Candlestick Patterns 101: Dark Cloud Cover

What’s more ominous than dark clouds forming on the horizon. The temperature drops and the winds pick up as you sit back and await a torrential rain, hail or worse. If the skies turn green, you know that you better run for cover. From a price standpoint, what is the equivalent of dark clouds on…

SoFi Eye’s Bank Charter as Option Traders and Analysts Buy

The addition of a bank charter for SoFi only adds to the company’s “flywheel” marketing approach. SoFi uses their UI/UX tools to draw customers into other products within their ecosystem. The addition of bank balances only helps with the add-ons because of the share of wallet already being captured. SoFi Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SOFI) advanced…

Here is Why Market Volatility Will Not Let Up!

The Fed releases their tapering plans which aligned with what was expected. With the tapering certainty can the market regain it's footing or will the market have a taper tantrum?

Your Key Update Ahead of the Fed

Wednesday gives us another "Fed Day" where it could be an impactful, volatile Wednesday depending on what the Fed announces for the future. In tonight's video, we set the stage for the plays and key price levels - with targets - in our major markets and are playing it safe ahead of the big announcement…

FCX Sees Big Surge in Bullish Option Activity

One of the companies that could be impacted the most by semiconductor shortages and potential derailing of the global housing market is Freeport-McMoran Inc (FCX). The stock has been sliding and following the pathway of one of its biggest products in copper. Copper was able to find a little price support intraday but finished virtually…

Extreme Volatility Decimates Retail Trade

Stocks open the week massively lower dropping below the expected for the whole week before coming back inside of it at the close. If the market can't hold the weekly expected move it opens the door for much more serious correction. The FOMC announcement on Wednesday could be a catalyst in either direction. Here's how…

How to Hedge DURING a Market Sell-Off This Week

In case you missed the all caps, this isn’t how to hedge in the event of a sell-off. This is about how to stop the bleeding as the market is in the midst of a sell-off this week and you’re a bit too uncomfortable with your exposure. At TheoTrade, we teach a lot of preemptive…

Fed, China, Tapering...Here Comes the RISK

—risk and movement week well inside expected—volatility update—we have yet to scrape the surface of risk —Retail options traders panic sell—liquidating calls in key stock driving markets lower—AAPL, FB, MSFT —asset classes and correlation—bonds down, rates up, goodnight tech Tech Players from last week driving today’ selling—-NVDA-GOOGL-MSFT-FB SPX Expected Move----last week EM-- 115.27--next week--  95.29…

The Market Still Hovers Over the Abyss

While Wednesday gave the market a bounce, Thursday morning's selling took us back to lows ahead of yet another afternoon rally. In tonight's video we update the "make or break" plan going forward and highlight prior trend reversals and what to expect now. We also pinpoint two stocks at new annual lows and what that…

TMUS Catches a Bid as Option Activity Looks for Upside

After a nice bullish trend in the spring, T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been wilting in the summer heat. The share price has especially seen it’s price fall on high volume over the past six days. However, that trend broke today. Today’s rather underwhelming move may not create a lot of confidence to go…