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

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 . . .

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) . . .

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 [...]

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

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

When good stocks get treated badly…
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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.

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.

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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 . . .

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.

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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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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ShadowTrader: One more week higher, some trades, heavy earnings week
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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.

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 [...]

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

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

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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.

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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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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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

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.

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 [...]

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.

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

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S&P 500 Market Review
AXP‎ - American Express Company (NYSE)‎
MRK‎ - Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE)
AIZ - Assurant Inc.
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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
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OptionMonster’s Mr. Topstep: Mr Topstep 1 March 950 put vs 2 850 puts
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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.

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

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

VIX 18 Buyer drys up

Nov 18 puts Bought

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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
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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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]