Happy Thriving Thursday!
Last week, the market was down 3 days out of 5 trading days. It remains in the same range that it has been in for months. Like a pinball back and forth.
Am going to call Thursday “SPY Day”. Each Thursday, I will focus on what SPY is doing, with the hope it will help give us a clue about the market’s upcoming moves.
The last couple trades we looked at gave you the opportunity to grab 114% and 184% gains. Keep reading to see what we are looking at next.
SPY or the SPDR S&P 500 trust is an exchange-traded fund which trades on the NYSE Arca under the symbol SPY. SPDR is an acronym for the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts, the former name of the ETF. It is designed to track the S&P 500 stock market index. This fund is the largest ETF in the world and gives a good overall picture of the market. SPY includes shares from the top 500 companies.
The chart of the S&P below is a weekly chart with a TSI indicator at the bottom. The description coming up next explains how to use the TSI.
True Strength Indicator
The True Strength Index (TSI) is an oscillator that fluctuates between positive and negative territory. As with many momentum oscillators, the centerline defines the overall bias. The bulls have the momentum edge when TSI is positive, and the bears have the edge when it’s negative. As with MACD, a signal line can be applied to identify upturns and downturns. Signal line crossovers are, however, quite frequent and require further filtering with other techniques. Chartists can also look for bullish and bearish divergences to anticipate trend reversals; however, keep in mind that divergences can be misleading in a strong trend.
TSI is somewhat unique because it tracks the underlying price quite well. In other words, the oscillator can capture a sustained move in one direction or the other. The peaks and troughs in the oscillator often match the peaks and troughs in price. In this regard, chartists can draw trend lines and mark support/resistance levels using TSI. Line breaks as well as line crosses can then be used to generate signals.
TSI Buy Signal
Each candle on the chart represents price movement over one week. On the line indicator at the bottom of the chart, it appears that the TSI line is turned down indicating a bearish move. There is still a good bit of white space between the lines. The red line is still above the black. The candle for this week is currently red. The TSI indicator is bearish, and the candles are bearish. So we will look at buying Puts.
Price will likely remain between the trend lines on this chart. Trades can be placed when price is in that range since there is about a $70 range there. Since the swings have been back and forth, trades may be shorter than what weekly charts often are traded. Watching the chart will help you decide if a Call or a Put trade is possible.
Check out the profit potential of option trading versus buying stock. Big difference!!!
Potential Profit Play:
To buy shares of SPY today would cost approximately $422 per share (as I write this on Tuesday).
Option trading is truly unique in its ability to give traders the opportunity to trade an equity’s price move in either direction. Since the TSI indicator is bearish we are going to look at buying Puts.
I want to stress, when you trade options, you can close the trade anywhere along the line to take profit (or loss). You don’t have to wait until it hits the target or until expiration day. You also want to wait for the indicator confirmation and don’t jump-the-gun with an early entry.
If SPY’s price continues to go down to $420 and the TSI shows a downward trend, you could consider a Put trade. The first short term target would be $410. If you bought the $415 strike April 14th expiration as of today it would cost around $13.15. If price fell to the expected $410 target you could expect a possible $5.00 gain on your premium or a 38% profit.
Trading options can be a win, win, win opportunity. Options often offer a smaller overall investment, covering more shares of stock and potential for greater profits.
What’s Next? I Can Hardly Wait!
Keep an eye on your inbox and I will keep sharing what I have my eye on. If you want to get deeper into how I find these winners, be sure to check out the programs in the banners in this message to learn more about options.
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Yours for a prosperous future,
Wendy Kirkland
Past Trades:
Three weeks ago, we discussed buying March 18th 445 SPY Puts. On Thursday 2/10 the premium would have been $10.88. If you sold on 2/11 the premium was $15.17. Today (3/1) the premium is $19.99 or 184% profit. On 3/7 you could have sold for $27.72.
Two weeks ago we discussed buying March 18th SPY 420 Puts. On Thursday 2/24 the premium was $9.29. As I type this on 3/1 the premium is $8.80. On 3/7 you could have sold for $11.19.
Last week we looked at buying March 18th 420 SPY Puts. The premium on 3/3 was $5.23. On 3/7 you could have sold for $11.19 or a 114% profit.
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