Posts Tagged ‘strangle option trades’

Market Pops Then Drops

1:30pm (EST) “Momma’s got a squeezebox she wears on her chest and when Daddy comes home he never gets no rest”… “Come on and squeeze me…” This song by The Who has to sum up how the bears are feeling today. The bulls have been singing all morning after theRead more

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MomentumOptionsTrading.com NEW TRADE for 12/04/09

11:00am (EST) Folks, we have a fresh NEW TRADE that we just sent our current subscribers.  If you have not checked your email do so NOW or you can check the Members Area for the trade update.  The market is rolling and this is a play in the biotech space.Read more

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Jobs Number Surprises, Big Open Expected

9:15am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a higher open after the market got a great non-farm payroll report this morning.  U.S. employers cut a fewer-than-expected 11,000 jobs last month, the smallest decline since the start of the recession in December 2007. The news strongly suggests the deterioration in the labor marketRead more

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Bernanke Gets Blasted

1:10pm (EST) One job you do not want is Ben Bernanke’s job… It’s rare we get caught up in watching a grilling in Congress but we happened to catch a little of today’s Q & A session with “Big Ben” and the Senate Banking Committee.  At one point, after beingRead more

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Market Set To Open Slightly Higher

9:20am (EST) It was another choppy session on Wall Street as the market ended Wednesday mixed.  The Dow fell 19 points to close at 10,452 while the Nasdaq  (2,185 up 9) and S&P 500 (1,109 up 1) both ended higher.  The dollar’s advance helped put a skid to the bulls’ plansRead more

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American International Group Could Hit $40

3:30am (EST) The early bird gets the worm… Last week I had moved American International Group (AIG, $37.69, up $3.72) to the top of the food chain (our Watch List) as the stock stood at $33.  Now, remember, AIG was at $13 at the beginning of the month.  On August 20th, hereRead more

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Apple Downgraded, RIMM Continues Lower

Apple (AAPL, $109.88, down $18.36) is down sharply this morning after a couple of analysts downgraded the stock. RBC Capital lowered Apple’s stock from “outperform” to “sector perform” while Morgan Stanley (MS, $22.41, down $2.34) shifted gears from “overweight” to “equal weight”. Morgan’s price target for the stock was alsoRead 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.