July 25, 2019

CEO Scott Bauer Gives His Take On Crude Oil

“Right now, fundamentally the demand constraints that’s going on…that is really overtaking all of the other risk headlines…unless something catastrophic happens..to me, the pressure is really, really on the downside.”

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Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 30+ years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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April 6, 2026

Q1 Earnings Season Preview: What To Expect

As we start a brand new quarter in 2026, it also resets the earnings cycle for companies to report their quarterly results — and I believe that Q1 Earnings Season could have a lot in store. Q4 earnings season at the start of the year gave traders a lot to process. It also set the […]

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April 3, 2026

March 2026 Jobs Report: The Good, Bad, & Unexpected

The March 2026 Jobs Report was among the most anticipated ones in recent memory. Right now, the economy is being shaped by a number of factors: These current circumstances — combined with February’s bad jobs report — had traders preparing for the worst. Fortunately, the March 2026 Jobs Report looked much better than expected…at least […]

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January 21, 2026

Could Penny Stocks Be The Big Play In 2026?

Written By: Howard Greenberg As everyday traders put their trading plans into action for 2026, penny stocks might not be on many of their radars. It’s totally understandable why penny stocks may not appeal to the more calculated seasoned traders. Their reputations for susceptibility to manipulation, extreme volatility, and low liquidity make them way too […]

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May 4, 2026

Weekly Earnings Prep: 2 Names To Watch This Week

We’re coming off a big week in earnings that was highlighted by some of the big Mag7 names. This week has a few other major names on deck, like PLTR, SHEL, MCD, and AMD. In this week’s Earnings Prep issue, Short Term Options Coach Mike Shorr, and Crypto / Penny Stocks Coach Howard Greenberg look […]

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May 3, 2026

The Week Ahead: Sell In May

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday, boosted by robust earnings and a dip ​in crude prices, and turning the page on their biggest monthly percentage gains in years. They both logged their sixth straight weekly advance, their longest run of weekly gains since October 2024. As May begins, the stock […]

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https://www.prospertrading.com/how-scotts-amzn-earnings-trade-went-down/How Scott’s AMZN Earnings Trade Went Down
April 30, 2026

How Scott’s AMZN Earnings Trade Went Down

Scott Bauer has had Amazon Inc. (AMZN) on his radar all week, and pulled the trigger on an AMZN earnings trade that paid off big time. On Wednesday, Scott laid out an example trade for AMZN on the Schwab Network — hours before they reported earnings: Amazon smashed earnings expectations, and made some wild moves […]

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