Option Trading Lesson: What the Heck is Gamma?

Whether you're an option trading veteran or a newcomer, you've likely come across the term "gamma." And, whether you're an option trading veteran or newcomer, you've likely looked right past it to focus on the more approachable and less esoteric matters to trading. And that's ok. Plenty of traders find good success without mastering these less-used "Greek." On the other...

Option Trading Lesson: What the Heck is Gamma?

Whether you're an option trading veteran or a newcomer, you've likely come across the term "gamma." And, whether you're an option trading veteran or newcomer, you've likely looked right past it to focus on the more approachable and less esoteric matters to trading. And that's ok. Plenty of traders find good success without mastering these less-used "Greek." On the other...

Bitcoin may be ‘very, very close’ to an intermediate-term top, strategist says

By Lizzy Gurdus, CNBC Bitcoin's breakout might be short-lived, according to one strategist. The cryptocurrency gained nearly 2% on Tuesday, helped in part by PayPal rolling out crypto-friendly online checkout services at millions of its global partners. "I think most of these things are very gimmicky right now," Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, said...

Anatomy of a Trade: Using DMI to Score Triple-Digits on Amgen Calls

Trading is a funny business. It's deceptively simple – buy low and sell high. Yet, in an effort to find and manage successful trades, the conversations inside your head can be deafening, not to mention distracting. Far too many traders talk themselves out of good trades, yet justify sticking with bad ones. There's a cure for these trading blues that...

Anatomy of a Trade: Using DMI to Score Triple-Digits on Amgen Calls

Trading is a funny business. It's deceptively simple – buy low and sell high. Yet, in an effort to find and manage successful trades, the conversations inside your head can be deafening, not to mention distracting. Far too many traders talk themselves out of good trades, yet justify sticking with bad ones. There's a cure for these trading blues that...

How to Trade Lululemon Athletica After It Reports Earnings

— Lululemon Athletica is set to report earnings after the close of trading Tuesday. Let's look at the chart to get an idea of how to trade the stock — By Bret Kenwell, TheStreet.com Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is on traders' radar Tuesday as the company gears up to report earnings after the close of trading. While we're out of the...

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Live to Fight Another Day, But…

It was touch-and-go for the better part of last week, but when push came to shove as Friday's closing bell approached, it was the bulls doing most of the shoving. What was going to be the second weekly loss in a row turned back into a gain (for most indices anyway), and the market's most important technical floors remained intact....

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bulls Live to Fight Another Day, But…

It was touch-and-go for the better part of last week, but when push came to shove as Friday's closing bell approached, it was the bulls doing most of the shoving. What was going to be the second weekly loss in a row turned back into a gain (for most indices anyway), and the market's most important technical floors remained intact....

FANG Stocks Update: Conspicuously Underperforming

The overall market may be holding its own well enough to continue making begrudging progress. But, there's a group of stocks curiously not participating in the rally. The FANG stocks, being particularly held back by Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL), have decidedly underperformed since early November. More alarming is how things are getting worse rather than better. It's problematic for...

FANG Stocks Update: Conspicuously Underperforming

The overall market may be holding its own well enough to continue making begrudging progress. But, there's a group of stocks curiously not participating in the rally. The FANG stocks, being particularly held back by Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL), have decidedly underperformed since early November. More alarming is how things are getting worse rather than better. It's problematic for...
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