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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

**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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 - [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

**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**

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 [...]

(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.
Visit the POSSE Trade Journal by FINZ.tv at http://finz.tv/posse

Soundtrack: “I Will Not Stand Down” by Anna Kaelin (http://myspace.com/akaelin)

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 [...]

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)
Check out [...]

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?

**Disclaimer: No positions in [...]

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 [...]