The first full trading week of May highlighted an increasingly concentrated and fragile market rally, as investors grappled with persistent inflation risks, elevated energy prices, and a Federal Reserve caught between slowing growth and a still-tight labor market. While major indexes remain near record territory, underlying market breadth weakened noticeably, reinforcing concerns that the broader […]
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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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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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When traders expect a stock to drop, options give them more than one way to potentially profit from that move. Two of the most common bearish options strategies traders use in these situations are buying puts and selling calls. When presented with both options, some traders might ask: “If they’re both bearish options trades, aren’t […]
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