Licia Leslie

Executive Chart Analyst

Licia Leslie is a former member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange where she successfully operated her own trading group. She was a market maker in a highly competitive trading pit trading options in over twenty stocks, simultaneously. As a member, Licia chaired the Stock Allocations Committee and served on the Market Performance and Equity Floor Procedure Committees. While raising her family, Licia ran her Interior Design business and then traded Commodities Futures. Returning to her roots of Stock Options, Licia joined Option Pit June 2016. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration Finance from Loyola University and an Associate of Applied Science Interior Design from Harrington College of Design.

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Futures 90pt range, support test at open

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT Futures have already had a 90 point range before our open trading down near support of the pitchfork channel and

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QQQ stalling – watch SPX 50-day hold

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT I am going with yellow just to be cautious as QQQs are struggling to go green and SMH is much

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Tesla and Meta Report the Same Night. Here’s My Plan.

Hi Traders, Somebody’s going to ask me this week which way Tesla goes after earnings. Then they’ll ask about Meta. My honest answer to both

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How’d She Do That!?

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Futures sell to 7700, bounce holds trend

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT I am giving us yellow today as I predict the futures will sell down to $7700 and bounce from there

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The Drugmaker With a Date in Madrid Next Week

Hi Traders, Here’s what I’m seeing this week. My call pick is a healthcare stock that cleared three levels in one session today. It has

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New Trade Idea

[OP Note: This Editorial Was Drafted by a Human.] Hi Shoppers, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has once again traded to the top of my pitchfork and

0DTE Daily

Yellow Light: SPX Sideways Before CPI

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT Yellow today with sideways action before the CPI report and support and resistance just below and above. Signal by Licia

0DTE Daily

QQQs at support – watch 740.42 hold

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT Yellow light for today as the QQQs are selling off more than the S&P 500. Both are approaching support. Signal

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Yellow light at resistance – quiet day ahead

⚠ Today's Signal YELLOW LIGHT We are up a tad this morning but up against resistance at the highs so far. Signal by Licia Leslie

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Licia Leslie is a former member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange where she successfully operated her own trading group.

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Karman Line Capital

2015 - Present

Options Market Maker

Chicago Board Options Exchange

1992 - 2010

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