Tales of a Technician: The August that Was
September 3, 2018
Motivation is an essential input to the formula that drives success. Simon Sinek says it all starts with “why?” And he’s right.
September 3, 2018
Motivation is an essential input to the formula that drives success. Simon Sinek says it all starts with “why?” And he’s right.
August 27, 2018
Motivation is an essential input to the formula that drives success. Simon Sinek says it all starts with “why?” And he’s right.
August 20, 2018
Wal-Mart, the sultan of staples, smashed earnings last week with a sledghemmer and galloped 10% higher overnight. This week the inevitable giveback is upon us and I think it’s a retracement that could be worth buying. Rather than my usual wordfest, I’ve prepped a video for your consumption. Within I highlight a hat trick of ideas for gaming WMT stock’s next move.
August 15, 2018
Hello Tackle Traders! The dog days of summer are slowly inching away from us and I feel like I have not taken full advantage of the sunny days that we had been praying for when the temps were in negative digits not that long ago. Then again, it has been raining like every other dayREAD MORE
August 9, 2018
Hello, Rookie Traders! This week’s blog is going to be all about attention to detail. Did any of you see what I did wrong in last week’s video? Did you catch the error? If you did then you can probably see how easy it is to miss a step or hit the wrong key. InREAD MORE
August 7, 2018
I’m resurrecting a fan favorite series of days past. It’s a monthly retrospective on my trading that entails four parts: The Monthly Theme, What I Did Wrong, What I Did Right, and Trade of the Month.
August 1, 2018
Hey traders, coach Emily here with another edition of Women In Trading. I know a lot of you can relate when I say that when it comes to being up to date with what is happening in the markets tackle is the place to be. If Tackle were like an airline tracking our views,READ MORE
July 23, 2018
Some of my weekly tales are philosophical, and others are practical. Some illustrate what smart traders could or should do while others chronicle what I did do. Today will be one of the latter variety. I recently provided two such retrospectives on recent trades in FedEx and the Euro
July 17, 2018
Traders are told they need to keep an eye on their portfolio. And there’s certainly merit to the suggestion. After all, how can you make a quality decision about trade management if you don’t even know the status of your beloved positions? Are you winning or losing?
July 4, 2018
Hello Tackle Traders Can you believe it’s July already? Where does the time go! I remember it being January and the weather being so cold I was wishing it was summer. Like most people, I set some resolutions in January and now that we are halfway through the year, it’s a good time toREAD MORE
June 20, 2018
Hi there Tackle Traders! I’m slowly coming off the highs of the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup win and parade. These past few weeks Washington DC has been so vibrant with everyone rocking the red and ALLCAPS. The players were just wonderful in how they celebrated their win with the fans. I think they will beREAD MORE
June 18, 2018
Upon grasping the appeal of condor selling on indexes, many wonder about the merit of deploying these feathered profit-givers on multiple indexes such as the RUT and SPX simultaneously. My default response is that such a gambit is redundant due to the strong correlation between both products.
June 5, 2018
Hi there Tackle Traders! If you’ve been a member of Tackle for a while you know that our coaches here love what they do and more importantly that you love and see value in what Tackle puts out daily to help you in your trading journey and daily routine. They also love sharing stories aboutREAD MORE
June 4, 2018
Remember, the potential profit is $1.00 for the entire month. To see a profitable condor flip from up 40 cents to down $1.20 in one day can be gut-wrenching, to say the least. And, here’s the deal, the very next day (May 31st) RUT dropped enough for the Condor to return to $1.00.
May 28, 2018
I spotlighted Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) in the Options Report two weeks ago on account of its mouth-watering bull retracement pattern. Then the stock plunged some 13% overnight on the following news. This is an excerpt from a Fitch Ratings press release
May 22, 2018
“What has happened in the past will happen again and again” – Jesse Livermore Hello Tackle Traders! I am going to take a guess and say that most people today use some type of social media to connect with friends, family, and colleagues. A lot of businesses have also embraced the world of social media eitherREAD MORE
May 21, 2018
Long-time readers know I’m a fan of scaling in. I paid homage to the powerful tactic in a recent post titled The Lost Art of Scaling. I also mention it from time to time in the Options Report. Today I want to address an insightful question from Perla that will allow me to elaborate on the mechanics behind making the technique work.
May 14, 2018
With last week’s rousing recovery, small-caps now sit a whisker from record highs. The last quarter of twists and turns, of whoops and whirls, is now a memory. With all lost ground now recovered, it’s worth taking a moment for retrospection. What should we have learned from all the drama?
May 9, 2018
Welcome back tackle traders! Can you believe we are in the fifth month of trading already! With the exception of a few sectors that have yet to report, earnings season will soon be in the rearview mirror yet the market is unchanged since the beginning of earnings season. I find myself wondering if the seasonalityREAD MORE
April 30, 2018
Here’s why I’m Not a Fan of Rolling Up/Down with Iron Condors.
