Posts Tagged ‘option trading’

Futures Down Sharply on Euro Worries

9:00am (EST) Although there was volatility on Tuesday, the bulls bounced back in a big way despite the bears best efforts to keep the pressure on.  The recent drop of 17% from the market highs in July came in a hurry so naturally any rebound would be strong.  However, things weren’t as easyRead more

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Bulls Hold the Open, Rebound Iffy

12:15pm (EST) The market opened higher as expected this morning and we have been watching the action to gauge how strong the bounce is.  The bulls struggled to hold onto their gains 30 minutes into the session with the Dow and S&P briefly dipping into negative territory but got aRead more

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Wall Street History for $600, Alex

9:00am (EST) They say history likes to repeat itself and the market is no different when it comes to this philosophy.  In fact, the talking heads and market pundits are reminding you it’s 2008 all over again and it sure feels like it.  Although it’s 2011, the same strategies that workedRead more

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Market Hitting New Lows

1:05pm (EST) The market is reeling following Friday’s downgrade by Standard & Poor on the U.S. government’s AAA credit rating.  The move dropped us to a AA+ rating but with a negative outlook.  The reason was simple as S&P said the U.S. government had become less stable, and their planRead more

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All Over but the Crying?

9:00am (EST) Whew.  What a week.  Wall Street went down again in dramatic fashion following continued global concerns as the bears pounded the bulls into one of their worst beatings in a couple of years.  Volatility exploded, fear and panic set in, and blood was in the streets…but we loved the action. TheRead more

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Rally Fizzles, Rebounds, Do NOT Panic

1:10pm (EST) We are going o be long-winded this afternoon and hopefully we get a lot of questions answered.  Folks, this is the “most excited” we have been in 2 years!  How can we say that you ask after the Dow just lost 500 points on Thursday and is downRead more

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Wall Street, We Have a Problem…

9:00am (EST) It was another brutal day for the bulls and one that reminds everyone of 2008 all over again.  We will have a big update this afternoon for you but one point we want to make this morning is – don’t get scared or be scared.  Let’s go over theRead more

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Dendreon (DNDN) Shocks Wall Street, Zipcar (ZIP) Beats Estimates

12:15pm (EST) It has been a tale of two different tapes today for a couple of companies which reported earnings after the bell last night. One of our all-time favorite stocks and some of our biggest option trades, ever, over the years have come from Dendreon (DNDN, $11.54, down $24.30)Read more

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Will a Rebound be for Real?

9:00am (EST) We love using fancy words from time-to-time and yesterday we got to use one that we only get to spit out of our vocabulary every blue moon.  Wednesday’s market action was jaw-dropping, spectacular, but read like a book and from what we said it could have been a signRead more

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Ain’t Talkin’ ‘bout Love

9:00am (EST) I been to the edge And there I stood and looked down You know I lost a lot of friends there baby I got no time to mess around… Van Halen couldn’t even rally the bulls yesterday but this was their theme song… It was another brutal dayRead more

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CFTC Disclosure:

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF THE FACT THAT WHILE THESE METHODS MAY HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. WHILE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR PROFITS THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF LOSS. A LOSS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH Momentum Options Trading, LLC CAN BE SIGNIFICANT. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK IN TRADING. A LOSS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURES TRADING CAN BE SIGNIFICANT. WE MAKE NO CLAIM REGARDING PAST OR FUTURE PERFORMANCE. WE MERELY TRACK EVERY TRADE AND SHOW THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL TRADES THE SYSTEM OR NEWSLETTER PRODUCES. SIMULATED TRADING IS DIFFERENT THAN TRADING REAL MONEY. HYPOTHETICAL RESULTS ARE NOT REAL RESULTS. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR BROKER ABOUT THE RISK OR TRADING STOCKS, OPTIONS OR FUTURES. ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE OPINIONS NOT ADVICE.

CFTC RULE 4.41 – HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.