This is all that matters

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI February 4, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   As I write this, Canada is now coming to the table to talk about the border.  Mexico did the same thing and we have a 30 day reprieve for the Big Tariff Bomb.  So much for the big bombshell on the Tariff situation.   Now […]

This is what is next for volatility

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI February 2, 2024  If some of my Option Volatility Jargon is vexing, our Glossary is here.   AG’s alter-ego Vol Man here with my weekly analysis. As usual, I will start with my last forecast…Keep ready for my surprise for next week!   Last Week ending Jan 24:    The Big Call […]

The indicator that no one talked about this week

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI February 2, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   It is Sunday, you are reading my newsletter and you think this world is crazy with plane crashes, tariffs, goofy Senate confirmations and basically lots of uncertainty.  In a world of uncertainty learning how to allocate for trades is a huge skill.  Learn that here. […]

This is the thing that is least likely to happen.

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 31, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   I should preface this by saying what is the most likely thing to happen first.  If you join Licia, you will learn to manage an option trading account.  #2 is the market is expecting a lot of action every day.     A 16 VIX is […]

The FOMC is a pass as META Matters

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 30, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   While you are busy consuming Licia’s excellent class on building wealth, you might want to think about what is going on in the earnings world at the end of business on Wednesday.  The FOMC came and went where Mark and I went live and I […]

So the Italians want Nuclear Power.

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 29, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   So the Italians want Nuclear Power.   Italy’s plan for return to nuclear power ready by end-2027, minister says | Reuters   If I am lucky Licia will mention Nuclear Power stocks in her class tonight but she won’t tell me what she is doing.  […]

The QQQ is rallying without AAPL, so what stocks are rallying?

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 26, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   Well Apple Inc (Ticker: AAPL) is just about to launch earnings next week and the Invesco QQQ Trust (Ticker: QQQ) last made a high when AAPL made a high in mid-December.  My question for the week is how much does the market want to pay […]

A Longshot Stock that is still lagging

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 24, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   So folks somehow we managed to close above 6100 as traders bet on the Donald, the D.O.G.E. and the newly named Gulf of America.  So much is coming out of the Trump Administration that the MSM is melting down keeping up with all of it.  […]

Why won’t VIX go down?

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 23, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   If you missed it with me and Hannah, the Option Fingerprint replay is here. A big part of that of course is watching institutional orderflow.  They like buying long term options.  I was laughing with Hannah this morning that the Hon Nancy Pelosi was buying, […]

My pick of the year is having a great year, already!

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 22, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies,   1 day in and nothing is really surprising yet for the 2nd term of President Donald Trump.  It appears he is going down his list of campaign priorities and crossing them off the list.  No surprises mean less volatility and that is how the market […]