A longshot stock gets torched by the DOJ
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 19, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies, Stocks loved the CPI numbers this week as traders got set to close the last week of the Biden Administration. Apparently there was plenty of activity for Pres Biden on the ERA and doing his exit message on the growth of Oligarchs. Funny he chose […]
A stock that almost made the Longshots list
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 17, 2025 I went live last night to walk through how stocks jump onto my Longshots list of equities that I want to own. Not every stock makes it to an investment but I have to start somewhere. I have to have a list. Stocks need to get on that list. […]
This Longshot stock is running
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 16, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies, If you are tired of getting my Longshots Stocks you are in luck because there is only one more day. To be honest, as a list of names they have done very well over the last 4 months and turning an observational trading strategy into […]
The Stocks you wish you owned
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 15, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies, I grabbed some sweet Peter Lynch quotes so I can get ready to put on my Option Fingerprint hat. What grabbed me about this group of quotes is what they had in common. A stock can always go lower. Keep in mind to beat the […]
What is a trader’s biggest secret weapon?
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 14, 2025 Yo Pit Crazies, Two big numbers are coming out this week. Bigger inflation numbers are already expected. The Biden Adm is out the door and a new administration is coming in. What will happen, who knows. Under Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan stocks went up. Those […]
A Flash 10 stock from the Longshots list is waking up again
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 12, 2024 Yo Pit Crazies, So I went on vacation for a few days and the market decided to sell off. The Fed is not into lowering rates and the tragic fire in the Pacific Palisades just sent sentiment into a tailspin. I spent time growing up in Pali where […]
When the Volatility is doing something it shouldn’t, I need too….
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 8, 2024 Yo Pit Crazies, There we go another day into Zone 3 albeit for a brief moment. That is a number for VIX just above 18. Just when rates and the FOMC did not matter it starts to matter again right when the new POTUS takes office. A move […]
Why do you want to trade the Volatility Products?
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 7, 2024 Yo Pit Crazies, If I think about it, Trudeau resigning was a Special Situation. That news sent Canadian equities flying and a stock like Cameco Corp (Ticker: CCJ) of Canadian Nuclear Power fame to jump 5% and give Licia Leslie’s Option Shopper another triple digit win. A Special […]
My 5 Big Volatility Events for 2025 Part 3
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI January 2, 2024 If some of my volatility jargon is vexing, head to the glossary. Hello All, So take a walk back down memory lane before the COVID Pandemic, before Volmaggedon and various other Fed induced market catastrophes. Back when things were simple. Back when VIX was in the 8 […]
My 5 Big Volatility Events for 2025 pt 1
BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI December 31, 2024 So my dear readers you do not get all five events at once. You get 1 per day Every Day. And you now ask how can I “predict” a volatility event? Well I have been in the option game for 35 years as of the end […]