What is a Bear Trap? Bear traps most often occur in strongly trending stocks. A bearish catalyst, usually supported by bearish short-term price action, suggests that a trend reversal is imminent, prompting bears to put on large short positions at precisely the worst time. The stock then continues to the upside, forcing many of the […]
A strangle is an options trading strategy that uses a put and call on the same underlying security with the same expiration date to bet on a substantial price move in either direction. Strangles are most often used in situations where the trader expects a substantial price move, but is unsure of the direction. Strangles […]
+$6.9k in 30min during the Snow Storm! Hey guys. All right, so I’m finishing the morning up $6,978. Another solid day of trading. I’m up like $18 thousand in the last two days. So before we get into today’s mid-day market recap, it’s a snowstorm. For those of you that aren’t in New England, […]
Mark to market refers to an investment measure or accounting tool used to record an asset’s value to reflect the market value of the security rather than its book value. The tool is commonly used on futures accounts and helps to ensure that all margin requirements have been completed. When it comes to mutual funds, […]
Another year is upon us and this is yet another great chance for you to accomplish your new and old goals too. You probably started the past year with great expectations to accomplish several things, but you were unable to. Maybe you wanted to buy a house, a new car, upgrade your studies, travel more, […]
+$11,376.47 in 43 minutes!! Redemption!! All right, everyone. So let’s jump right in and start breaking down the trades from this morning. Today is a nice bounce back. Yesterday, started the month, started the year in the hole. You never like to start a year like that, and it’s not the first time I’ve done […]
A thin market refers to a market characterized by a minimal number of buyers and sellers plus high price volatility. Also referred to as a narrow market, it is also characterized by high bid-ask spreads and low trading volume. This type of market does experience lots of drastic swings thus making it difficult for traders […]
Cash settled options refer to options that carry the cash settlement feature. As a result, they deliver profits in form of cash and not as a physical asset. The reason why investors choose cash settled options is because they eliminate the high cost of transporting the physical asset and takes the place of indices that […]
Day 1 of 2018! Day 237 of the $1 Million Challenge What’s up, everyone? Today’s the first trading day of January, and unfortunately, it is a red day. So today is going to be a red day recap. I reach a level four of frustration in my trades today. You can hear all about […]
Very few people are aware that they can actively manage their investments in their IRA and can actually even day trade in them! The benefit to doing so is obvious: you can maximize your returns while still enjoying the benefits of tax-deferred saving and tax-free profits. However, there are some limits to active trading within […]
