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    September 26, 2019

    How To Calculate The Expected Move Of A Stock

    You have done all of your analysis and have come up with a directional strategy for a stock option trade.  Great!  A lot of the hard work has been done.  But what should your price target be for your spread?  In this video, I will show you how using just three simple data inputs will […]

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    September 19, 2019

    When To Use A Credit Spread?

    There are many ways to approach a trade using options.  There are dozens of strategies that you can utilize as well.  Do I buy a call?  Do I buy a put?  Is there an option spread that I can construct?  Should that spread be a debit or credit spread?  Click the video below to see […]

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    September 17, 2019

    When Should I Buy A Naked Option Vs A Spread

    Here in the Short-Term Options Room we not only day trade options, we do swing trades as well.  A swing trade is a position that is held for multiple trading sessions.  The average holding time for the swing signals in our room is right around five trading sessions.  Obviously, we use single options for our […]

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    September 12, 2019

    The Construction Of A Swing Break-Out Signal

    Here in the Short-Term Options Room we not only day trade options, we do swing trades as well.  A swing trade is a position that is held for multiple trading sessions.  The average holding time for the swing signals in our room is right around five trading sessions. Click the video below to find out […]

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    September 3, 2019

    Are You Looking For A Play To the Downside? We May Have Your Answer With RL

    It has been hard lately to trade this market from the short side.  We have our down days, but nothing sustained.  The markets are broadly starting to show some material weakness for now.  If you are looking for a bearish play, perhaps our analysis of Ralph Lauren (Ticker: RL) can point you in the right […]

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    August 15, 2019

    It’s Allocation! Allocation! Allocation!

    When I talk to new (and even some veteran) traders when they are struggling with their trading, invariably one of the issues that they have is allocation.  Options traders should not characterize themselves as a “5 lot trader” or a “10 lot trader” as a futures trader may.  Futures traders typically manage their risk by […]

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    August 1, 2019

    Netflix May Be A Tad Overvalued

    Netflix is one of the most beloved stocks for investors. Rarely do I ever hear about NFLX being mentioned by my clients as being overvalued. Traders and investors tend to only want to buy the stock. Yet, my charts have told me a different story. I am bearish on NFLX. My clients already know this […]

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    August 1, 2019

    Two Technical Reasons To Get Long Pagseguro Digital

    Today we are looking at Pagseguro Digital, LTD. (Ticker:  PAGS).  In the video below you will see how we analyzed this stock from a technical perspective. Click below to see exactly what I mean: Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCbot

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    July 30, 2019

    A Little Blue Bird Told Me To Buy

    The little blue bird is Twitter and I like the opportunity to the upside. Now I have tried in the past and look a little bit of a loss. It was shortly after their earnings report in April of this year. Yet again we are seeing a recurring pattern as TWTR jumped up big off […]

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    July 26, 2019

    BYND Is Beyond Me

    BYND at current price levels is flat out nuts. It is clear they are way beyond any sensible valuation, and now it is just purely a momentum play. Not a care about future guidance or P/E ratio, this is about short term opportunity. It is a perfect storm surrounding this name. A crazy amount of […]

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