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hey Steven .. great! to hear from you.
Quite a day to stand aside today, eh.
Use today to pick up some of the Members' Stock Picks at a discount.
hey Steven .. great! to hear from you.
Quite a day to stand aside today, eh.
Use today to pick up some of the Members' Stock Picks at a discount.
I plan on lowering Membership prices this new year . . .
hurry and lock in current prices now before they drop !!
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It's here! For one week only, you have free access to the whole kit 'n' caboodle of investor services from Elliott Wave International, the world's largest market forecasting firm. During this week-long event, you'll see their U.S., European and Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast Services. Each of these three services comprises two regional publications plus the flagship, big-picture investor publication, The Elliott Wave Theorist, by EWI Founder and President Robert Prechter.
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I do mostly Day- and Short-Term- Trading . . .
I don't teach, per se . . but do discuss Day-Trading in my weekly newsletter you can subscribe to HERE.
I have migrated towards /ES and SPY as my favorite vehicle as well.
Good Luck !!
not so much . . all have made a good comeback . . .
maybe soon though for all markets.
Think the current conditions in the stock market are normal? Think again.
Robert Prechter explains in this excerpt from pages 3-4 of his just-published Elliott Wave Theorist ...
Figure 4 (below) is a diagram from Chapter 2 of Elliott Wave Principle. It displays a typical progression of prices and psychology in a bear market. We can apply this picture to the stock market since 2000. The real-life pattern is a bit more complex than this picture, because wave a itself was a flat correction, which ended in 2009. The dashed line in Figure 4 represents what the market has been doing since then: rallying to a new high in a b-wave. The entire formation has been tracing out an "expanded flat" correction (see text, p.47) of Supercycle degree.
Per Figure 4, among the characteristics we should expect to see in wave b are: "Technically weak," "Aggressive euphoria and denial" and "Fundamentals weaken subtly." The volume contraction in the stock market has now lasted over five years, which is extreme technical weakness, albeit only in that indicator. The 30+ charts we have shown of market sentiment reveal historically high levels of optimism regarding stocks. No doubt bulls would dismiss the idea that investors today exhibit "aggressive euphoria and denial." But look at Figure 5.
It shows that the yield on junk bonds has just reached its lowest level ever. Junk bonds did not even exist prior to 1989. In 2009, investors were deathly afraid of them. Now they cannot get enough of them. They are thinking only about yield; they are ignoring risk to principal. That's denial. Finally, fundamentals have not just weakened a bit but rather are awful. The economy is flat, the amount of debt is at a record high, and as shown in the June issue of The Elliott Wave Financial Forecast the quality of debt is at a record low.
There has never been an expanded flat pattern as large as Supercycle degree in recorded stock market history, going back 300 years. It's a first. So, we are getting commensurate expressions of stupendous optimism, which will prove worthy of the record books. People think today's market conditions are normal, because a benign present is always considered normal. But it's not normal. It's unprecedented.
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Think the current conditions in the stock market are normal? Think again.
Robert Prechter explains in this excerpt from pages 3-4 of his just-published Elliott Wave Theorist ...
Figure 4 (below) is a diagram from Chapter 2 of Elliott Wave Principle. It displays a typical progression of prices and psychology in a bear market. We can apply this picture to the stock market since 2000. The real-life pattern is a bit more complex than this picture, because wave a itself was a flat correction, which ended in 2009. The dashed line in Figure 4 represents what the market has been doing since then: rallying to a new high in a b-wave. The entire formation has been tracing out an "expanded flat" correction (see text, p.47) of Supercycle degree.
Per Figure 4, among the characteristics we should expect to see in wave b are: "Technically weak," "Aggressive euphoria and denial" and "Fundamentals weaken subtly." The volume contraction in the stock market has now lasted over five years, which is extreme technical weakness, albeit only in that indicator. The 30+ charts we have shown of market sentiment reveal historically high levels of optimism regarding stocks. No doubt bulls would dismiss the idea that investors today exhibit "aggressive euphoria and denial." But look at Figure 5.
It shows that the yield on junk bonds has just reached its lowest level ever. Junk bonds did not even exist prior to 1989. In 2009, investors were deathly afraid of them. Now they cannot get enough of them. They are thinking only about yield; they are ignoring risk to principal. That's denial. Finally, fundamentals have not just weakened a bit but rather are awful. The economy is flat, the amount of debt is at a record high, and as shown in the June issue of The Elliott Wave Financial Forecast the quality of debt is at a record low.
There has never been an expanded flat pattern as large as Supercycle degree in recorded stock market history, going back 300 years. It's a first. So, we are getting commensurate expressions of stupendous optimism, which will prove worthy of the record books. People think today's market conditions are normal, because a benign present is always considered normal. But it's not normal. It's unprecedented.
For more details, our complete wave count, and our forecast for how we believe it will all play out, continue reading Prechter's 10-page June Theorist now, completely risk-free.
You can read the entire issue, plus the Financial Forecast and Short Term Update. This group of publications, the Financial Forecast Service, is EWI's most popular package for U.S. investors.
The Financial Forecast Service gives you in-depth coverage of U.S. markets three times a week plus intermediate-term forecasts once a month and big-picture analysis at least 12 times a year. Be prepared for the risks and opportunities to come. You won't find a more valuable big-picture technical analysis package available anywhere. Period.
For a limited time, you can get your first month of all three publications for just $29 -- risk free for 30 days. That's more than half off the already discounted package price.
Get your special offer, and prepare now for risks and opportunities in U.S. markets >> SPECIAL OFFEER
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In My Humble Opinion AND experience . . .
it is much easier to make money from a small account using stock-options than using straight-stocks.
Good Luck !!
hey 'imshredin2' . . that is an all-options strategy.
I have a larger account but still use all options . . .
you can't beat it!
Instead of straight stock, I use options as a replacement . . .
instead of the usual covered call strategy .. I use a covered call-option strategy.
basically, credit- and debit- option spreads.
I learned all of my options trading and highly recommend this book: the Options Advantage.
I read the first edition almost 20-years ago!
thanks PHT427 . . I'll check them out.
hey 'imshredin2' . . I just posted a pretty big response to another poster here . . it explains my methodology in a little bit of detail.
I'll post back here once a week or so . . check back.
God Bless.
so sorry for the delay . . I don't come to iHub that often.
I like Silicon investor much better.
I did hold through earnings .. and came out about breaking even.
Lessons learned:
1 - don't hold through the earnings release . . even with the Big swings Up then Down of the underlying CMG, neither my long Put nor long Call increased in price from the day before!
2 - don't be long options that expire right near the Earnings Release .. be short those options 2-SDs out
3 - this was the first time I tried doing an Earnings Release play and Holding through it . . never again.
4 - the best way to trade options, IMHO, is Diagonal Spreads . . collecting income every week on the short options and also, possibly, gaining profits on the long options. I will go back to doing this full-time.
The way I trade is to use directional trends of volatile and very liquid stocks and I Buy Near-Money options far out and Sell OTM options for the coming week . . collecting premium on the expiring near options .. week after week. I close out the entire position when the trend changes . . otherwise I roll the order further out when the far month comes.
To fill my watchlist with appropriate stocks, I use the Blashing.com stock picks given to members each weekend.
I'll try to check back here to your good board at least once per week.
Good Luck All !!!
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new .. CMG .. position
positive Vega expecting rising Volatility into the 4/17 Earnings Report . . .
it can't lose . . a move in either direction .. and possibly no direction .. gives nice Profits!
as long as Volatility rises over the next week . . .
which "How can it not" going into the Earnings Report.
PLUS .. it is a Calendar Spread in each direction (by 1-week) ...
SO .. my Short options (-) lose value (increase Profits) each day that goes by anyway .. relative to Volatility.
I recently discovered this technique and plan to take full advantage of it each week.
This cost me $500 per contract and could possibly yield $3,000 per contract should we get a full move to the strike price of one of my long options.
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SPY = 187.35 is the key level to watch now . . .
breaking and holding above that would be very Bullish.
I am slightly Bearish until that is done.
thanks! SB . . it sure has started off to be another great year !!
good weed pick.
CKEC Target Hit! . . looking for more now.
Blashing.com members were in around 26 .. now @ 29 !!
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I took some good Profits up around $6 and then sold out the rest of my position around $3.55 over the past 2-days.
All around I took a little bit of a loss, but nothing terrible.
Once again I am reminded not to dabble in such speculative stocks.
I make most of my money in Trading Options for the short-term ...
no need to waddle out of my box.
Good Luck to all here still in NNVC !!!
that "impression" will allow them to Buy more at a lower price.
It was a great! opportunity today.
I am Holding NNVC for the long-term.
I am looking/waiting for buy the Dip . . .
but need to see some Strength first.
I have some February-Seasonal CKEC and some long-term TWTR . . .
and banked Profits from the last 2-weeks of Down SPY . . .
but I am waiting for her to tell me what to do next.
Miss Market knows best.
I am still leery of this small Rally today . . .
could be a Trap.
WoWser! . . . CKEC is Strong Up today even when the Market was a Strong Down.
This is a lesson on Trading with good Seasonal Stocks like CKEC.
Like I pointed out, CKEC's Stock Seasonality is a Strong Up through the February and March time-frame every year.
Buying in a Dip before the seasonal period usually brings good results.
I am looking for a further increase in CKEC based on its strength today.
Do your own DD of course.
WoWser! . . . CKEC is Strong Up today even when the Market was a Strong Down.
This is a lesson on Trading with good Seasonal Stocks like CKEC.
Like I pointed out, CKEC's Stock Seasonality is a Strong Up through the February and March time-frame every year.
Buying in a Dip before the seasonal period usually brings good results.
I am looking for a further increase in CKEC based on its strength today.
Do your own DD of course.
S&P-500 >> now that we have broken back Down Below that range, I am looking for a Rally back Up to the bottom of it to Fail . . .
at which time I will be Opening Downers.
That link is OLD . . see all of GZ's latest stuff
and Performance Record here: Stock Trading Main Model.
Enjoy !!!!!!
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I just Bought a lot of CKEC for 26.48 . . . it usually goes Up every February/March ... ref: CKEC Seasonality.
I am letting her come Down a little more and will wait for a verifying move Up.
I lay out a very good way to OPEN a SPY position in my Weekly Stock Pick Commentary.
check it out!
The February Monthly Seasonal Stock Picks I have listed
are setting up real nicely today for their annual run higher in February.
Wait until they start Up again and you'll be able to get them at a nice Discount!
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NNVC closed at 5.79 .. a nice run.
I hope some of you were able to follow me IN when I posted before the rise.
I now see 6.20 next, before the ultimate 7.50.
LoL! . . I got the Signal, man . . it's going!
just bought a bunch of NNVC in the low 5.50's . . .
breaking out with a lot of UP room to go.
I have an initial Target of 7.50 during a wave 5
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just bought a bunch of NNVC in the low 5.50's . . .
breaking out with a lot of UP room to go.
I have an initial Target of 7.50 during a wave 5
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I have found in most all of my studies . . .
that signalling Bottoms works better than signalling Tops.
I guess that's because we've been in a basic UP-trend for the past 5-years.
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