Options Theory
Options Theory: The Straddle Temptation
When does a long straddle become tempting? I have a simple answer that is taking place in the market right now.
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Tackle Today
Tackle Today: You must love losing money 💸
≈ Good trading is not about being right. ≈ So you want FAT returns over your capital. Greasy and juicy returns. And for that, you want to deploy just the right amount of capital. Rounded. Precise. Preferably small. Tiny. And you want it fast. ASAP. “I want it all and I want it now”, like
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Rumor has it…
≈ The news drive the market. ≈ When a market is trending upward it seems that negative stories and often brushed aside. When a market is trending downward it seems every bit of negative news is received with short-term panic. One such storyline that has started to emerge is the “global economic slowdown.” In 2017
Tales of a Technician
Tales of a Technician: The Nightmare Before Christmas
If you’re wondering if we’re in a “bear market,” we are. If you’re wondering when it will end, nobody knows. If you’re wondering where Santa Claus is, stop it. He’s been eaten by bloodthirsty and unholy bears. And that means his rally likely isn’t coming. Unless, of course, Jerome Powell spontaneously sprouts a beard ala
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: The Nightmare Before Christmas 🎄
≈ Santa Claus is not coming to town. ≈ Bad news + Market is up = Strong market › The Bulls are in control. Good news + Market is down = Weak market › The Bears are in control. Only a few things in life are certain, like death, taxes and the affirmation above. Market
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Do you have a system?
≈ We got you covered. ≈ Warren Buffett is now almost 90 years old. He is one of the most successful investors of all time, no question about it. One day, just like the rest of us, he will pass away. Even if he lives until he’s 110, he’s pretty close to his final days.
Rookie Corner
Rookie Corner: Taming the Imp!!!
Hola Tackle Traders!!! This week we are continuing on with the bearish market theme as not much has changed from last week in terms of a reversal. The overall markets still look really weak and all the rallies have met with failure. There has been little in the way of decent rallies at all. At
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Cancelling The Nightmare Before Christmas
≈ Only for Tackle Traders. ≈ “I always said that you could publish my trading rules in the newspaper and no one would follow them. The key is consistency and discipline.” — Richard Denis, the father of The Turtles — In fact, his whole system is described in details in the book “The Way of
Options Theory
Options Theory: A Straddle Win
Well, that escalated quickly. Last week we highlighted why long straddles were tempting on SPY. Today I want to follow-up to see how the idea fared.
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Take the low hanging fruit 🍎
≈ The best trades should be clear. ≈ Traders, In the market, we often see clear themes develop. Just in the last few months, it was very clear that stocks prices were falling, Oil prices were falling, Gold was rising and so on and so forth. How did you trade these conditions? One of the
Tales of a Technician
Tales of a Technician: The Fade the Fear Trade
One of the systems introduced in the Bear Market Survival Guide is called “Fade the Fear”. And with the epic levels of panic seizing the Street, the time is ripe for its deployment. After a brief review, I’ll provide an example of how you might use it right now.
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Identifying Candidates To Trade
≈ Tackle 25 is coming to town. ≈ Great ideas and great Mentors do not equal great systems. You can have the most creative and innovative Concept for a trading system worked together with the best available Mentor, however, if it lacks rules and execution, it will tank. After choosing the mission of your trading
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Watching water evaporate
≈ The wonders of Nature. ≈ “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” — Paul Samuelson — Mr. Samuelson was an American economist, considered by many the Father of Modern Economics. He was also the first American to win
Options Theory
Options Theory: How to Be Wrong and Still Make Money – TLT Edition
Let’s take a look at a recent bond trade to discover how I adjusted a put fly gone awry.
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Ready, Set, Go
≈ Prepare your trades. ≈ The metals market, specifically Gold and Silver, have been safe-haven investments for a long time. Even though we live in a modern world, this fact hasn’t changed. The market volatility and bearish sentiment in stocks was sky high during most of December. While stock prices were falling, metals prices were
Tales of a Technician
Tales of a Technician: The Seed Sower
The cyclical nature of markets makes seasonal analogies quite apt. Stocks travel through their own versions of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Instead of adopting the usual four season model, however, we’re going to simplify even further.
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Advices for 2019
≈ Let’s have some good steak. ≈ “I hate reality but it’s still the best place to get a good steak.” ― Woody Allen Reality insists on teaching us. 2018 turned out to be a hell of a year for cautious traders and a year of hell for the impatient, undisciplined ones. If I were
Options Theory
Options Theory: Eating a Rotten Apple
Apple is rotting. But we’re going to eat it anyway. I’ll have to mix-in some options to make the meal tasty enough, but I think we can come up with something both palatable and profitable.
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: That’s a $%#@!! company, go long
≈ Do you want to be right or to make money? ≈ For two weeks now Azul has been one of our stock picks for the famous Stock Report. Azul S.A. is a Brazilian corporation that provides passenger and cargo air transportation services in Brazil. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Cash Flow Expectation (CFE)
≈ How much can you earn? ≈ If you are a cash flow trader, or a theta trader, you probably have spent some time calculating Return on Investment (ROI) percentages and potential returns. In our Tackle Theta Spreadsheet that is a staple amongst active Tackle members, we use a concept called Cash Flow Expectation (CFE).
Tackle Today
Tackle Today: Extra Extra! 📰
≈ The Power of News ≈ Last week was a classic example (and a reminder for all who did not pay attention) of the power of news. There are two types of news events: Unknown News Events – Events that are unanticipated and essentially come out of the blue. Known News Events – Events that
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