MSFT Breakdown [Pit Report]

Welcome to the (new) Pit Report!    Each week, I’ll give an overview of a stock and Licia Leslie will follow that up with a chart analysis the next day. Andrew Giovinazzi will then finish out the week with a volatility breakdown.   Have a stock YOU want us to review? Email my team here. […]

Home Depot Stock Chart Analysis

Hey Trader,   Yesterday, here in the new, improved Pit Report, Mark gave his overview of Home Depot (Ticker: HD).   Now it’s my turn to run it through the charts!   And I’ll say this: the HD chart is giving us mixed signals.   As you can see, it has been trading in a […]

Home Depot

Welcome to the new Pit Report!  Each week, we’ll feature a new stock and, throughout the week, my team and I will focus on the  The stock’s business and future What the charts are saying And what options market is telling us about the stock With the University of Georgia winning the College Football Playoff […]

Payrolls Have Been Surpassed

Hey Traders, The non-farm payrolls were released today In the past this was by far the most important day on an economic calendar. It is not anymore. Now … markets are driven by the Federal Reserve. And that’s why the Fed has passed non-farms in importance. But believe it or not, not even the Fed […]

Fears Confirmed

Hey Traders, Over the weekend I was asked the same question about 15 times: When is it time to buy? This question confirmed what I already thought … the market is still going to go lower. People are on the sidelines not out of fear, but out of hope … They remain ready to pounce […]

The VIX Trade I Would Make Right Now

Hey Traders, This Friday is quadruple witching for the S&P 500 … Stock index futures contracts Single-stock options Options on stock-index futures Stock index options They’re all set to expire. These dollars add up to over $3.2 trillion, according to Goldman Sachs: Between SPY and Equity Options, we have another 1.2 trillion expiring in the […]

The Real Bottom Line

Hey Traders,   CNN Business recently decided to dive into a story about the VIX.   In the story, the reporter attempts to break down why the VIX has ‘not worked’ over the last few months. CNN Business took a dive into the VIX index in an article trying to analyze why the VIX is […]

The S&P 500 Is About to Prove It

For a second on Tuesday, it looked like the S&P 500 was going to make a serious run higher… After all, almost all the scary news that could come out, was out. CPI came in light, despite a nice jobs report … Earnings season has been pretty okay so far. (Notably, AAPL has had a […]

3 Common Trading Mistakes That May Be Costing You Money

Hey Traders,   More people than ever are active in today’s markets …   And we’re seeing more and more active retail traders in the options pits than ever before!   Now, I really love the fact that so many people are finding ways to get in on the massive profit potential that Wall Street […]

Stick A Pin In This $25 Million Win

Hey Traders, Sometimes a trade is not what it seems … We’ve seen countless examples of this in my Big Money Flow program. So when a block of 102,000 put contracts crossed the tape on Monday, well, I knew I’d better take a closer look. Check out this Big Money $25 million winner. Looking For […]