[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] –overbought insanity? –record shorts make for an ideal squeeze –employment on a Friday but Good Friday! –financials/energy up this week but still lagging –tech IS the market !! Get your trade on– This week’s Profits and Losses –covered short /ES puts –closed META bearish trade for 30% gain –sold calls on /ES –new Catapult MSFT vs. /ES SPX Expected Move– -last week- 89.05 (expected move 5 day week) -next week- 60.66 (expected move 4 day week)

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] In Today’s video we looked at the rally in the tech sector wile financials continued in a weakened state. We discussed interest rate hike potential and the impact of 50 50 odds of no rate hike. Also, we looked at real estate and pending home sales in this market…

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Does negative sentiment, earlier in the week, hint that today’s rally may not be all that it seems? Are quarter ending numbers just window dressing for portfolio manager statements? Tune in to tonight’s video to hear Don’s take on things and find out where we are in our expected move for the week….

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Financials (XLF) took the largest hit recently with money flowing into the safety of Gold, Bonds, and even technology (XLK) companies, but that money flow is shifting at the moment. In tonight’s video we pinpoint the current trade opportunities for Financials and Tech along with other sectors setting up trade logic (and which ones have no opportunities at the moment as they’re already achieving price targets today).

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] It’s easy to get suckered into thinking the crisis is over and buy the most oversold stocks. For financials, this comes with significant risk as the “crisis” is just getting started and the eventual recession is virtually assured. With this backdrop, the quieter trade is toward quality and a Fed pivot. (OLPX, IAG, KGC, IBM, UWMC, XLI, T)

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] –FED hikes and Yellen pikes… –vol, bonds, gold –SP500 concentrated equity risk –Let’s talk TECH! Get your trade on– This week’s Profits and Losses — short calls on SPY at the highs! — in/out spreads in GLD and META SPX Expected Move– -last week- 120.30 (expected move 5 day week) -next week- 90.03 (expected move 5 day week)

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] In today’s video, we look at the New Home Sales report from the Census Bureau. We also compare and contrast the SPX with ITB, the home builders ETF and compare to the downturn in New Home Sales in 2006 and 2007. In addition, we discuss the idea that New Home Sales and ITB can be an early predictor of a down turn in U.S. equity markets.

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] How did this happen? The Fed hikes rates, as expected, and markets react positively at first before gripping fear takes over and sell side activity ensues. Join Don, in tonight’s video, as he discusses how we managed to shoot up over the expected move, for the week, then quickly turn and dive deep into a sharp reversal. What does it all mean for the rest of the week? Tune in and find out….

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] We’ll have our big, highly anticipated Fed Meeting tomorrow and it’s been volatile trying to predict what they will do. Perhaps more importantly, we’ll learn insights from Chair Powell about the rapid shift of risk and volatility due to the financial stock sell-off and how that’s affecting the outlook for any future rate hikes. We highlight where bonds, yields, Oil, Gold, and of course specific sectors and stocks have set-up ahead of tomorrow’s big announcement so be prepared!

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Bullish option trades on gold and precious metals stocks were aplenty today as we head into the FOMC policy statement on Wednesday. The trade appears to be leaning toward a dovish result as the committee is expected to release their outlook for interest rates. Will they deliver for the market? (PAAS, GLD, WPM, SVM, SYF, M)