Earnings has started with a bang (not necessarily a good bang!) and all sorts of drama is filling the newswires.
It’s so tempting to get dragged into all that, but when you focus on our favored setups, life becomes so much easier and profitable.
So, today I was looking around for setups like momentum bars within consolidations – mainly a mixed bag there – and a few other newer search ideas.
Finally, I reverted to my old favorites (focusing on Big Money Footprints) … and duly found a few gems which are in today’s Market Review video.
Last week we held our third Options Mastermind for last year’s Bootcamp, and we did some pretty cool stuff using the newly deployed software tools.
Literally, we can now find excellent setups with the right (safe) options pre-selected in a single click. That’s insane, but true.
For example, using the tools we could quickly determine that while the UPRO gives us 3x leverage on the SPY, it’s actually far better to use SPY options if you want optimal leverage with AAA setups on the S&P 500 index. That’s because with the OptionEasy software we could instantly see that the UPRO options were over 3 times more expensive than SPY options, and with far inferior liquidity.
These kinds of insights can make the difference between making a solid trade, and one where you make a silly mistake without realizing.
In today’s Market Review I focus again mainly on a couple of broad setups:
- Consolidations near the Key Levels
- Momentum Bars near the Key Levels
As I mentioned last week, one of the big advantages of focusing on these setups near Key Levels is that you can control your risk. And in favorable market conditions the win ratios and size of wins will rise sharply.
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Friday’s late rally prevented our SPY SwingTimer (let’s call it that from now on!) from going into oversold territory, which is a shame as that gives such great signals.
The S&P remains below its 50-dma and the index is extremely choppy.
Market Outlook:
The big financial stocks have disappointed, but regional banks and energy stocks are flying. Pre-earnings looks optimistic on the whole, but play any pre-earnings trades with conditional orders.
Stock Selection:
I’ve made bullish and bearish searches today, and there are some veritable gems in the video.
Application:
Using the new software is fun and saves so much time, and now I’m finding the optimal options in literally a click … sometimes two!
Software Upgrades
We deployed the new apps into the Options VIP area last week. A few tweaks and minor bug fixes will be made in the next couple of weeks, and then we’ll be focusing on a whole new wave of game-changing upgrades for later in the year.
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Remember, you can play the video at 1.25x or 1.5x speed if you want to save time! I have placed all the stocks covered in today’s review in your “Latest Preview” watch list.