms moved to Covid protocol Volatility----I am NOT feeling the fear- dead VIX--vol futures in big contango--skew is low relative to recent moves--VVIX remains in never never land Breakdown----FED has your back NO more!--premium sellers be warned… risk could…
Earnings Aftermath and Fed Day Fallout in Markets Today
We had a wild and volatile trading session where financial stocks rallied strongly along with most stocks in the market but technology, and our leading "Monsters of Tech" stocks, traded much lower, ending the day deep in the red. In tonight's video, we highlight the aftermath of both the Fed Day Wednesday and a couple…
Sell The Rumor Buy the FED?
The market rallies today as rumors of rate hikes and tapered bond buying proved to be true, at least for the time being. Join Don, in tonight's video, as he digs into the details of the trade action that took place after the FOMC announcement and what we can expect for the remainder of this…
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