Last week we thought the major indexes could continue higher but the advances were much greater than anticipated returning the S&P 500 Index to the operative upward sloping trendline that should now act as overhead resistance.
Volatility Trading Digest – Market Review
We will start today with a few comments along with our updated indicators and some thoughts about what to watch for this week to determine if the major indexes will soon be making new highs once again.
Futures Contracts for Those Traders Starting Out
For somebody that doesn?t understand the futures market, initially, the first impression is that futures? trading is ?very risky?.
Why should I know technical analysis?
One of the questions I often hear is, ?Will your technical analysis technique work on our markets??
Stock Indexes Circuit Breakers and Trading Hours
Understanding trading hours and circuit breakers in the Futures markets can be rather confusing to new Futures traders.
Options Playbook Radio 34: Buying Straddles & Strangles
Straddles. Strangles. What’s the difference? How to use them? Brian discusses all this and more.
Find the Fool and Trade Against Them
Trade with the professionals?find the fool and take the opposite position. As they say, ?At the poker table, if you don?t know who the fool is? it is you!?
Is This In Your Trading Plan?
I have found that most of the time, there is one specific and crucial rule that is missing from people?s plans more than any other and that is the focus of this piece.
Learning To Make The Trade
New traders often get confused when deciding what tools to use in order to analyze the markets and select trading opportunities.
Trading like a Business
When we talk to prospective students about learning the skill of trading, we also encourage them to approach it like any other business venture.
Options ? More on Time Value
In the last few articles I?ve described the factors that effect the amount of time value in an option.
Option Block 380: Apple Bores Us to Tears
Apple earnings. Meh.








