Calculate an Option’s Fair Value With This Free Tool
Today, I’m picking up where we left off on Friday: with a promise to show you how to calculate an option’s fair value, and to share a preview of the top ETFs to own through November. Based on what we see in our mailbag, most of you are brand-new to the world of options. So,…
Brandan FurnaceQuick Takes: Stop Gambling on Earnings
This week’s Quick Takes is all about earnings… But the way I trade earnings is probably much different than what you’ve seen before. It’s not about predicting how a stock will move on the date they announce… But how we can use the price chart to figure out where a stock is heading after the big event. Most…
A Special Chat With Adam O’Dell: GameStop and Meme Stocks
I’ve got a special chat for you this week. I talked to my colleague and fellow editor Adam O’Dell. Adam has been trading the markets for over 15 years now. He used to run a hedge fund, but now he helps regular investors catch up on retirement. In today’s video, we discuss GameStop and other…
Inflation Fears? This Market Approach Can Help
Today’s Take: The stock market is still the world’s greatest wealth creator right now. Every week, I sit down with some of the smartest minds from different fields, industries and disciplines — to learn from them. During my nearly four decades on Wall Street, I built up a huge Rolodex of contacts. And I take…
The Right Order Type for Every Trade
Last week, I introduced you to different order types for placing trades in your broker’s system, which can help you avoid getting your “face ripped off” by a market maker. Today, I’ll demonstrate how I think you should use different order types for different situations. Before doing that, though, it’s important to understand the way…
Inflation? Stagflation?? 3 Plays for the Worst-Case Scenario
The Fed insists inflation will be short-lived. But … what if that’s not the case? A steepening yield curve means the bond market may be worried about exactly that. If the Fed tightens monetary policy into a weakening global economy, stagflation could become a self-fulling prophecy. Does that mean we’re in for a repeat of…
Tesla ✔️ … Next Trillion-Dollar America 2.0 Company?
Electric vehicle (EV) history was made this week. One of our Bold Profits favorites — Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) — reached a huge milestone. For the first time, the EV maker became a trillion-dollar company based on its market value. It’s now in an exclusive $trillion elite club: This milestone also helped Tesla become one…
Take the Guesswork Out of Trading With This Options Strategy
I’ll be the first to admit that my trading decisions feature a healthy dose of “educated guesswork.” I was looking through some old tweets of mine yesterday, when I came across a real gem… (Click here to view larger image.) See, I knew that I called the #dogetoadollar trend early. This was back at the end of…
3 “Contrarian” Market Moves to Make Today
It’s time to make some big moves, Strong Hands Nation! But not where you’d think… See, if you follow Wall Street financial news, this may seem contrarian. If you follow us, this will make 100% total sense. You may be hearing that you should buy oil stocks, panic about hyperinflation or invest in quick day…
$2 Million in Earnings Plays
This week’s unusual options activity is all earnings plays. Not those all-or-nothing, down-to-the-wire earnings plays. But each of these stocks are set to report earnings before these options expire. When we’re in the heart of earnings season, more and more options activity revolves around earnings, making it impossible to ignore these events. But it can…