by Tom Ventresca | Feb 19, 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 | Feb 17, 2019 | Mr. Seifert Sez
El Chapo Finally Get His Due The Mexican Drug Lord known as El Chapo finally got his due on Tuesday as a Brooklyn jury voted him guilty on all counts in a 10-charge indictment. The charges detailed the forty-year crime spree that made him a multi-billionaire...
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 16, 2019 | The Scoreboard
Last Week’s Results: Short-Term Trades Week Ending: 02/15/19 Risk Capital: $20,000 $ Win For Week: $369 $ Loss For Week: -$453 $ Profit/Loss For Week: -$84 % Profit/Loss For Week: -0.4% Win % For Week: 60.0% Performance Since—-> 01/04/19 S&P 500 %...
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 14, 2019 | One Day Wonder
Quick Take: One Day Wonder – Bullish Trade Time Frame: One Day. Underlying Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – No Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Up. Option Position: Long Deferred ATM -1or -2 Call – Short Expiring ATM +1 or +2 Call....
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 13, 2019 | The Scoreboard
Last Week’s Results: Short-Term Trades Risk Capital: $20,000 $ Win For Week: $884 $ Loss For Week: -$12 $ Profit/Loss For Week: $872 % Profit/Loss For Week: 4.4% Win % For Week: 83.3% Performance Since—-> 01/04/19 S&P 500 % Gain/Loss: 8.9% Optionomics %...
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 11, 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 | Feb 11, 2019 | The Low Cost Put Hedge
Quick Take: Low Cost Bullish Put Hedge Strategy Time Frame: One to Twelve Weeks. Stock: Bullish Market Edge Opinion – Long Stock Position. Desired Stock Price Direction: Sideways to Up. Option Position: Short ATM Put – Long ATM -1 Put (Bullish Put Credit Spread)...
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 11, 2019 | 21st Century Covered Calls
This Week’s 21st Century Covered Call Selections There are two new selections this week: MSFT & NVDA Market Edge Opinion: The current technical condition for MSFT is strong and the underlying indicators should keep the current uptrend intact. Over the last 50...
by Tom Ventresca | Feb 11, 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 | Feb 10, 2019 | Mr. Seifert Sez
The Bond King Throws In the Towel For decades when you thought of the bond market the name Bill Gross came to mind. Last Monday one of the most famous fixed income traders of the 20th century decided it was time to step away from a game that he once...