This week starts the big deluge of earnings releases, time for companies to step to the confessional, tell us about results and prospects for the remainder of the year. We’re all on pins/needles trying to figure out...
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It’s been quite the stock market rally since a modest 5% correction took the indices at/near...
Read MoreHere we are starting the second half of the year and so much has transpired. Markets are up strong, double digits or more through the end of June amid some recent turmoil. When most were expecting a slew of selling...
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Why was Wednesday a great day to sell premium (puts or calls)? First, the market was getting...
Read MoreOne of the four fears of trading is the fear of missing out. Oh, the regret we feel when a trade goes away from us. I’ve felt it many times, so have you. The pain from not participating seems worse than that of getting...
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The most exciting escapade of the year is coming up —earnings season! This is the time where...
Read MoreChicken one day, feathers the next. That’s what we saw past week, and really has been the case since May 22 when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke first hinted about a potential scaling back of bond purchases, or QE. ...
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As I took a week of vacation with my family to Kauai I see the world hasn’t really changed...
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As an options trader you might think that I like volatility, but on the contrary it’s not...
Read MoreLate this week I was in NYC for a couple of days attending thestreet/optionmonster conference, a wonderful collection of traders, investors, managers and analysts to help guide investors in the markets via option trading and...
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