Trading Metamorphosis: Lock-in Gains; Reduce Risk
September 18, 2019
Morphing an option strategy into another one using trading adjustment techniques is key to long-term profitability.
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Tackle Today: Swing Trading with the Third Horseman of the Trading Apocalypse
February 27, 2019
How are you going to make money if you don’t click buttons? On the Scouting Reports we give you the picks but we can’t click the buttons for you. If you never click them, you won’t get practice time; you neither make nor lose money. To avoid the third Horseman, our suggestion is you take the opposite approach, that is, put the pedal to the metal.
Tackle Today: Swing Trading with the Second Horseman of the Trading Apocalypse
February 26, 2019
Analysis paralysis is the state of over-analyzing a situation so that a decision or action is never taken. Most beginners fall into this trap. They over-analyze a position and never move on to further pull the trigger.
Tales of a Technician: How I Played the Euro Like a Fiddle
July 2, 2018
I’ve taught all day, and my noodle is cooked. So if you were preparing for a philosophical tale full of deep-seated thoughts, prepare for mild disappointment. Instead, I’m shooting straight with a useful look back at how I played the failed Euro rally last month like a straight-up fiddle.
TJ 187: Catching a Falling Knife
October 31, 2016
Bullish markets can feel easier to trade than bearish ones; even if you enter a stock mid-run, you can still turn a profit. That’s not quite the case with bearish markets, as entering before the bottom of downward run can potentially be quite costly if not timed correctly. It’s almost like trying to catch aREAD MORE
TJ 184: Bear Markets
October 20, 2016
It can feel like it’s impossible to not find a winning trade in a bull market. Entire sectors see anywhere from steady to meteoric rises, companies report increased earnings quarter over quarter… even normally mediocre stocks can feel the uplift of such a market (as a rising tide raises all ships). Week after week, theREAD MORE
Dogs of the Dow Strategy for 2016
January 5, 2016
Coach G explains an investing strategy that consists of buying the 10 Dow Jones stocks with the highest dividend yield at the beginning of the year. The portfolio should be adjusted at the beginning of each year to include the 10 highest yielding stocks. Since 2000 the Dogs have averaged a return of just overREAD MORE
Tales of a Technician: Bear Market Targets
September 30, 2015
Boy, oh boy. Those vicious bears are really sinking their teeth into our poor, old bull market this week.
Dogs of the Dow Strategy for 2015
January 4, 2015
Coach G explains an investing strategy that consists of buying the 10 DJIA stocks with the highest dividend yield at the beginning of the year. The portfolio should be adjusted at the beginning of each year to include the 10 highest yielding stocks. In 9 of the last 14 years, the “Dogs” have beaten theREAD MORE
Forex Trading 101: Go-To-Bed Trade EUR/USD
December 9, 2014
In this article, Coach Matt talks about the origin of the Forex Go-To-Bed trade and also gets into the details of a EUR/USD GTB position.
How to add Insurance to your Portfolio
December 8, 2014
In this video tutorial, Coach Matt takes a look at different ways to protect your portfolio accounts when the market goes south.
Profit Lock on ALTR- learn this easy strategy!!
November 28, 2014
Follow up trade placed Nov. 27th- from scout report Nov. 18th ALTR – Rolling up to “PROFIT LOCK” . entered Nov.18th. Dec 35 strike Long calls for 1.30,,,exited 2/3 of position same day for 1.65 (sweeet swing trade turned into day trade, always a bonus) Now, selling the the remaining Dec 35 calls for 2.45READ MORE
FREE spread on NDX – risk = only commissions
August 29, 2014
Getting filled on weeklies 6 days out Long NDX 3600 PUT = .05 Short the NDX 3500 PUT = .05 risk = commissions MAX Reward= $10,000 per contract odds of max reward = very low, but will protect your bullputs and naked puts and free up margin. if you don’t have credit spreads on NDX toREAD MORE
