Some quick notes: 200/50-day moving average is up trending. Although it is crossing back and forth. This happens at significant reversal points. 20/5 day ma. is up-trending. Candlestick. Looks like bearish harmi today. Looks like 1830 for resistance and 1700 for support. Chart. a mess. Strong sideways action. Triple tops, and bottoms. Flag? Down? Longer term. Tested positions and got Update 1030am. Positions for July expirations Vcall at 2020/2030 for 30 cents. Vput 1530/40 for 30 cents. PS Summer months are slow. choppy. May 1 to Oct 31. [Read More Now...]
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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...]
Notes: So looking at around 1500 or less for 30 cents. And 1950 or above. 200/50 is crossing back and forth. was un uptrend, and now a downtrend. 20/5 day moving average is positive. 3 white soldiers (candle sticks). Look for what happens on day 4 (if u don’t know what that means, get some stock education). Charting. a bit of mess. triple bottom? W pattern. Flagging longer term? So that would indicate a future downtrend (62-68 percent of the time). Paper traded, filled at 1950/1960 for 35 and 1500/1490 for 30 cents. Overnight markets [Read More Now...]
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Some notes: 200/50-day uptrending. 5/20 day downtrend. The flag pattern broke to the upside. Maybe an ugly W. double bottom. Kiss goodbye? Coming? Candlesticks. Strong up candle. Looking at 1500/1550 for 2.00. and 2040/2050 for 30 cents. Positions: Vcall 2040/2050 for 30 cents (example 10 contracts). Vput 1550/1500 for $ 2.00 (2 [Read More Now...]
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Hey folks. Sorry for the delay in posting today. Traded this morning but been busy with some projects and meetings. Here you go. Notes: 200/50 Day Moving Average. is crossing to the upside. HOLLY Cross. Now don’t get too excited. This happens, and then it can go down. But it could continue to increase, and we would see a rally. 20/5 is up-trending. Charting? Either longer term stair step up. or perhaps, a head and shoulders. Candlesticks. Two FAT dojis, Downtrend today. Asia is down, and Europe is down. Like a downtrend today. 10:30am [Read More Now...]
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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...]
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 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...]
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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...]
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...]
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...]
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