It was a manic mini Monday on the Street yesterday. What did the all-stars think?
Option Block 228: Mini Mania
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Buzz Chop in the S&P
The Cyprus buzz chopped a full 2% off the S&P 500 (from Friday?s highs to overnight lows). Equity bulls fought hard to grab control of the wheel once the regular session opened this morning, paring the loss to just 0.45%.
Shutting Out the World
Another week passes and unsurprisingly there is more volatility and more ups and downs in the currency markets than ever.
Will 3 Billion Dollars Change Your Mind?
I have been involved with the markets for almost 20 years. I started on the institution side of the business but have spent much more time trading and building education content for the retail trader world.
Knowing the Order Flow is Critical to Your Trading
Tom was waiting patiently? at first. Then as time went by, one hour turned into four? and he had not made a trade. His emotional balance turned to instability as his patience withered and anxiety began to creep in. Then it happened.
The Exit is Just as Important as the Entry
In trading and investing,most of the focus is placed on entering trades with very little regard as to when to exit or close these trades.
Verticals ? Under and Out
This week we?ll continue following our GLD vertical spread example, and show an illustration of how to plan and execute an exit from a trade that doesn?t do what we wanted.
Option Block 227: When Options Make an $800,000,000 Profit
When using options can help turn around a position that’s down
Which Dirty Shirt Today?
Hello traders! You know it. I know it. It seems as though most people don?t get it.
I Can Be Wrong, But I Can?t Afford to Be Stubborn
No one is perfect. One of the problems with newer traders is that they think they must be right on every trade or else they will not succeed in trading.
Out-Thinking Your Competition
Often, I write articles about the importance of having or owning a competitive edge. It is amazing to me that people in general focus very little on this most important topic.
3/14/13 Morning Futures Roundup: How Much Lower Can the Yen Go?
How Much Lower Can the Yen Go?