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Friday – Options Expire Today, Will the Rally Expire Too?
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9:41amReality, reality, wherefore art thou reality? I like to put up this chart of the Macro Indicators (this one from Dave Fry) every once in awhile, just to keep us grounded as we play the market at these nose-bleed levels. And yes, I know I sound like a grumpy old bear, the same way I was...
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Mid Day Trading Update – The Overbought Dilemma
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9:11amEven to make the statement that we are overbought to begin with is quite bold when you think about it. I mean we could continue rallying slowly up to SPY $170 or even higher without any kind of significant pullback. However, when stocks get a little bit ahead of themselves, the chop action is...
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 6:53am
Four Things Einhorn, Soros Are Forgetting About Gold Miners ETF
Highlighting fourth-quarter 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was noted hedge fund legends David Einhorn and George Soros held sizable stakes in the largest gold miners ETF, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX). To be fair to Soros, during the fourth quarter...
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May 16th Watchlist
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 9:23amJobless Claims surge to 6-week highs, well above expectations and Housing Starts dropped 16.5%. Consumer Price index also fell in April. This economic data has pushed the indexes down slightly during the premarkets but we've held up well considering the negative sentiment from these reports...
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Monday, May 13, 2013 - 3:03pm
Benzinga Options Outlook for the Week of May 13
Markets continue their move up in a slow trudging manner. Unlike our typical bull rallies where everything across the board is breaking out. We have slow movements along with historically low volatility environments. This combination makes the risk favorable for those that are long options, but...
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Introducing – Stocks And Options At A Glance
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 1:39pmBy Chris Ebert Here it is! The all-new Stocks and Options at a Glance. With just one look, it is now possible to see exactly which option strategies are currently profitable and which are not. Those who use option performance as a technical indicator can now see where the stock market is now...
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Why I Don't Fear Trading in Front of Earnings
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 8:25amOne of the fears about trading options is being hit by an event and the stock moving against you. A 5 contract trade opened at 2.00 can be vaporized in a day on some bad news. $1,000 nearly wiped out. Not easy to recover from that, either. I’ve been there many...
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Mid Day Trading Update – Twister
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 3:03pmIndexes are really confusing directional traders today, pushing aggressively both ways & facilitating the ‘hard trade'. Holding a directional during this kind of environment can be detrimental to the mind as well as the bank accounts. Stocks were decisively in negative territory this morning...
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5 Trade Ideas that Made 1,849% in 21 Days
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 9:21amWhat a rally! The markets are going up and up and up some more, which is exactly what we were guarding against on April 14th, when I wrote "5 Trade Ideas that can Make 500% in an Up Market." At the time, the S&P was "only" at 1,588 (now 1,632) and, of course, the...
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Five Companies' Implied Move From Earnings After the Bell
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 3:49pmCompanies are typically more volatile when they report earnings than many other times during the year. By using option pricing, we can estimate where the market is pricing the current move. Below are five companies that report quarterly earnings after the stock market closes. Based on the...
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