Your “Fee-Free” Broker Is Costing You More Than You Think.
Hey Traders, “Fee-free options trades!” “No commission trading!” Music to the retail trader’s ears, right? …Wrong. At least, if you knew the true cost of “fee-free trading,” you might not be so quick to hop on the “commission-free brokerage” bandwagon. Whether you realize it or not, your fee-free trading platform has a higher cost than […]
Cyber Time
Yo Pit Crazies, I seem to remember former President Trump not too long ago talking about “the cyber.” Parsing through his words, he meant cybersecurity. Last week, some heavy hitters went to the White House to talk with President Biden about “the cyber.” It is a growth industry, so let’s check […]
A Bullish Bet With Tell-Tale Signs of “Smart Money”
Hey Traders, Usually, when it comes to trading, I prefer to keep it domestic … (À la Capitol Gains, where Frank and Andrew play the biggest news out of DC by finding the trades everyone else overlooks!) Especially with the drama that seems to always be plaguing Chinese tickers these days … Misreporting, government crackdowns […]
Edge Hunter likes AAPL calendars
Yo Pit Crazies, Every day is still a day of improvement although my throat is dang sore. Most of the Covid issues are slipping by and, praise be, coffee tastes OK again. I expect to be back to normal by next week … My students, and even general Option Pit readers, […]
3 Stocks Ignoring the Delta Variant
Hey Traders, With all of the fear-inducing headlines we see on the daily … It can be hard to keep them all straight! Although fears about the delta variant have consistently dominated the headlines over the last several months … Not everyone seems to be paying attention – at least as far as share prices […]
3 Signs To Spot A Short Squeeze
The Jackson Hole 2 step
Yo Pit Crazies, Every day is a day of improvement as I strive to remember what a Big Mac tastes like. The real downside of the COVID recovery is an empty space where your taste buds used to be. I am, of course, still hungry for tasty trades … For […]
Return of the Meme
Hey Traders, They’re back, baby! In case you thought things were getting a little too quiet … Meme stocks are back with a vengeance! (Though really … they never totally went away to begin with … Just ask my Robinhood Traders who have been playing AMC Entertainment (Ticker: AMC) like it’s our job the last […]
A Half-Mil Bull Play On “Dirty” Energy
Hey Traders, As everyone continues to wait (and wait … and wait …) on the passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, there’s been lots of hype on green energy plays. And rightfully so; the final iteration of the bill will likely have a significant number of provisions for greener and cleaner infrastructure and energy. […]
A Mix & Match Vol Trade
Hey Traders, You may have noticed that volatility has been doing some interesting things lately … The wild August futures contango … The VIX spiking 50% in a matter of five days … Before falling back to earth in a rather dramatic fashion … And honestly, guys, with the macro events coming up, I wouldn’t […]