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Christmas Trade

Is doing well. Remember we hold that trade, until jan 15. So getting out of the trade is coming up. This was posted in the first week of DEC. “Just looked at the Christmas: March 15 2024 DIA Strke price 361 (one strike price in the money). 1 contract $11:15. SINGLE CALL option. Nothing to do with Vertical Spreads. Just a reminder about the Christmas trade. Since 1950 the DOW (market) has gone up 9 percent during the period Dec 1 through Jan 15th. 9% is great, but if we use an option on the DOW (DIA) we can make more money. Often 30-80 [Read More Now...]

January Barometer

The January Barometer has been fairly accurate since 1950. A tremendous history of correlation, and hint as to future direction. Basically, the J.B. has 2 parts. First 5 days of Trading. The second part 30 days of training (month of jan) Since 1950 there 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 [Read More Now...]

Day 44. Feb expirations

Some notes: Chart. V. Candlesticks. 2 dojis. May be a sign of reversal. Support and Resistance. 2070 resistance. 1950 support. 2000. if breaks 2000, likely dropping to 1950. Overnights were negative. so might be a down day. Positions: VPut at 1715/1725 at 30 cents. AND Vertical Call 2250/2300 1.90 (50 point [Read More Now...]

Day45: jan expiration

Hey. The Christmas trade is off to a good start! But here is the Jan vertical trade: 200/50-day moving average is still down trending. Although since the actual. price is above 50 and 200, should over the next little while move to breaking on the upside. 20/5 day is up trending. Chart. upside down head and shoulders. 1800 neck line. broke so should move up. remember the kiss good bye. so we may see a retracement back, then a major move up. or it could just continue. candle. solid up pearcing pattern. 1880 min resistance. 1900 major resistance. [Read More Now...]

Christmas Trade

Just looked at the Christmas: March 15 2024 DIA Strke price 361 (one strike price in the money). 1 contract $11:15. SINGLE CALL option. Nothing to do with Vertical Spreads. Just a reminder about the Christmas trade. Since 1950 the DOW (market) has gone up 9 percent during the period Dec 1 through Jan 15th. 9% is great, but if we use an option on the DOW (DIA) we can make more money. Often 30-80 percent. 8:1 leverage. We get the power of LEVERAGE. Options leverage. A couple of other notes: Create a STOP. the maximum you are prepared to lose on [Read More Now...]

Day 45: Dec expiration on the RUT

Some notes: Overnights. Asia flat. Europe is slightly up. The USA should be up slightly. 200/50 MA. Trending down 20/50 MA. trending down Support at 1650. Looks like it may go sideways. Resistance 1710. It was a flag down (big W-sideways). 68% continues down. And it did. Candlesticks. Sort of a harmi. But there is a good chance it will continue down. Profit taking. it is at the bottom third. 10:50 am. Positions: VPut 1400/1350 $ 1.80 (50 point spread). VCall 1870/1880 .30 cents. PS: what about NOV PUT? 1550/1500 is my spot. A little worried. [Read More Now...]

21 Steps to Stay On Track

Let’s break each of the seven key elements into three actionable steps: Visualize Your Success: Step 1: Find a quiet space each morning. Step 2: Close your eyes and vividly imagine yourself achieving your goal, feeling the emotions and observing the surroundings. Step 3: Anchor this vision with a physical action, like touching your heart or taking a deep breath, to reinforce the positive emotion. Set Clear and Achievable Goals: Step 1: Write down your primary goal. Step 2: Break this primary goal into smaller, monthly or weekly [Read More Now...]

21 action steps to success

Certainly! Let’s break each of those seven points into three actionable steps: Visualize Your Success: Step 1: Find a quiet space each morning. Step 2: Close your eyes and vividly imagine yourself achieving your goal, feeling the emotions and observing the surroundings. Step 3: Anchor this vision with a physical action, like touching your heart or taking a deep breath, to reinforce the positive emotion. Set Clear and Achievable Goals: Step 1: Write down your primary goal. Step 2: Break this primary goal into smaller, monthly or weekly [Read More Now...]

Storying Telling for Sales Presentation

Here’s a basic storytelling format for short 5-10 minute stories:  1. Introduction: – Setting: Describe the world or environment where the story takes place. This sets the tone and atmosphere for the listener. – Character Introduction: Briefly introduce the hero and any other essential characters. Give the audience a reason to care about them or connect with them.  2. Establishing the Problem: – Inciting Incident: Something happens that disrupts the hero’s regular life. This is the event that propels [Read More Now...]

7 Time Hacks to focus on Dreams and Goals

Here are seven-time hacks to help you save time and concentrate on your goals, dreams, and objectives: 1. The Two-Minute Rule:    – Concept: If a task takes less than two minutes to complete, do it immediately.    – Benefit: Prevents small tasks from piling up and overwhelming you later.    – Example: Responding to an email that requires a short answer or putting dishes into the dishwasher right after use. 2. Time Blocking:    – Concept: Allocate specific blocks of time for [Read More Now...]

11 keys to Sell from Stage.

There are some critical ingredients to success in selling from the stage. Plan your presentation with these Gems from Jim: Rapport (Liking): Establishing rapport with your audience is crucial. Begin by relating to their experiences, showing genuine interest, and using humor or anecdotes to connect personally. People who like you and feel connected are more likely to be receptive to your message and products. Share similar values, words, and experiences. Match and Mirror. Authority: Demonstrating your expertise and credibility is essential. [Read More Now...]

Faith? Yes!

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. ๐Ÿ™‚ 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...]

Rut Trade Expiration Aug

Some quick notes: Overnight were mixed. Asia is up, Europe is a little down. 200/50 MA. Continues to fux. Up and down. Right now down, but getting ready to cross to the upside again. This when I am thinking about a Protective Put. The cause is crosses a few times, before eventually crashing or up. 20/5 ma is uptrending. Chart. Sort of 3 white soldiers. And then doji. Downward pressure. Could reverse. Beginning of sideways? could be. a flag. Escalator? Cande. doji Positions. 1640/50 for 30 cents. And want 2100/2150 for 1.50 (but not likely). So [Read More Now...]

Words are Magic!

Does not matter, if you are talking one on one, to group, or through some sort of marketing (Radio, Email, Website, or Landing pages). Words can compel action. Change an attitude. And Inspire people to action. itโ€™s easy powerful right strength proven results a real find achieve dynamic guaranteed covered winning product demonstrated love business health friends success great the absolute cool hard evidence simple benefit donโ€™t lose assure you proven brand new scientific dollars the best for your family feel good a treasure your home new [Read More Now...]

Credit Spread Trade-Rut Expiration July 2023

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...]

I Finish Strong!

In university, I had a project to interview runners and discuss their values, beliefs, and benefits of being a long-distance runner. Since I was a jock. In the physical education program and on the Football team. Even the Captain. I was a runner too. I saw running as a necessary evil. It was not my favorite activity. One of the more interesting interviews was with a 55-year-old man. That ran 5-10 miles every day. In fact, he challenged me to a “Run,” And he beat the shit out of me. :). Before the interview. During the interview, he [Read More Now...]

147 Money Making Ideas

Wrote this for a friend last year. Some ideas to make money on line. Benefit from assets. Rent or Sell. Sell on Ebay or Amazon. Improve ROI. Make your money make money. Get money for advice, or opinions. Rent your car. and MORE. ENJOY! Download now at 147 Ideas. [Read More Now...]

Seasonal Patterns

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. ๐Ÿ™‚ 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...]

Day 45: june expiration

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...]

Super Self!

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...]

Day 45: May Expirations on RUT

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...]

Need Extra Cash? Check these Ideas out 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...]

Day 45 March Expirations

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...]

11 Keys to Success and Prosperity

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 theyโ€™ve reached retirement. These big dreamers are also prepared to risk money and time (acceptable and reasonable [Read More Now...]

Day 45 Jan expirations

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...]

Day 45 Dec expirations

No Picture
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. ๐Ÿ™‚ Update 10:45 [Read More Now...]

Day 45: Nov Expirations

No Picture
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...]

Day 44 Oct Expiration

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...]

Day 45: SEPT Expiration

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...]

Is it Fate or do you Create your future?

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...]
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