Most traders understand what a “Waterfall event” is if you’ve been trading for more than 3 years. Nearly every downside price reversion event initiates in a breakdown event (the first tier of the waterfall event) which is followed by additional deeper waterfall price collapses. Almost like price breaks lower, finds support, settles near support, then breaks lower targeting deeper price...
Most option traders understand the concepts of delta and theta. Delta, one of the so-called option "Greeks," is a measure of how responsive an option's price is to changes in the value of the underlying stock or index. Generally speaking, the higher the delta, the better. It means you're getting more bang for your buck. Theta, meanwhile, is a measure...
Most option traders understand the concepts of delta and theta. Delta, one of the so-called option "Greeks," is a measure of how responsive an option's price is to changes in the value of the underlying stock or index. Generally speaking, the higher the delta, the better. It means you're getting more bang for your buck. Theta, meanwhile, is a measure...
It's not as if the market was ever firmly bullish one at any point over the past four trading days (remember, Monday was MLK day). But, Friday's sizeable setback sent a clear reminder to all traders that they can't turn their back on stocks for a single second. Although the indices aren't yet past the proverbial point of no return,...
It's not as if the market was ever firmly bullish one at any point over the past four trading days (remember, Monday was MLK day). But, Friday's sizeable setback sent a clear reminder to all traders that they can't turn their back on stocks for a single second. Although the indices aren't yet past the proverbial point of no return,...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Energy stocks are lagging the market again as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. The XLE energy ETF tumbled more than 1% on Friday, racking up a more than 4% decline for the week. Todd Gordon, managing director of Ascent Wealth Partners, warns to stay away from the group – he sees no end in sight to the...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Energy stocks are lagging the market again as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. The XLE energy ETF tumbled more than 1% on Friday, racking up a more than 4% decline for the week. Todd Gordon, managing director of Ascent Wealth Partners, warns to stay away from the group – he sees no end in sight to the...
News is traveling fast about the Corona Virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Two new confirmed cases in the US, one in Europe and hundreds in China. As we learn more about this potential pandemic outbreak, we are learning that China did very little to contain this problem from the start. Now, quarantining two cities and trying to control the...
News is traveling fast about the Corona Virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Two new confirmed cases in the US, one in Europe and hundreds in China. As we learn more about this potential pandemic outbreak, we are learning that China did very little to contain this problem from the start. Now, quarantining two cities and trying to control the...
Our research team caught a very interesting price pattern that correlates with the Put/Call ratio. We are alerting our friends and followers with this research post of this exciting, yet unconfirmed, set up today. In late 2017, the US stock market rallied from July through December with moderately low volatility throughout this span of time. Near the end of 2017,...
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