Dream Big. Make Smart Goals. Specific, measurable, and Action-oriented. Realistic and Targeted or Timed. Over the last 30-plus years, I spent time with 50 millionaires and 2 billionaires. All the folks I met, worked with, or interviewed had big dreams. They believe they are worth more than a 9-to-5 job. That there is more to life than working forty (or more) hours a week for forty years only to take a forty percent pay cut once they’ve reached retirement. These big dreamers are also prepared to risk money and time (acceptable and reasonable [Read More Now...]
Well. the market was closed on Monday. So, getting a slow start to the year of trading. But testing. Testing: Vcal 2030/2040 and VPut 1500/1450 (only 50-dollar spreads available). Some notes about the market: Asia and Europe are slightly up. Could it be choppy with a slight up bias? Chart. Sideways action. Doji and hammers. Support 1722, Resistance 1776. Choppy but looks like a downward flag. FILLED Vcall at 2030/2040 at 30 cents. Vput 1450/1500 at $2.00. Remember the Gross numbers need to balance 5 Vcall contracts (10 dollar spread), and 1 [Read More Now...]
Notes: 200/50 Moving average is still down. 20/5 is uptrending. Charting a bit of a mess. Maybe double bottom. W. Asia down, Europe mixed. bet down today. Candle. Piercing to the bottom today. Down trend Tested 1570 and below. Took Vput 1560/1550 for 30 cents. PS: I only take VPUT in jan expirations. The market on average goes up in the 6 weeks from DEC 1 to Jan 15. My Christmas [Read More Now...]
Some quick notes, and then the trades: Overnights were mixed. Some up some down. Perhaps a slight bias to the upside. 200/50-day moving average is Still down trending. 20/5 is up trending.Looks like a bearish harami today. So, perhaps down tomorrow. Need to see the rest of the day. w pattern, with perhaps an up trending flag at the moment. Looking at 2190/2200 and below 1500. Remember seasonal patterns, Nov to jan is usually an up trend. So thinking a little more aggressively on the VPUT. Christmas trade is around the corner. 🙂 Update 10:45 [Read More Now...]
Good Morning. Time to trade the monthly credit spread: Some notes: 200/50-day moving average is down trending. The 20/5-day moving average is down trending, Charts-Downward flagging. Remember flags often (62-68 percent of the time), and continue in the direction, they were going. So, may not be a bottom. Maybe wedging. We are at 1700 support. a significant one from the past. If breaks, we are going down to 1650. Resistance at 1750. 1800. Approx. Candles. hammers, between 1710 and 1650. Overnights. choppy. maybe a slight uptrend. Looking at [Read More Now...]
Game time. Let us see: 200/50 day moving average is on a downtrend. Short term average on a down trend (5/20).Charting: down trend, could be a flagging. (going sideways, then back down). Remember 62-68 percent of the time, it continues in the direction it was going. Candle stick. Bearish engulfing last 2 days. Expect a down trend. Over nights. Asia was mixed. Europe minor up. but choppy. Should be choppy with minor up? That candlestick suggest down today. Testing with paper: 2050/2100 for 2 bucks (equals 40 cents on a 10 dollar trade). Testing [Read More Now...]
There are a number of seasonal patterns, that occur on a regular basis. Here are just a few: May 1 to Oct 31. The market tends to be flat and choppy. Ups and downs. Stats say the market (dow), will only move .4. Any time your ROI starts with a Point, is not good. 🙂 Nov 1 to April 30. The market (dow) on average moves 7.4 percent up. Dec 1 through Jan 15 each year, the dow on average moves 9%. Since 1950. That is my Christmas TRADE. Wins a very high percentage. Oct is an up month generally. But most of the major crashes have happened in Oct. [Read More Now...]
Good Morning. Well day 45, and ready to trade the Sept Vertical Options. Here are some notes, and trades: 200/50-day moving averages is showing a major downtrend, even though some reason up trending. Told someone on Sat, that the Rut would like “hang” at 1880. Which appears to be doing today. 30/10 day average is uptrending. Candlesticks? Not sure, it kind of looks like a Tri Star, but the candles are not dojis. Or 2 hanging men. Resistance at 1880 and like 1900 too. Support at 1800, 1750 and 1700. Asia up. Europe mixed. Usa likely [Read More Now...]
Students (and friends) ask me occasionally about my Faith. Well I grew up in a catholic family. Going to church a lot when I was younger. Was even a Wise Man in the christmas play. That Wisdom thing stuck with me. 🙂 Some of my close friends understand that more than the average person. But the catholic church was further away than the protestant church. Mum put me in the protestant church for a while. So I got different messages growing up. Hardcore and a little lighter. As a teenager, in high school I went to Sat night service, a little [Read More Now...]
I am a fairly positive person, but every once and a while, life events, or un foreseen issues, can get me down. Does not last long, cause, I will not let it. I have a number of “strategies” to keep me on track. Here are just a few for your consideration. Many from Charles J Givens book SuperSelf, SuperMind Strategy # 1: Interrupt the Pattern. Thoughts, can turn into physical responses, in your body. Stress, depression or frustration, can lead to physical responses in the body. SO interrupt the pattern, get away from the thoughts. [Read More Now...]
Need some quick cash. Can’t make the bills at the end of the month. Want some extra cash to invest? Consider these quick ideas to find cash: Cash Back on Credit Cards. Go to www.bankrate.com find the cards that give cash back. Sell Your College Books. Check out www.sellbackyourbooks.com to get some quick cash. UBER, Ubereats or DoorDash. Make some extra income for delivering FOOD. Try OFFERS. And get paid. www.cashcrate.com offers money to do surveys and referrals. Sell on EBAY. You old stuff, can be a treasure to someone else. Sell what [Read More Now...]
I kind of think it is both. Many folks have a talent and are destined for a great future, no matter what. Others take what talent or skill they have and make it happen for themselves. Lucky? I believe the definition of LUCK is when preparation meets opportunity. That means you have been expecting it, you have been planning for it, and you will do anything to achieve it too. But the real KEY is Action. I have manifested incredible things in my life. But it was not all just positive thoughts. it was disciplined action. I have faith, that things [Read More Now...]
Well the market is kind of on tilt. But trading anyway. looks like a down day. Here are some notes and trades: 200/50 Day moving average is down. 20/5 moving average down too.Kind of mini flagging. little downtrend and sideways action. Maybe a double bottom forming? candles. going sideways, but upward pressure (tails). Overnights were mixed in Asia, down in uk. likely opening down today. Update 11:34 am. Tested and got. Vput at 1290/1280 (took a while) for 30 cents. And Vcall at 1990/2000 for 30 cents. PS: 2 weeks left on july trade. usually [Read More Now...]
“Closing Patterns and Techniques: The first person to Close, is yourself! Make sure you have the closing beliefs of a winner. • I believe in my company and product. • I can close anybody. • I can sell everybody. • I know dozens of closes. • My price is justifiable. • I need and deserve the sale. • I am a great closer. • NO need to call back, I’ll close the sale today. • I can deal with a variety of people. • I’m confident. • No shaking, waiver or stumble under pressure. • I have no weak points [Read More Now...]
Every generation should be better than the previous; passing on tips, tools, strategies and philosophy. My grandfather was a dock worker, my dad a professor, my mum an accounts payable supervisor, and I am an entrepreneur. Here are some for consideration for Success: Enjoy the ride it is over before you know. Make time for: health, family, self, bucket list activities as well as success.Faith leads the way. Faith in god. Faith in self. Faith tomorrow is a brighter day.Dreaming belongs to everyone. Not just the young. In fact it keeps you [Read More Now...]
Strategy: Use the name game to pick a name for your company and or product. I had the rare privilege of working with over 50 plus millionaires. One of them had a cool way of picking names for products. He showed it me one meeting, and I refined it into the NAME GAME. Recently a few ice hockey friends and I were at an adult ice hockey tournament in Las Vegas. We go to 2 or 3 tournaments, each year as a team. Any way after the games, we were enjoying a relaxing drink and complaining about what we did not like about hockey tournaments. In [Read More Now...]
Some notes: 200/50 down trend.20/5 moving average down. chart. Sort of flagging after a down trend. usually means it will continue down. 62-68 percent of the time.Support 1850, then 1800. If it drops past 1830 (mini support), might consider getting out of last months VPUT. Resistance. 1900 and 1950. Side ways candle sticks. Up and down, kind of between support and resistance levels. Overnight market were mixed. Europe and asia up and down. looks like a slow day. and choppy. testing VPUT at 1400/1350 (50 spread) so need at least 1.50. (30 cents [Read More Now...]
Some notes: 200/50 Moving average is down. Generally means a down trend for several months. If not a reversal. 10/20 moving average up. Choppy. Resistance 2150/2130Support 2090/2100. Bigger chart is sideways action after a down trend. A flag. 62-68 percent of the time, it continues in the direction it was going. Short Term chart. choppy. Going sideways between support and resistance. Testing 1700/1650 for 1.50. 50 dollar spread. Testing 2340/2350 for 30 cents. 10:15 am. Update: Vertical Call 2340/2350 for 3o cents. After several minutes, VPUT [Read More Now...]
Good Morning. So says day 44 on TOS this morning. Not sure why that is. Maybe an update. Market Info: 200/50 Moving average downtrend. May indicated a major down trend. But remember, when this a happens, it often, goes back and forth, before a major break down. But is a hint. I have purchased a Sept DIA PUT. Just in case. Protective Put against a major break down. 10/20 or 10/30 upgrading. A breath of up trend. Major support and resistance is holding. 1950 or 1900 on the bottom. 2050/2100 on the top. Kind of moving sideways in this area. But [Read More Now...]
Most folks know I am a Speaker and Trainer. I often talk about M2. Mindset and Method to make Millions. Teaching financial strategies and associated powerful beliefs. My friend Mo, use to say M2 stands for Millionaire Maker. And I have had my share of students reaching that level (or so they tell me with thanks). I believe that one of the major keys to success in anything is your personal belief. What ever you believe will come true. Think you can’t, you won’t. Think you and you shall . In Business, Stock Trading, Real Estate or [Read More Now...]
If you have been tooling around the internet for a few hours, likely you came across an ad for making money on the internet or online. There are dozens of folks ready to give you a few ideas for a few dollars or a few hundred. I have been having fun and profiting from internet activities since 1994. You can make a few hundred or even thousands on line each and ever month. Enjoy these ideas. They are profitable and or save you money online. 70 plus Ways to make $$$………here is a list for you to consider: [Read More Now...]
Strategy: Establish a strong marketing distinction. It is not enough to have a good product, service or idea. You must have a better product or reason for people to buy your product. We call this Marketing Distinction. A compelling reason to use your product and not the competitors. If you think of solid companies, they often have a unique distinction in the marketplace that sets them a part from the competition, or makes them very memorable. Remember these companies: Hertz. We are number 1.Avis. We try harder.Pepsi. The choice of a new [Read More Now...]
Since 1950 there is has been a pattern, that gives you a preview of how the stock market may go for the next year. It is called the January Barometer. Basic, you look the the S and P 500 (SPX), and see what it does in January. Both the first 5 days of trading and the whole month of trading. And see what that correlates too in the the past. The first 5 days of trading, give you about an 85% correlation, and 90 percent plus for the month. Therefore, if the SPX goes up in the first 5 days, 85 % chance that will be the direction for the year. If [Read More Now...]
Good morning. Trust you have a great day trading. Some notes: 200/50 Moving average.Right at the cross. Little uptrend movement right now.30/10 crossing to an uptrend. Chart. BIG W. it is right at the neck line. right hand side. breaks 2280/2300 on the way up. Flag pattern too. on the right side. 2230 and 2280 are support and resistance levels in this flag. Thinking about doing a flag trade (play both sides, if it breaks up or down). Tested a couple spots. 2440/2450 at 30 cents, and 1900/1850 at 1.60. paper test. worked. You could do 1900/1910 [Read More Now...]
LUCK? Manifestation? Desire? Universal consciousness? Devine Intervention? Destiny? Fate? God? Make the Commitment and the result will appear! What is one of the most unusual, or dynamic Manifestation in your life. Something, you really wanted to have, be, do, or become, but there was an obstacle, challenge, you though you could not over come then, it happened anyway? I have had a few, but one that comes to mind for me. Early in my life, and career, I went to a Tony Robbins, event “unlimited power”. And wanted to go to [Read More Now...]
Just a Quick Reminder from SuperSelf and SuperMind—Charles J Givens. 21 life lessons. He is best know for his financial books: Wealth without Risk, More Wealth without Risk and Financial Self Defense. Many folks do not know, he wrote a Great Personal Development book, SuperSelf.My first year working with Chuck, I spent promoting his SuperSelf and SuperMind. He taught some valuable lessons, about life, relationships, performance, and growth. Here are few of the messages I recall: 1: Let go your past, and design your future. Look in the [Read More Now...]
Trust you are having a Merry season. So January is always an interesting. Notes and trades: Normally. I do not do a Jan Vcall because the market tends to have a big surge, in the last part of the year. That why we do the Christmas trade. Unfortunately, Dec 1-jan 15 is no uptreading (yet). That seasonal pattern has been very consistent since 1950. Tested VPUT at 1620/1610, 30 cent, all the way down to 1560/1570 all that 30 cents. And after 20 mins or so, the all filled. Pretty sure you can be sub 1600 for 30 cents. Tested 2440/2450 at 30 cents. [Read More Now...]
Wow. Lots of you interested in the Christmas trade. Talked to several of you, about Seasonal Patterns, VS Technical Patterns. Christmas trade is usually Dec 1 through Jan 15th. The Dow Jones big 30 often goes up during this period of time. On average 9% since 1950. So we often play the DIA (1/100 of dow). The Call options for march. 90 days plus. But we don’t do that blind. We need to see “confirmation” of direction, which means, I need to see some up days, before I invest. Right now the market is on a drop. Don’t fight [Read More Now...]
21 Free or Inexpensive Advertising and Marketing Strategies I was teaching a business workshop recently, and someone asked, If you had a limitedbudget for marketing what would you do? Well, I have as an entrepreneur, had limitedbudget a few dozen times, and the following strategies have always served me well. They WORK! 1. Write articles about related information in publications (i.e., web sites, article submission sites, trade journals, newspapers, local papers and professional publications). 2. Contact your local community cable station [Read More Now...]
Looks like the 200/50 day moving average is crossing to the upside, after a slight down. This can mean another uptrend, watch for it. But usually when the 200/50 is crossing (in real time), you will see it go above and below. before the final direction. So nervous, it can go either way (FAST). 10/30 moving average up trend. Mini double pipe bottom, recently. Sideways action between 2200 and 2300. just broke 2300 so could go to 2350. Testing 1950 to 1930 every 10 points. to see where the vertical put sweet spot is at. Testing 2450/2400 50 [Read More Now...]
