Hedge Fund Episode Three: Breath of French Air Part One

The boys launch a Fund in an attempt to become part of the ‘haves’. Comedy Series.
Starring Timmy Cassese, Tyler Evans and Chris Murray
Written and Directed by Chris Murray
http://hedgefundproductions.com

The boys launch a Fund in an attempt to become part of the ‘haves’. Comedy Series.
Synopsis:
Claude comes home after losing his job.  But he’s got something of a plan.
Starring Timmy Cassese, Tyler Evans and Chris Murray
Written and Directed by Chris Murray
http://hedgefundproductions.com

The boys launch a Fund in an attempt to become part of the ‘haves’. Comedy Series.

Mr. TopStep from the floor of the CME talks about end of the year trading.

Gary Vaynerchuk pays a visit to the Big Top, and Warren Buffett outdoes Chad ‘OchoCinco’ Johnson on this brand new Finz Original.

TraderChat with Energy Analyst Chris Nelder.
- peak oil production
- how much oil we can actually get vs. how much we use
- implications for our economy & way of life
- remedies such as solar panels to reduce our use of fossil fuels.
Look for Parts 1 & 3 soon at:
http://finz.tv/channel/talk-interview
**Learn more from Chris’s research: http://getreallist.com
**Follow Chris on [...]

Jamie discusses the move down in the VIX and VIX futures.

Danny discusses the possibility that the market may be faded after the Fed announcement.

SPY

Jamie discusses the dynamic in the VIX cash futures and the break in the term structure of the futures creating a healthy market phenomena.

Jason discusses the blowout to the upside and how the SPZ’s held support 1035 and a possible push up back above 1063.

Dannydiscusses that everything revolves around the dollar and taking the contrarian view and going long on weakness. The SPY is right at it’s trendline.

In the “Inter-Market Relationships Presentation” Q&A, AfraidtoTrade.com’s Corey Rosenbloom explains in-depth the Flag Pattern, the structure of the Flat Pattern, and how to trade it. The question was asked as a “LBR (Linda Bradford Raschke) Flat Pattern.” Corey explains that Linda is looking at flags as a momentum impulse play. Corey uses Fibonacci levels and [...]

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - I was tempted, but the pattern risk was just way too high . .

SPY‎ - SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX)‎
WFSL‎ - Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
DRV‎ - Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (ETF) (NYSE)‎
XLE - Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF)
XHB‎ - SPDR S&P Homebuilders (ETF) (NYSE)‎
IBB‎ - iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ)‎
SMH‎ - Semiconductor HOLDRs (ETF) (NYSE)‎

TraderChat with Energy Analyst Chris Nelder.
- peak oil production
- how much oil we can actually get vs. how much we use
- implications for our economy & way of life
- remedies such as solar panels to reduce our use of fossil fuels.
Look for Parts 2 & 3 soon at:
http://finz.tv/channel/talk-interview
**Learn more from Chris’s research: http://getreallist.com
**Follow Chris on [...]

Jason discusses the quiet trading day and the possibility of a month end rally going into the end of the week.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Opposing directions in the ETFs & Futures kept me from playing these small gaps, but I was able to use my plan to trade the post-open selloff . . .

Jamie dicusses the yo yo day in the market and the VIX and possible reasons why. Also the extreme call buying in the VIX.

Oil and Gas still top the charts!

For the latest news and developments, go to www.thinkorswim.com >

thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-10-22
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Larry McMillan has authored two best selling books on Options, including Options As a Strategic Investment, recognized as essential resources for any serious option trader’s library.
As president of McMillan Analysis Corporation, he authors the “Daily Volume Alerts”, and [...]

Monday, October 26, 2009 - After this weekend’s video on bearish engulfing patterns, I was tempted this AM, but the Gap Guides showed it was too risky (and they were right) . . .

The Semiconductor ETF (SMH) goes to a warning phase, but barely!

Jamie discusses the pop on the VIX after the treasury auctions completed this afternoon.

Jon fills in today concerning the SPY support at 1070 and the big rollover today in the SPY.

Brian Shepard talks about the market selling off recently on news.

Danny Riley is back.  5 Billion of notional S&P E-minis to sell on stops triggered when market sold off yesterday on the Wells Fargo downgrade. Also Floored the movie comes out in Austin this week

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that pit-that’s where the biggest [...]

Thursday, October 22, 2009 - This one was too small for me, but check out this research for tomorrow’s opening gap . . .

Jamie Tyrell draws attention to the amount of puts STILL being bought on Wednesday, October 21 when VIX was sitting at multi-month lows and prior to the spike Wednesday afternoon (when S&P dropped).

**I invited my good friend Corey Rosenbloom of Afraidtotrade.com to do a webinar lesson.  I met Corey at the LA Expo earlier this year and we got along so well we spent all 3 days together, and I also learned a lot from him.  A while later, despite Corey being a bit camera shy, I [...]

Tim talks about the SPX being at gap resistance and the earnings relationship between the DJIA and SPX.

Watch SPY v. SDS-what’s next?

A discussion of the day’s trades and current positions along with the afterhours price action of YHOO.

Jamie discusess the last day to trade the Oct. VIX options and what happens with the Nov. contracts tomorrow.

Jason discusses the two way trade in the SPY with earnings of CAT and the rate hike in Brazil.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - Though I goofed up the exit a little, this was still a fast & fun winning trade (~$200 per contract) . . .

GE and SLH both wait for Dow’s next move

A Review of Some of My Faves
RCL
TRN
WYNN
STP

Monday, October 19, 2009 - My target ended up being the low price for the day, BUT it never filled my limit order . . .

Jason explains the replay of the action of the last four Monday’s, dip buyers keep showing up and improtant levels to look for.

Jamie explains the market’s hot streak and the continue fall off the VIX before Wednesday’s expiration.

When good stocks get treated badly…
SP-500
SPY
GS
IBM
BIDU

Danny Riley reports on Friday the potential to hold the morning levels after Bank of America’s earnings, and possibly lift into the afternoon.  For week of October 19-23, look for a potential pullback now that many stops on the upside have been run in the recent weeks, leaving less buyers.

Danny Riley reports on Friday the potential to hold the morning levels after Bank of America’s earnings, and possibly lift into the afternoon.  For week of October 19-23, look for a potential pullback now that many stops on the upside have been run in the recent weeks, leaving less buyers.

QQQQ
ICE
STP

Another down gap on Options Expiration day that failed to fill - the probabilities were weak so I passed . . .

Jamie Tyrell reminds us it is NOT an expiration for the VIX while it is expiration for the rest of the market. The VIX is in a long cycle.  Jamie mentions the 22.5 puts and 25 calls in play.

Volatility Sonar Report from CBOE
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Argh. My head was not “in the game” today and it kept me from trading a setup that met my criteria . . .

Market’s Ripe-A Look at Some Stocks for Friday.
SPY‎ - SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX)‎
QQQQ‎ - PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ)‎
RCL‎ - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE)‎
WYNN‎ - Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ)‎
TRN‎ - Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE)‎

Tim Haefke draws attention to the DOW futures instead of the S&P futures as usual.  Tim notices the DOW futures has NOT penetrated the gap from last year’s drop while the S&P has-Tim believes this is a cause for concern.

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that [...]

Jamie Tyrell of Group1 Trading talks about low VIX because we didn’t get the volatility out of the Goldman Sachs & Citigroup earnings that folks expected.  Big  news in VIX is new strikes 24 and 26’s in Nov and December.

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Jamie Tyrell mentions Volatility starting to live in the low 20’s.

How to trade the market leaders

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - Today’s scratch trade for me had an 86% probability of winning - or did it? . . .

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - Today’s scratch trade for me had an 86% probability of winning - or did it? . . .

Danny DBOY Riley makes the call for S&P 1100 to the upside.  Folks will try to sell this down with markets being thin up here, but dips will be bought.
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Interview with long time CBOE & OIC options instructor Dan Passarelli.  Dan now runs a direct options & trading mentorship program on MarketTaker.com where we can learn directly from Dan what he taught folks at the CBOE and OIC.  Also, Dan is the author of the book “Trading Option Greeks (get it at http://finz.tv/books).  Dan [...]

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - This small loser helped me uncover a significant new filter (risk pattern) for this setup

When a leader like Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has an inside day-take notice!

Jason Carter on the floor of the CME mentions the light volume morning and news in the financials with Goldman Sachs being downgraded to Neutral from Buy by Meredith Whitney and CIT bankruptcy fears.

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Jamie Tyrell of Group1 Trading mentions the October 27.5 calls for the VIX got quite a bit of trading in the morning as some signs of fear stepped in.

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Video 10.11.09
ShadowTrader: One more week higher, some trades, heavy earnings week
MGLN‎ - Magellan Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
CEPH‎ - Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
S&P 500
US Dollar

RMBS‎ - Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
VICL‎ - Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ)‎
WMB‎ - Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE)‎
JASO‎ - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ)‎
KOG‎ - Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (AMEX)‎

Columbus Day Doldrums: SP-500, LNC, LPX, SPY
About Mish’s Market Minute:
Using all of MarketGauge’s proprietary software tools – the Nuggets List, HotScans and the ETF Monitor – I will walk you through how and why I make my selection, and then show [...]

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thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-10-07
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Special guest John Person runs through the opertation and introduction to the new and upcoming PPS Study (Person’s Proprietary Study)
John Person is a 32 year veteran of the Futures and Options Trading industry. He started on the Floor [...]

Former floor trader and market analyst Michele Schneider (Mish)’s video on Assurance/Insurance wrap-up and Lincoln Financial (LNC).
About Mish’s Market Minute:
Using all of MarketGauge’s proprietary software tools – the Nuggets List, HotScans and the ETF Monitor – I will walk you through [...]

Brian Shepard looks ahead to Monday’s holiday session where the S&P will be open for trading, but interest rates and forex will be closed.

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Jamie Tyrell brings attention to the lowest VIX reading of the week, even though VIX is typically low on Friday’s with the weekend ahead.

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Brian Shepard discusses the upside targets, not-so-bad retail numbers, and 500 contacts Goldman bought over 1063 in S&P.

Jamie Tyrell emphasizes the big trade in the VIX today in the December contract with 120,000 contracts traded.

Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Biases can be dangerous. I trusted the data and ignored my “gut” today and it saved me . . .

Michele Schneider (Mish) welcome video, self introduction, and explains what “Mish’s Market Minute” is all about.

Michele Schneider takes a brief look at today’s market action with S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and reaction to Alcoa earnings after-hours.  Michele revisits her rules for trading ETFs such as USO.  Finally, Michele’s trade for 10/7/09 is Pan American Silver (PAAS)

Weekly Market Essentials with Jamie Burak
Every Wednesday, 9pm EST on http://finz.tv/live
Jamie Burak looks at BIG picture of major markets, zooming out to the 10-year charts for S&P 500, gold, Dollar, Euro currency, Aussie currency, 30-yr bond.  Jamie sees the main longer-term opportunities for most investors to be in sugar, coffee, soybeans.  In Q&A session, Jamie [...]

Weekly Market Essentials with Jamie Burak
Every Wednesday, 9pm EST on http://finz.tv/live
Jamie Burak looks at BIG picture of major markets, zooming out to the 10-year charts for S&P 500, gold, Dollar, Euro currency, Aussie currency, 30-yr bond.  Jamie sees the main longer-term opportunities for most investors to be in sugar, coffee, soybeans.  In Q&A session, Jamie [...]

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Congrats to the ETF and ultra-ETF traders who nailed this nice winner today using the probabilities . . .

Brian Shepard reports from CME S&P 500 pits, focusing on firmer dollar overnight due to Russians buying.

Volatility Sonar Report from CBOE
Everyday Midday sponsored by Trademonster

Jamie shows front month VIX options and the reduced volatility required in the front months on a consolidation day like today.

Volatility Sonar Report from CBOE
Everyday Midday sponsored by Trademonster

In our previous gold video, we were right in terms of gold making a low around the first of October.
The gold market finally moved into new high ground and confirmed that a major up-move is now underway. In this new short video on gold, we scope out some upside target levels and also some time [...]

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - Like Kenny Rogers sings, “You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away and know when to run” . . .

Interview with long time CBOE & OIC options instructor Dan Passarelli.  Dan now runs a direct options & trading mentorship program on MarketTaker.com where we can learn directly from Dan what he taught folks at the CBOE and OIC.  Also, Dan is the author of the book “Trading Option Greeks (get it at http://finz.tv/books).  Dan [...]

Interview with long time CBOE & OIC options instructor Dan Passarelli.  Dan now runs a direct options & trading mentorship program on MarketTaker.com where we can learn directly from Dan what he taught folks at the CBOE and OIC.  Also, Dan is the author of the book “Trading Option Greeks (get it at http://finz.tv/books).  Dan [...]

Jamie Tyrell of Group1 Trading examines drop in VIX during this week’s rally, drop in dollar, and gold making new highs.

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Jason Carter from S&P pits mentions S&P up 42 points since 1012 low a couple days ago without a real pause.  Jason gives options ideas to protect against the downside and looking at dollar and crude going forward.

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that pit-that’s where the [...]

Jason Carter from S&P pits mentions S&P up 42 points since 1012 low a couple days ago without a real pause.  Jason gives options ideas to protect against the downside and looking at dollar and crude going forward.

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that pit-that’s where the [...]

Jason Carter explains the mechanics behind a “Mutual Fund Monday” like today. Also, Jason mentions the first time we’re having 2 consecutive down week’s since June.

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that pit-that’s where the biggest traders stand. If you want to know what they’re doing, [...]

Jamie Tyrell talks about disagreements in long term direction of the VIX, with the markets having pulled back 5% in the S&P 500 after touching as high as 1070.

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t seems to me that we are at an inflection point in the economy. The government has blown pretty much all of its money and the economic recovery and the economy is still sputtering along. No surprise there.
So what’s going to happen? I believe that we’ll have another economic downturn which is going to push [...]

Monday, October 5, 2009 - Today’s action played out like the Gap Guides showed they might . . .

Bias shift, Market/Euro correlation, gold/dollar

For the latest news and developments, go to www.thinkorswim.com >

thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-09-23
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Michael Turner is the president and founder of TurnerTrends, Inc., an information provider that focuses on conservative investment strategies using a total portfolio approach to stock market investing. He is also the senior managing partner for Sabinal Capital [...]

Introduction of the 7 guys at the Mr. Topstep desk and what they do.

Danny Riley in the S&P 500 pits insight into what floor traders watch coming into big economic numbers like today’s job’s report.  Danny also explains what they saw prior to the jobs report, what trading activity had already occurred, and how it affected the market open.

New show from OptionMonster. Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because [...]

Friday, October 2, 2009 - This risk/return ratio was too compelling to forego - here’s how I profited $400 (8 pts) per contract on this varrrry nice gap fade . . .

Yesterday I produced a video on how to trade divergences in the S&P 500. Today, I’m following up that video with a divergence I see developing in one of the biggest tech stocks in the world, Apple (NASDAQ_AAPL).
In this short four minute video, I’ll explain some of the possible negative divergences that are building for [...]

Danny Riley in the S&P 500 pits discuss the Topstep levels of 1045 on the S&P as the focus coming into today, the sell-stop triggers after the economic data this morning that led the markets into a tailspin, and outlook and statistics going forward.  These floor traders in the S&P pits are the major league [...]

Jamie Tyrell of Group1 Trading focus on the market drop after a ton of data this morning and VIX popping through the 27 threshold level.

An irreverent trading show exclusively for the web. Traderalamo is back with some of his professional money manager friends, Quint Tatro and Anthony Davian in a fresh new foray into helping you beat the markets. Another Finz.tv original! Who else is going to create this kinda stuff if we don’t, eh?
Tickers: AAPL, GS, USO, OIH, [...]

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Over-confidence and fear of missing out, cost me today . . .

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Over-confidence and fear of missing out, cost me today . . .

Interview with long time CBOE & OIC options instructor Dan Passarelli.  Dan now runs a direct options & trading mentorship program on MarketTaker.com where we can learn directly from Dan what he taught folks at the CBOE and OIC.  Also, Dan is the author of the book “Trading Option Greeks (get it at http://finz.tv/books).  Dan [...]

Interview with long time CBOE & OIC options instructor Dan Passarelli.  Dan now runs a direct options & trading mentorship program on MarketTaker.com where we can learn directly from Dan what he taught folks at the CBOE and OIC.  Also, Dan is the author of the book “Trading Option Greeks (get it at http://finz.tv/books).  Dan [...]

UNG‎ - United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE)‎
EXM‎ - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE)‎
PRGN‎ - Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
CIT‎ - CIT Group Inc. (NYSE)‎
RIMM‎ - Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NASDAQ)‎
XIDE‎ - Exide Technologies (NASDAQ)‎

In my new short video, I share with you some divergences that are taking place in the S&P 500 right now.
I’m also going to show you divergences that didn’t work out, what you should look for, and how you should act when a divergence does not work.

If you enjoy these videos, share them with your [...]

Jason Carter talks about the S&P 500’s movement today on the Consumer Confidence report, and what the reaction today may mean for the rest of the week with Employment reports at the end of the week.

Jamie Tyrell of Group1 Trading discussing the low volume in VIX contacts on Monday for Yom Kippur, 22k contracts traded vs. over 150k average.  Despite volume picking up for industry, VIX volume was still aimed at below average for Tuesday, 9.29,09

WNR‎ - Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE)
LDK‎ - LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE)‎
ABK‎ - Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE)‎
ESLR‎ - Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
YGE‎ - Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE)‎
SAY‎ - Satyam Computer Services Limited(ADR) (NYSE)‎
IVAN‎ - Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ)‎
PQ‎ - PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (NYSE)‎

In this new short video I am going to share with you one of the simplest and most powerful technical tools of all time.
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to do this and you don’t have to have a PhD in mathematics either. If you’re not already using this tool, I highly recommend [...]

To view the ShadowTrader Weekend Update for Sunday, September 27th click here
In this week’s edition:

Video - Was that the top?
Ask the Shadow - Professional gaps vs retail gaps and when to forget the 5 minute rule
Free Weekly Trade Idea - GLD long
Forex Recap - Technicals (XIII) - Channels & Predictions
Pairs Trading Corner New!! [...]

You may have watched my earlier video on the gold cycles and how important they are in this particular market, at this particular time. Today’s action is indicative of the cycle that we were talking about in the video as it’s pushing gold prices down into a cyclic time window.

I wanted to follow up with [...]

I’m not going to say a lot about this new video, but I recommend that you watch it. It’s an eye-opener.

There is no need to register for this video and of course you can watch it with my compliments.
Enjoy the video and please give us your feedback on this blog.
All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub

Brian Shepard discusses the drop in the markets this morning as continuation from yesterday’s afternoon sell-off after the Fed announcement.  Yesterday, the S&P futures hit 1075.75, the target projected from Tuesday 9.22.09 Mr. Topstep video by Jason Carter.

SVA‎ - Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (AMEX)‎
AVNR‎ - AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ)‎
CPF‎ - Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE)‎
AGEN‎ - Antigenics, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
CIEN‎ - Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ)‎
UNG‎ - United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE)‎
ACAS‎ - American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ)‎
ABT‎ - Abbott Laboratories (NYSE)‎
YHOO‎ - Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
CHINA‎ - CDC Corporation (NASDAQ)‎

With the printing presses in full printing mode, many people are questioning why gold prices haven’t gone higher - much higher.
In my new video, I explain some of the subtle market cycles that are at play right now in this market. These short-term cycles have been the dominant force in gold all year and appear [...]

Tim Hefkee a.k.a. “Top Notch” fills in, discussing the gap last year from September 29th to October 6th.

Jamie Tyrell reports activity in VIX futures.  There are sellers of premium not because they think the VIX will fall, but the VIX will not move much from these levels.

The S&P 500 has seen remarkable recovery from the lows that were seen earlier this year. However, all of that may come to an end as we fast approach a strategic level for this market. There are two major technical indicators that are colliding at a crucial point and time. Unless you’re aware of these [...]

The S&P 500 has seen remarkable recovery from the lows that were seen earlier this year. However, all of that may come to an end as we fast approach a strategic level for this market. There are two major technical indicators that are colliding at a crucial point and time. Unless you’re aware of these [...]

ESLR‎ - Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
ERTS‎ - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
VG‎ - Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE)‎
LNG‎ - Cheniere Energy, Inc. (AMEX)‎
FRP‎ - Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE)‎
CHINA‎ - CDC Corporation (NASDAQ)‎
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any [...]

Jason Carter highlights the important levels in the S&P 500 to the upside and possible targets.

Jamie Tyrell mentions yesterday as the lowest volume day for VIX in 2 months.  Also, November strangle trade.

Jamie Tyrell of Group One Trading highlights recent phenomenon of VIX at-the-money straddle expanding whenever the S&P is down over the weekend.  Also, selling of VIX in outer months.

Danny Riley on post-expiration Monday, focusing on S&P futures selloff overnight and the stabilization into the morning session.

Market edging closer to resistance, gold and miners in focus

OptionMonster’s Mr. Topstep: Mr Topstep on a slow Friday

OptionMonster’s Volatility Sonar: Sell 1 Dec strangle buy 4 Dec 40 calls

Hi, this is Adam Hewison and I have just returned from vacation in Maine. This is my first day at the office and my first video from the digital den.
While I was away, I got to thinking about one of the oldest myths about trading: the buy and hold myth. While this strategy has worked [...]

AMR‎ - AMR Corporation (NYSE)‎
BZH‎ - Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE)‎
SDS‎ - ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (ETF) (NYSE)‎
ZZ - SEALY CORP
MGM‎ - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE)‎
SPY‎ - SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX)‎
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any [...]

ShadowTrader: Video 09.13.09
S&P 500 Market Review
AXP‎ - American Express Company (NYSE)‎
MRK‎ - Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE)
AIZ - Assurant Inc.
SPY‎ - SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX)‎

For the latest news and developments, go to www.thinkorswim.com >

thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-09-16
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Special guest Jack Bouroudjian talks Futures and goes behind the scenes.
Watch Jack Bouroudjian’s previous ThinkOrSwim Trader Lounge chat: Tradings Economic Reports, Treasuries and Understanding the Yield Curve
where Jack talks about trading Economic Reports, treasuries, and understanding the [...]

OptionMonster’s Mr. Topstep: Mr Topstep 1 March 950 put vs 2 850 puts
Want to get short the market?

OptionMonster’s Volatility Sonar: Day after Expiration

My wife and I just got back from cruising the Maine coastline and we were blessed with great weather and calm seas. When I got back to my summer home and had access once again to the internet, I immediately started looking through the MarketClub charts. It was then that I realized that it has [...]

OptionMonster’s Mr. Topstep: S&P has never closed up 9 days in a Row

OptionMonster’s Mr. Topstep: S&P has never closed up 9 days in a Row

OptionMonster’s Volatility Sonar: Expiration Explanation

OptionMonster’s Volatility Sonar: Last day for Sept VIX trading

AIG‎ - American International Group, Inc. (NYSE)‎
BBI‎ - Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE)
FRE‎ - Freddie Mac (NYSE)‎
CHINA‎ - CDC Corporation (NASDAQ)‎
DYN‎ - Dynegy Inc. (NYSE)‎
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed on [...]

Mr. Topstep is called Topstep because the top ring of that pit-that’s where the biggest traders stand. If you want to know what they’re doing, watch Mr. Topstep.

OptionMonster’s Volatility Sonar: Sep 25 puts sold

DYN‎ - Dynegy Inc. (NYSE)‎
PLLL‎ - Parallel Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ)
NM‎ - Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE)‎
IVAN‎ - Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ)‎
CY‎ - Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE)‎
UNG‎ - United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE)‎
MTXX‎ - Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
FRE‎ - Freddie Mac (NYSE)‎
CPST‎ - Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ)‎
AIG‎ - American International Group, Inc. (NYSE)‎
HOV‎ [...]

FINZ.tv’s Beginners’ guide to technical analysis, with host Zachary Musso, a.k.a. ZMoose…and appearance by FINZ.tv’s own Jeffrey Lin.
Technical analysis is understanding the mechanics of the market to know how the market works and what it will do.  Like the mechanics of a car, understanding the mechanics of the market is learning how the different parts [...]

FINZ.tv’s Beginners’ guide to technical analysis, with host Zachary Musso, a.k.a. ZMoose…and appearance by FINZ.tv’s own Jeffrey Lin.
Technical analysis is understanding the mechanics of the market to know how the market works and what it will do.  Like the mechanics of a car, understanding the mechanics of the market is learning how the different parts [...]

Special guest Price Headley and Bob Lang talk about utilizing Acceleration Bands and Williams%R to follow the trends in thinkDesktop.

Special guest Price Headley and Bob Lang talk about utilizing Acceleration Bands and Williams%R to follow the trends in thinkDesktop.

FSLR‎ - First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ)
JASO‎ - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ)
SPY‎ - SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX)‎
LDK‎ - LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE)‎
SOL‎ - ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE)‎
ANDS‎ - Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ)‎
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. [...]

For the latest news and developments, go to www.thinkorswim.com >

thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-07-01
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm

I believe the action in gold yesterday (Wednesday) should be looked at seriously as it pushes the gold market to its best level in almost 3 months.
In my new video, I show you what I think is going to happen to this market in the near term and the long term. I also discuss energy [...]

Today we are going to be examining the NASDAQ Index. This market, which made its peak in 2000 at the height of the dot com bubble, remains in a secular bear market.
After making a low in March of 2001, this market has had multiyear recovery which has rallied it very close to a 50% Fibonacci [...]

HBAN‎ - Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ)
EXM‎ - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE)
DRYS‎ - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ)
DRL‎ - Doral Financial Corp. (NYSE)
FBP‎ - First BanCorp. (NYSE)
FMD‎ - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE)
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for [...]

HBAN‎ - Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ)
EXM‎ - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE)
DRYS‎ - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ)
DRL‎ - Doral Financial Corp. (NYSE)
FBP‎ - First BanCorp. (NYSE)
FMD‎ - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE)
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for [...]

FINZ own BHBGroupTrader Jamie Burak on DavianLetter’s Happy Hour on Friday, August 21, 2009.

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE) - FRP
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE) - FRE
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ) - ANDS
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ) - JAZZ
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE) - C
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed on this channel. These videos are not meant to be recommendations in the market. Day trading equities requires a retail account balance of at [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

Day Trading in Halted Stocks (Las Vegas Sands - LVS). What to do Aug 13
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed on this channel. These videos are not meant to be [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

thinkorswim’s Tom Sosnoff and special guest Tom O’brien discuss Fed announcements, Futures and their favorite things to watch

For the latest news and developments, go to www.thinkorswim.com >

thinkorswim Wednesday Trader’s Lounge chat
Date: 2009-08-12
Time: 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Investors across the country and throughout the world have come to view Tom O’Brien and his radio program, “The Tom O’Brien [...]

http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed on this channel. These videos are not meant to be recommendations in the market. Day trading equities requires a retail account balance of at [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

What indicator is most accurate with inflation? The video covers the CRB Index, the weakness in that market, and how to win every time it’s traded! This is a two part video that will get people excited about.

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly TcNet live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly TcNet Sessions recordings will be posted here on FINZ.tv [...]

Why We Use Tick Charts:
Tick charts draw a new bar after a set number of trades have been triggered vs. a time based chart like the 5 minute that draw a new bar after a set period of time.
1. Tick Charts Allow You To Follow The Professionals
2. Tick Charts Allow You To Fade The Amateurs
3. [...]

Skew Play 1X3

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly TcNet live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly TcNet Sessions recordings will be posted here on FINZ.tv [...]

Christmas Tree

http://www.eminiaddict.com/ I focus on utilizing cutting edge trading strategies to give me an edge over other market participants. My main focus is on day trading and swing trading stock index futures. With intraday setups, I can react to the daily ebbs and flows of the markets. My analysis of market internals keeps me on the [...]

An appearance by Steve!
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ) - INTC
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ) - HBAN
SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (AMEX) - SPY
iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (ETF) (NYSE) - IYR
Financial Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSE) - XLF
SLM Corporation (NYSE) - SLM
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting [...]

FMC Technologies - FTI
ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF - SDS
Melco Crown Entertainment - MPEL
Las Vegas Sands Corp - LVS
MGM Mirage - MGM
http://www.todaytrader.com. Day trading in stocks is both risky and difficult. Please consult your financial advisor before attempting to trade actively. TodayTrader is not responsible for any content that may be viewed on this channel. [...]

Jobs number on the VIX

VIX 18 Buyer drys up

Nov 18 puts Bought

You may have heard about Fibonacci, the man who discovered a set of numbers which have been found to have a major affect on the market. So who is this Fibonacci fellow and why are his findings so important in the market place?
The mathematical findings by this thirteenth century Italian man has yielded a useful [...]

http://finz.tv Beginners’ guide to trading US Index E-Mini Futures: S&P E-Mini, Nasdaq E-Mini, and Dow Jones E-Mini. James Falvo explains what contracts to trade and what the symbols are for those contracts. Also, not every “tick” (smallest increment each index moves) is the same. James shows you how much each tick is worth for each [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here on FINZ.tv [...]

SPX is up Why isnt VIX moving?

FINZ.tv’s Jamie Burak, a.k.a. @BHBGroupTrader on twitter, gives a quick interpretation of the major market events last week and in the weeks to come, talking the latest U.S. Government GDP Report and how to trade the FED’s manipulation of the markets. Also, featuring 2 equity trades: bond ETF’s and utilities. Jamie can only fit so [...]

Sep 37 1/2 Calls

Skew Condor Trade

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

2X1 Trade Aug 40/50’s

James Falvo of http://FINZ.tv runs through 10 best reasons to trade futures:
uno - speed
dos - leverage
tres - liquidity
cuatro - no short-selling rules
cinco - no SEC day-trading rules (minimum of $25,000 trading account for day trading)
seis - low commissions
siete - Tax benefits (23% tax rate vs. 35% tax rate for short-term gains)
ocho - 24-Hour Market
nueve - [...]

I think it came as a big surprise to many traders that the gold market imploded on Tuesday pushing to its lowest levels in several days.
The downward spiral was enough to trigger a daily “Trade Triangle” which moved us into the neutral camp on this market. Exiting our long gold position based on our “Trade [...]

An in depth look at the markets and set ups for tomorrow’s trading. If there is a stock or commodity you are looking at chances are David covered it in tonight’s session. The 60 min 20sma’s are key level for the indices to break and hold under for any sustained weakness in the major indices.

Fari Hamzei of HamzeiAnalytics reviews his live trades on twitter. Fari gives you the play by play and thought process as he traded Apple (AAPL) earnings using options with some hedging (options and NQ Nasdaq futures). The trades were posted in real time on twitter from Monday, July 20, 2009 - Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
WARNING
1. [...]

Top trading & technical analysis blogger Corey Rosenbloom, CMT, of http://AfraidtoTrade.com tag-team interviewed by Chris “@BuyOnTheDip” (http://buyonthedip.com) and Jeffrey Lin of http://FINZ.tv.  Corey talks about why blogging on AfraidToTrade.com is so important to him not just to help others but to become a better trader by documenting and teaching on the blog.  Also, Corey answers [...]

Top trading & technical analysis blogger Corey Rosenbloom, CMT, of http://AfraidtoTrade.com tag-team interviewed by Chris “@BuyOnTheDip” (http://buyonthedip.com) and Jeffrey Lin of http://FINZ.tv.  Corey talks about why blogging on AfraidToTrade.com is so important to him not just to help others but to become a better trader by documenting and teaching on the blog.  Also, Corey answers [...]

With the S&P 500 making new highs and as world equity markets following suit, the question becomes how high can we go?
In this short video on the S&P 500, I outline some mathematical upside target zones that I am looking at for this market.
You can watch this video with my compliments and there is [...]

With the S&P 500 making new highs and as world equity markets following suit, the question becomes how high can we go?
In this short video on the S&P 500, I outline some mathematical upside target zones that I am looking at for this market.
You can watch this video with my compliments and there is [...]

Jimmy “Handsome James” Falvo (aka @jsfalvo on twitter) looks at relative weakness between S&P E-mini Futures (ES) vs. Nasdaq E-mini Futures (NQ) since February 2009.  “Trade playback” of a ES short, Jeffrey (@JeffreyLin) & Handsome James (@jsfalvo) did today (7.22.09) live on twitter and how relative strength/weakness between ES and NQ were used to make [...]

The Dow Jones Industrials up 7 days in a row and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQQ) up a historic 10 days in a row (thanks to David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers for the stat http://finz.tv/davidelliott).  James identifies the near term resistance levels he’s watching for each, and what to look for in the McClellan Oscillator and Volatility [...]

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly Worden’s TCnet live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly Worden’s TCnet Sessions recordings will be posted here [...]

TraderAlamo is joined by his friend and professional trader @hedgieguy for what will raise the bar for financial video. This is business art at its finest.
This episode of Chart Attack features:
CRM‎ - salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE)
PAL‎ - North American Palladium Ltd. (AMEX)
TGT‎ - Target Corporation (NYSE)‎
VNO‎ - Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE)‎
WFR‎ - MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. [...]

Segment 2 of 2.  Fari Hamzei reviews his S&P E-Mini futures (ES) trades during the American Style hours (last 30-minutes) of Options Expiration day (July expiration) on Friday, July 17th, 2009.  Review and follow along with Fari’s trades, which he posted on Twitter (http://twitter.com/hamzeianalytics).  Fari explains……….
Watch Segment 1: Trading futures during European Style (Pre-market) option [...]

Segment 1 of 2.  In Segment 1, Fari Hamzei reviews his S&P E-Mini futures (ES) trades during the European Style hours (pre-market) of Options Expiration day (July expiration) on Friday, July 17th, 2009.  Review and follow along with Fari’s trades, which he posted on Twitter (http://twitter.com/hamzeianalytics).  Fari explains……….
Watch Segment 2: Trading futures during American Style [...]

Fari Hamzei of http://www.hamzeianalytics.com returns to youtube with analysis and education.  Featuring 3 important market internals for market timing, Fari puts this unique options expiration week’s strong market upmove in perspective and what he predicts the market will do going forward.  With standard deviation ranges as guides, Fari explains how to use the modified cumulative [...]

In today’s video we’ll be looking at gold.
One of the nice features about MarketClub is the fact that we have real-time gold prices. If you’re going to be trading or looking at gold (XAUUSDO) you need real-time prices.
After a spectacular run-up in gold values in the last decade, gold prices have slowed down and have [...]

http://finz.tv/posse Every Monday, check out a new issue of the BHBGroupTrader Weekly Market Spread Report on FINZ.tv’s POSSE blog/magazine! Each issue features insightful and intuitive breakdown of the major market moving events, what these events will do to the markets and economy in the future, and how to both protect your portfolio and use [...]

This has been a FINZ.tv Public Service Announcement (for traders).

oday I’ll be looking at the Euro versus the US dollar.
The big question is, are all the “Trade Triangles” lined up for this trade? The answer is yes, and then some. In my new video I step you through a detailed analysis of this market.
You will see how I measure moves and how this particular [...]

**Disclaimer: No positions in stocks mentioned as of this video (7.16.09)**
**Charts courtesy of Worden.com’s Chart Services(http://finz.tv/worden): TCnet and FreeStockCharts.com**

David Elliott of WallStreetTeachers.com does Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com live sessions where he reviews today’s market action, analyzes the major indies including gold, oil, and the Dollar. Also, David looks through many trade setups to give you the best list of stocks to trade tomorrow. David Elliott’s Nightly ThinkOrSwim.com Sessions recordings will be posted here following his [...]

Even if you don’t trade futures, futures levels are important to watch, especially the overnight highs and lows (support and resistance).  Futures levels are often tested and retested whether overnight or during regular trading hours.  So if the retest occurs during regular trading hours you better be ready!  Latest manifestation of important futures levels occurred [...]

Even if you don’t trade futures, futures levels are important to watch, especially the overnight highs and lows (support and resistance).  Futures levels are often tested and retested whether overnight or during regular trading hours.  So if the retest occurs during regular trading hours you better be ready!  Latest manifestation of important futures levels occurred [...]

In his last day in the beautifully Mexican city of Guadalajara, Alamo makes some new friends at outstanding Mexican eatery “La Tequila” where he thinks the inverse ETFs are plotting their return. Revenge of the Inverses!
SRS - ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (ETF) (NYSE)
SKF‎ - ProShares UltraShort Financials (ETF) (NYSE)
DUG‎ - ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas [...]

Top trading & technical analysis blogger Corey Rosenbloom, CMT, of http://AfraidtoTrade.com tag-team interviewed by Chris “@BuyOnTheDip” (http://buyonthedip.com) and Jeffrey Lin of http://FINZ.tv.  With a blog titled “AfraidToTrade” Corey reveals why he was afraid to trade, the costly mistakes he made, and the lessons he learned, especially psychology, to become a better trader.  Corey gives a [...]

Top trading & technical analysis blogger Corey Rosenbloom, CMT, of http://AfraidtoTrade.com tag-team interviewed by Chris “@BuyOnTheDip” (http://buyonthedip.com) and Jeffrey Lin of http://FINZ.tv.  With a blog titled “AfraidToTrade” Corey reveals why he was afraid to trade, the costly mistakes he made, and the lessons he learned, especially psychology, to become a better trader.  Corey gives a [...]

James “Handsome James” Falvo debuts new show FINZ Futures.  James gives a simple lesson on the obvious head & shoulders pattern on the S&P 500 daily chart how to strategize for the 880 level the market is approaching.  Shoutout to Corey Rosenbloom at AfraidToTrade.com for his recent analysis on the same S&P 500 head and [...]

James “Handsome James” Falvo debuts new show FINZ Futures.  James gives a simple lesson on the obvious head & shoulders pattern on the S&P 500 daily chart how to strategize for the 880 level the market is approaching.  Shoutout to Corey Rosenbloom at AfraidToTrade.com for his recent analysis on the same S&P 500 head and [...]

Risking his life, TraderAlamo travels to Guadalajara, Mexico to bring you a special international episode of Chart Attack. Co-hosted with an up-and-coming soccer phenom, TraderAlamo features the trades on
American Movil (AMX)
Grupo Aeroportaurio (PAC)
Fomento Economico (FMX)
Cemex (CX)
Mexico iShares ETF (EWW)
Submit stocks, trades, and questions for the next chart attack to fanmail@finz.tv.
Watch Chart Attack every Sunday [...]

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), ventures into the advanced topic of “trade the trader.”   Trading isn’t just an endeavor against the ticks on your screen or the “market” but other traders, other people.  Qman suggests to consider the less experienced trader you were a year ago, all [...]

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), ventures into the advanced topic of “trade the trader.”   Trading isn’t just an endeavor against the ticks on your screen or the “market” but other traders, other people.  Qman suggests to consider the less experienced trader you were a year ago, all [...]

Father’s day special Chart Attack, TraderAlamo welcomes big daddy “Tony Soprano look-alike” Papa Alamo.  Despite last week being a down week, Alamo finds the best setups on the long side.  Alamo brings out four long trades, a pass on oil, and no shorts unless Vornado Realty (VNO) breaks down.
Wells Fargo (WFC):
LONG above $25.50, STOP below [...]

Father’s day special Chart Attack, TraderAlamo welcomes big daddy “Tony Soprano look-alike” Papa Alamo.  Despite last week being a down week, Alamo finds the best setups on the long side.  Alamo brings out four long trades, a pass on oil, and no shorts unless Vornado Realty (VNO) breaks down.
Wells Fargo (WFC):
LONG above $25.50, STOP below [...]

Why does trading using multiple time frames (correctly) increase the odds of a successful trade exponentially?  In part 4 of the Qman & Alamo Trader Chat Miniseries, Alamo dives into trading using multiple time frames - the inspiration for FINZ.tv’s show “Multiplicity.”  Alamo explains both the why and more importantly, how to use multiple time [...]

Why does trading using multiple time frames (correctly) increase the odds of a successful trade exponentially?  In part 4 of the Qman & Alamo Trader Chat Miniseries, Alamo dives into trading using multiple time frames - the inspiration for FINZ.tv’s show “Multiplicity.”  Alamo explains both the why and more importantly, how to use multiple time [...]

A quick message from Anthony Davian of DavianLetter.com about things to come between DavianLetter.com and FINZ.tv!  In fact, our own TraderAlamo did a little call-in cameo with DavianLetter’s Friday Happy Hour #15.  We’re very excited so get ready!

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), talks about the disconnect of being a trader but working in the “money management” industry.  Traders who make a living solely on their profits from trading must have consistent absolute performance, increasing their portfolio daily so they can take the profits to [...]

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), talks about the disconnect of being a trader but working in the “money management” industry.  Traders who make a living solely on their profits from trading must have consistent absolute performance, increasing their portfolio daily so they can take the profits to [...]

** sponsored show **
Adam Hewison, president of INO.com and co-creator of MarketClub shows you how to analyze the crude oil market in 90 seconds flat by using MarketClub’s proprietary “Trade Triangle” technology.
When looking at the crude oil market we use the weekly triangles to identify trend (also possible initial entry). We can see that the [...]

(Interview Filmed 05.26.09) Guest Quint Tatro (a.k.a. the Qman) grabs the camera from FINZ.tv host TraderAlamo and puts TraderAlamo in the hot seat!  On the FINZ.tv Trading Chat Room and twitter during Memorial Day Weekend 2009, TraderAlamo predicted the coming week’s market direction before the market opened on Tuesday.  TraderAlamo said the would continue much [...]

(Interview Filmed 05.26.09) Guest Quint Tatro (a.k.a. the Qman) grabs the camera from FINZ.tv host TraderAlamo and puts TraderAlamo in the hot seat!  On the FINZ.tv Trading Chat Room and twitter during Memorial Day Weekend 2009, TraderAlamo predicted the coming week’s market direction before the market opened on Tuesday.  TraderAlamo said the would continue much [...]

@w0nk0 and @traderalamo wax philosophical on the tail end of their long run thru the Alps culminating at the cradle of the Renaissance in Florence, Italy. Sitting just outside the world famous Uffizi the two traders discuss the necessity to pull away from their screens to adapt to the market’s trading dynamic. Stay tuned for [...]

First episode of w0nk0 and TraderAlamo’s “Traders on the Run” Roadtrip through Europe! Filmed in the Moyo cafe in Florence, Italy, Systems Trader Extraordinaire w0nk0 and FINZ.tv’s TraderAlamo looks under the hood of this recent market breakout.  Analyzing strengths and weaknesses of sectors underneath to judge the market breakout and signs to watch for to [...]

First episode of w0nk0 and TraderAlamo’s “Traders on the Run” Roadtrip through Europe! Filmed in the Moyo cafe in Florence, Italy, Systems Trader Extraordinaire w0nk0 and FINZ.tv’s TraderAlamo looks under the hood of this recent market breakout.  Analyzing strengths and weaknesses of sectors underneath to judge the market breakout and signs to watch for to [...]

Twitter buddies @w0nk0 & @traderalamo decided to embark on a European adventure after w0nk0’s visit to NYC in April of this year. In the preview for this episode, we are joined by long time friend of w0nk0, Vanessa Lazslo, accomplished psychologist. Vanessa stands in as tour guide that constructs a map of the psychological similarities [...]

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), takes the mic in part 1.  Qman explains why the basics of technical analysis may be failing in the recent market as well as how to capitalize on that.  For this generation of market participants, no one has really seen a true [...]

Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), takes the mic in part 1.  Qman explains why the basics of technical analysis may be failing in the recent market as well as how to capitalize on that.  For this generation of market participants, no one has really seen a true [...]

Traders chat on the @tradersOnTheRun trip through europe in May 2009

In this exclusive TraderChat miniseries, two extraordinary traders and BFF’s interview each other for a five part interview session released every Sunday night in June!  Quint Tatro, a.k.a. the Qman (founder of Tickerville.com, Tatro Capital, dedicated trading teacher), and FINZ.tv’s TraderAlamo get together for one special night.  Qman and Alamo discuss key trading concepts, skills [...]

FINZ.tv’s POSSE Promo from Washington University in St. Louis (a.k.a. WashU) ft. trader, FINZ POSSE columnist, and architect theEquilibrium.
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From the Rodin Musem in Paris, France to the Gates of Versailles in Versailles, France, gold is everywhere, but gold is not just for antiques. There is an opportunity developing in the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (Ticker: GLD), an ETF that tracks the price of gold. Gold has been digesting a multi-year move. [...]

Alamo discusses the mother of all battles between commercial real estate (IYR) bulls & bears while simultaneously giving a hat tip to Moms the world over. Don’t miss a very tender finz.tv episode.

We met Dave Johnson on March 6th (a trading day before the March 2009 low) at the Fast Money & OptionMonster Largest Tweetup Ever!  We had so much fun we ended up doing a FINZ dinner after the Tweetup at ESPNZone, hitting the bar first then a nice long dinner talking trading, Fast Money, and [...]

Jeffrey Lin & TraderAlamo connect coast to coast to launch first episode of Chart Attack, hitting the charts of 5 hot stocks fast and simple.  The commodities sector has been red hot.  In this episode, we drilled down (pun intended!) on 5 widely traded commodity names: Oil Service HOLDRs ETF (OIH), United States Oil Fund [...]

In this episode of “Time Is Money,” Jon looks ahead to key earnings reports next week and possible trades around them. Key names include Corning (GLW), Valero (VLO), Travelzoo (TZOO), and Smith International (SII).

Friends dont’ let friends drive and trade…unless that friend is Alamo! Cruisin’ around in his 1969 Porsche 912, rolls out a “trade don’t” on the Proshares Ultrashort ETFs UltraShort Dow Jones Real Estate (SRS) and UltraShort Financials (SKF). The bottom has been take out of these ultrashort ETFs and have flatlined.  These are [...]

Friends dont’ let friends drive and trade…unless that friend is Alamo! Cruisin’ around in his 1969 Porsche 912, rolls out a “trade don’t” on the Proshares Ultrashort ETFs UltraShort Dow Jones Real Estate (SRS) and UltraShort Financials (SKF). The bottom has been take out of these ultrashort ETFs and have flatlined.  These are [...]

First FINZ.tv Special - part 1. FINZ.tv’s Jeffrey Lin goes to NYC for the CNBC Fast Money & OptionMonster Tweetup…a.k.a. the LARGEST TWEETUP EVER! First Tweetup syndicated live globally with a global cable show! Landing in NYC at 5am, it sure seemed like doom and gloom at the financial capital of the [...]

CNBC’s Rick Santelli captures the frustration of many in this country when he called for the “Chicago Tea Party” in July against the new administration’s mortgage plans, stimulus plans, and bailouts.
Santelli’s call spurred many across this country to organize their own “Tea Party” to voice concerns about the way the economic crisis is being handled. [...]

We sat down with David Aferiat of Trade-Ideas.com at the Macelleria restaurant for lunch and an interview. What could be better on a Sunday afternoon than to chow down on some sicilian egg toast in truffle oil, espresso, and champagne while talking trading, automated trading, using Trade-Ideas? (Interview on Sunday, February 22, 2009)
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From atop the Eiffel Tower, Traderalamo introduces the “multiple time frame” trading strategy.  Looking at intraday charts and the concept of multiple time frames, he sets to find out if Potash (POT) will work its way higher on any continued market bounce.  Multiple time frames is a method where one analyzes a chart from several [...]

Back from his 2-week sabbatical in France, TraderAlamo rewinds the tape on Tuesday’s video “ETF in 60: IYR Real Estate ETF looks SRS-ly Toast (French Toast)“  The Proshares Ultrashort DOW Real Estate ETF (SRS) movements through the week are reviewed, detailing where traders should have entered and exited SRS throughout the volatile week.  SRS was [...]

Traderalamo discusses an area of the market that seems to be flying under the radar once again: China. Lost amid Friday’s reversal was a lagging FXI (iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index). What line in the sand is of the utmost importance? What does FXP (ProShares UltraSh FTSE/Xinhua China 25) have in store?

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FINZ.tv premier episode. TraderAlamo travels to France to kick off FINZ.tv with the show “ETF in 60.”  Getting away from the epicenter of the financial crisis, is the beauty of Versailles or the romantic lights of Paris enough for optimism? Not quite. TraderAlamo finds troubling signs in the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF [...]