Why You Should Care About This $626,000 QQQ Trade That Hit Yesterday
The QQQ has out performed the SPY by a wide margin. Year to date, the QQQ ‘s return is about +47%. The SPY year to date total return is about +15% (total return is actually closer to 17%). But the spread ebbs and flows. With the QQQ’s return expanding and contracting over the SPY as…
Good Times Never Seemed So Good!
Hey There Income Hunters, Hope you enjoyed the Christmas break! I was up in New York visiting family and friends, and it was amazing how many conversations involved Bitcoin, TESLA and IPOs … That’s my world 24/7, of course, but I really was more interested in sharing Christmas cheer … However, I do get it.…
ALARM!!(NOT!)… VIX Light Inside
Hey Traders, The S&P 500 was up just under 1% on Monday. The VIX was up slightly as well … This would sound the alarms, as one of the pieces of our volatility trading system is how the VIX is correlating to the S&P 500. The VIX, because of the way volatility is calculated versus…
How Santa Could Impact Your Profits!?
Hey Traders, My wife’s family has a group text message where they all share pictures and stories. On Fridays my mother-in-law posts a question for the family to answer. A few weeks ago she asked, “What is the best Christmas gift that you have ever received?” I responded quickly: Castle Grayskull from He-Man and the…
I Win, You Lose?
Dear Trader, After the bell last Friday, the FOMC made a major announcement: The banks are again allowed to buy back shares. A lot of traders are afraid to buy options in today’s half day. Why? Because they think their options are going to decay over the 3 ½ days the market is closed for…
What the Mall Can Tell Us About A Post-Christmas Crash
Hey There fellow Income Hunters, We have certainly been laying out a bullish case for being long stocks and commodities lately. Like how the financial conditions are the easiest they have been in over 30 years … PLUS record call buying and a put/call ratio near the lows of the dot-com bubble … Which all…
Merry Christmas!
Hi Shoppers, I know we are all scrambling with our last minute shopping and cooking, I am a pro at last minute. It’s funny the gift I am most excited about is the Flippity Fish for our cat. I think that reflects what a crazy year this has been. Actually, our pets become an important…
Are you taking Christmas Eve off? I’m Not + Here’s Why
Hey there Trader, Often, traders take Christmas Eve off. After all, the market is only open until 1pm EST. But taking today off is a mistake, and I’ll tell you exactly why I’ll be looking to be in–>out of quick positions in today’s trading session. First, let’s talk about yesterday. As we predicted, the air…
VIX Prediction + My Next Trade Idea [For $0]
When vol spikes — like it did on Monday to the tune of 33%! — you don’t want to be alone worrying about what to do. That’s why I hopped on Zoom for an exclusive ALL-HANDS session with our Volatility Edge members. We covered how to protect your account, and how I planned to trade…
A Crossfire Christmas!
Did you do a double-take at the sight of volatility spiking nearly 33 percent on Monday morning?? Replace butterflies with bullets with Option Pit’s Volatility Edge trading service. It was built to help you make money in moments exactly like this. Get in now. Hey There Income Hunters, After a great weekend of wrapping presents…