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 […]
Digging Into Delta
Going Bananas On AAPL
Hey Traders, Well, that was certainly a week. Much to my dismay, we saw the VIX pop right ahead of August expirations, and the market took a little bit of a beat-down, though it did manage to recover a little bit ahead of the close on Friday. But in addition to watching and trading volatility […]
Betting On Government Inaction? Groundbreaking.
Hey Traders, It’s no secret that the gears of the government move slowly … Especially when Congress takes a weeks-long summer “vacation,” like they do in August. Unfortunately, it’s looking like it’ll be quite a bit longer before we see the outcome of the latest infrastructure bill come to fruition … But there’s someone out […]