by Tom Ventresca | Sep 3, 2019 | Blow Off Tops/Bottoms
Quick Take: Blow Off Bottom – Bullish Trade Time Frame: Three To Seven Days. Underlying Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Up. Option Position: Short Expiring ATM Put – Long Expiring ATM -2 Put...
by Tom Ventresca | Sep 2, 2019 | The Scoreboard
Last Week’s Results: Traders Plays Week Ending: 08/30/19 Risk Capital: $20,000 Performance For Week End: 08/30/19 $ Total Profit/Loss For Week: $445 % Total Profit/Loss For Week: 2.2% Win % For Week: 100.0% Performance Since Week End: 01/04/19 YTD...
by Tom Ventresca | Sep 2, 2019 | Mr. Seifert Sez
Inverted Yield Curve Mania I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait until Congress comes back and the fun can start again. I didn’t realize how much I would miss them when they took a break to recharge their hate for the other side. Life has been boring since they...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 30, 2019 | The Low Cost Put Hedge, Uncategorized
Quick Take: Low Cost Bearish Call Hedge Strategy Time Frame: One to Twelve Weeks. Stock: Bearish Market Edge Opinion – Short Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Down. Option Position: Short ATM Call – Long ATM +1 Call (Bearish Call Credit...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 30, 2019 | 21st Century Covered Calls
Quick Take: 21st Century Covered Call Strategy Time Frame: One to Eight Weeks. Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – Long Stock position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Up. Option Position: Short ATM Call – Long ATM +2 Call (Credit Spread). Maximum...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 26, 2019 | The Low Cost Put Hedge, Uncategorized
Quick Take: Low Cost Bearish Call Hedge Strategy Time Frame: One to Twelve Weeks. Stock: Bearish Market Edge Opinion – Short Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Down. Option Position: Short ATM Call – Long ATM +1 Call (Bearish Call Credit...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 26, 2019 | 21st Century Covered Calls
Quick Take: 21st Century Covered Call Strategy Time Frame: One to Eight Weeks. Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – Long Stock position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Up. Option Position: Short ATM Call – Long ATM +2 Call (Credit Spread). Maximum...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 26, 2019 | Bull/Bear Spreads
Quick Take: Bullish Credit Spread Trade Time Frame: One Week. Underlying Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Up. Option Position: Bullish Put Credit Spread. Maximum Risk: The difference between the...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 26, 2019 | Blow Off Tops/Bottoms
Quick Take: Blow Off Bottom – Bullish Trade Time Frame: Three To Seven Days. Underlying Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Up. Option Position: Short Expiring ATM Put – Long Expiring ATM -2 Put...
by Tom Ventresca | Aug 25, 2019 | Mr. Seifert Sez
Maybe UBS Should Have Called It NO! It never fails. The lure of easy money selling naked options has proven time after time to be a loser. Perhaps you recall a firm called Bear Sterns or Lehman Brothers, Long Term Capital or the Granddaddy of them all AIG. These...
