Look to home builders and GOOGL for the biggest moves this week – Weekly News Report

BY MARK SEBASTIAN

July 23, 2023

Hey Trader,

 

Here’s the biggest news this week, how it will move markets, my top stocks to watch, and how you can trade the news…

 

Today, I am focused on:

 

  • Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve rate-hike update this Wednesday
  • Earnings reports in some of the Magnificent 7 stocks – GOOGL, MSFT, and META… and
  • The NASDAQ 100 Rebalance ripple effects this week.

 

Here’s exactly what you can do:

 

1) Watch XHB, RCC, and BAM… because if the Fed is hawkish (raising interest) on Wednesday, we could see a move lower. I’ll trade these stocks this week in Nitro Trader when I see the perfect opportunity to get in.

 

2) Don’t hold options through earnings on GOOGL, MSFT, and META this week. If you had money in these names for rebalance plays – as we did in my Nitro Trader group – take your profit. We will be looking ahead to AMZN with earnings next week. Remember, when it comes to earnings, “Trade to it, not through it – then after.”

 

3) If you want to trade with me, join Nitro Trader for our housing plays in XHB, RCC, and BAM… Or join us as we trade the ripple effects of the rebalance and post-earnings plays in GOOGL, MSFT, and META starting this week and AMZN next week. 

 

I broke down the full report in today’s clip:

 

 

 

Your Only Option,

 

Mark Sebastian

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Mark Sebastian is a former member of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), where he spent years mastering the art of options trading in the most competitive environment imaginable. As Chief Investment Officer at the hedge fund Karman Line Capital, Mark manages sophisticated options strategies for institutional clients. He is the author of two highly regarded books on options trading: ‘The Option Traders Hedge Fund’ and ‘Trading Options for Edge.’ Mark is a frequent guest on major financial networks including CNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg, and First Business News, where he provides expert commentary on market volatility and options strategies.

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