I just got an alert for a trade that looks like it will be a big winner. All I have to do is enter it and everything will work, right? Well, yes and no. Let's take a look at some of the issues that get between a great trade and a great executed trade. Timing The great...
Traders have debated for ever about when news is priced into the market. Some say it is priced in before it is released others say the market adapts quickly after the news comes out. In the case of the minutes from the Feds latest meeting it seems it was clearly...
Yesterday's market dive created a situation where a lot of stocks took a dip. It can be very tempting to jump in and try and scoop up a deal but there are some key signs to keep an eye out. More often than not that deal hasn't finished getting cheaper yet and if you...
If we had a nickel for every time a guru went out on a limb and predicted a big move, well... we wouldn't have to trade. The latest headlines have been all about the feds next announcement (likely another 25 basis points), job cuts in tech, and continuing inflation....
Sometimes the hardest thing to figure out is when to take a win. A key element of that is looking at the move you are trading and determining if it is done. We spotted a recent move this is a perfect example of this dilemma. CVS recently built out a double bottom and...
This last week has been all about a signal that has been pretty damn accurate. Now we are seeing it in an powerful metric of the broader market. Let's look at what that means and a potential trade it creates. The signal is the MACD Crossover. We have been looking a...
We have been looking at an extremely effective signal lately, but nothing is perfect. The key is to know how to tell when even the best tool isn't right for the job. Check out the previous article here. It may be this market climate or it may be that things are always...
How awesome is it to watch your call option shoot up 3x in just a couple days? A couple weeks ago Wendy Kirkland sent out an article where she had spotted a set up in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) and laid out what had caught her attention about it. In just 2 days...
Last week we used DXCM as an example of how powerful a bullish MACD crossover pattern could be. After our post last Thursday, it shot up and looks to keep going. Check out the article here. To build on that success, we startled looking for other stocks that are...
When you are looking at a potential trade, picking a target of where you think the stock is likely to move to is a key element. This provides you with an exit target that will reduce your risk of exiting too early. In options trades, it becomes even more important as...