Unusual Options Activity: FCX, POT, QCOM, XOM, And More
It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and...
The Rotation Report: Stocks Got Ugly, And Fast
To end the week we saw some market carnage not seen since the last bear market. Friday, sectors and groups across the board crashed...
Where The Credit Market Stands And Where It May Lead Stocks
Long time readers know that I believe the stock market’s direction is a function of the corporate credit market and the many derivatives that...
The COT Report: Futures Market Highlights Traders Confusion
The following is a recap of The COT Report (Commitment Of Traders) released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at futures positions...
S&P 500 Market Update: 8 Reasons A Bottom May Be Near
The S&P 500 fell right to the next key support area of 1,970 on Friday, as fear and panic quickly spread to the throughout...
Why Backtests Are Important For Traders To Understand
Backtests are an important price pattern for active investors to understand. Today I want to highlight a couple of recent trading backtests that failed and...
Top Trading Links: Research For Riding The Storm Out
Week in and week out, the goal of Top Trading Links is to myth bust and think different. At the same time we try...
A Different Perspective On Market Valuations
Risk is not a number. Risk is simply overpaying for an asset.
Investment managers who avoid overpaying for assets increase their odds of purchasing...
Market Leans On Corporate Buybacks As Earnings Decline
Late last year as the Federal Reserve was unwinding quantitative easing (QE), there was suspense in the air as to how this might impact...
The Art Of Trading And The Illusion Of Control
I’ve written and said many times before that simplicity is a good thing—if you have a trading methodology that is overly complex, there’s a...
