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SOL

Posted this one earlier today. It finished well.

I will watch for a little continuation in the morning then enter. I I just kept it on watch today for its close.
Possible play back to at least $17.50 range or MT at $22.50.
Recaptured both 5 & 8 EMA with close. Hoping for the 21 tomorrow then it should be off.
Looks like possible double bottom here.

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CAN

Little RDR action here.
Captured 5 & 8 EMA with close. Hope for 21 tomorrow.
Would think we see some continuation on this one.
RSI coming off the bottom break line with room.

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FJ43 said:


SVRA

Small play but could be fun.
Looks like may reverse with some volume on short time frame view intraday.
At present could have RDR capturing 5/8/21/50/100/200 EMAs.
Has options chain and could sell May $2.50s for about .30 to get cost at or below support or called away for $2.80 on $1.82 current share price.




I did enter this one today at $1.84. Closed well. Hope to see some follow through on it.





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Other quick updates on crappy stocks:

  • UPWK - reclaimed 89 EMA, entered daily squeeze, RSI -1.2. I can argue it is a wedge and a close above these levels tomorrow is a breakout
  • ASAN - bounced off -2 ATR, looking for mean reversion to $30 to exit. 95% odds this is a failed trade, but we may be able to get out at $30
  • MU - uptrend has resumed. I will hold through earnings or look to roll if this has strength tomorrow. When Mu has sold off into earnings it has tended to gap up
  • OPEN - bounced off bottom of bull flag, this has to make too large of a move to pay off. Failed trade
  • FUBO - bounced off -3 ATR (duh...), closed basically right at 200 SMA. will sell covered calls on mean reversion (21EMA intersection) AND buy protective puts
  • NXTD - building up energy and consolidating. keeps holding the 89 EMA and in a daily squeeze. Probably fires long
  • SNDL - consolidating. Feels like drama is over for a while.
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I'm in SVRA
You don’t trade for money, you trade for freedom.
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$30,000 Millionaire said:

Other quick updates on crappy stocks:

  • UPWK - reclaimed 89 EMA, entered daily squeeze, RSI -1.2. I can argue it is a wedge and a close above these levels tomorrow is a breakout
  • ASAN - bounced off -2 ATR, looking for mean reversion to $30 to exit. 95% odds this is a failed trade, but we may be able to get out at $30
  • MU - uptrend has resumed. I will hold through earnings or look to roll if this has strength tomorrow. When Mu has sold off into earnings it has tended to gap up
  • OPEN - bounced off bottom of bull flag, this has to make too large of a move to pay off. Failed trade
  • FUBO - bounced off -3 ATR (duh...), closed basically right at 200 SMA. will sell covered calls on mean reversion (21EMA intersection) AND buy protective puts
  • NXTD - building up energy and consolidating. keeps holding the 89 EMA and in a daily squeeze. Probably fires long
  • SNDL - consolidating. Feels like drama is over for a while.

Thanks for your notes on these. Had sell, cancel, sell, cancel on UPWK and ASAN. Figured I would give them until Thursday to decide.
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FJ43 said:

$30,000 Millionaire said:

Other quick updates on crappy stocks:

  • UPWK - reclaimed 89 EMA, entered daily squeeze, RSI -1.2. I can argue it is a wedge and a close above these levels tomorrow is a breakout
  • ASAN - bounced off -2 ATR, looking for mean reversion to $30 to exit. 95% odds this is a failed trade, but we may be able to get out at $30
  • MU - uptrend has resumed. I will hold through earnings or look to roll if this has strength tomorrow. When Mu has sold off into earnings it has tended to gap up
  • OPEN - bounced off bottom of bull flag, this has to make too large of a move to pay off. Failed trade
  • FUBO - bounced off -3 ATR (duh...), closed basically right at 200 SMA. will sell covered calls on mean reversion (21EMA intersection) AND buy protective puts
  • NXTD - building up energy and consolidating. keeps holding the 89 EMA and in a daily squeeze. Probably fires long
  • SNDL - consolidating. Feels like drama is over for a while.

Thanks for your notes on these. Had sell, cancel, sell, cancel on UPWK and ASAN. Figured I would give them until Thursday to decide.
I mean, we're damn near max loss on these. May as well see what happens in early April.
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That's my reasoning as well. Pretty much cost recovery/loss minimization mode at the moment.
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I don't see a bull flag in Apple. Can you draw what you see?

The only bullish pattern I can sort of see is a descending wedge. I can see a bear flag breakdown and it has continued to reject the 21 EMA each time it gets close to it. Apple needs a solid close about the 21 EMA to even consider it a bullish trade.
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$APPL has a lot more consolidation to do
Pull back to $115 and I think enter, but you don't need to be in a hurry here. Can you buy today and make money? Sure. You will probably be sitting in it for several more weeks before any significant movement. I would not buy options here unless you are buying a lot of time. Even still better to wait.
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i bailed out of ASAN yesterday. i wanted to preserve the few dollars of value i had left.
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I've owned AAPL shares for years. I added $120 leaps this month. If we dip to or below $115 I'll probably add to those leaps. I have a May $125/$135 debit spread that I also got into this month and some 4/16 $130 and $140 calls that I've carried since late Feb. I've been buying weekly condors and selling weekly credit spreads on AAPL the past two weeks, which has outpaced my decay on the calls. I'll probably roll those 4/16 calls out or sell them outright if we don't see a green move by Monday. I still think this will really run one week but the premiums make it tough to stay in short-mid term calls.
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Meme mentions tracking

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$BG

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***If this post is on Business and Investing, take it with a grain of salt. I am wrong way more than I am right (but I am less wrong than I used to be) and if you follow me you will be too.***

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Saw Morgan Stanley is opening up crypto for their wealthy investors and letting them hold in Bitcoin instead of usd.

Something definitely brewing on crypto / flight from dollar front.
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Morning all....

Qs, SPY and IWM all about flat this morning.

Will be hunting again today for setups as the day goes and scalping some trades along the way. For me I will be cautious not to overextend on options plays past April and look for share opportunities for scalps, swings or accumulations.

If I had a vote for the day....let's ride.



Trade wisely!

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Irish 2.0 said:

aggiedaniel06 said:

Jet Black said:

Thread activity seems to have dropped just a tad.


People suddenly thinking, "Oh ****, I better hang on to my day job!"


Know this was meant in jest, but anyone even considering the path of being a full-time trader needs to have at least two years of living expenses saved up outside of your trading account. Even then you're playing with fire
Or a sugar mama or daddy covering health insurance and with a salary that covers household average monthly expenses...

My checklist would be:
  • the above w/ at least a year of living expenses in a cash account as buffer (2 would be even better like you say)
  • fully funded retirement @ 25x annual retirement expenses (approx $2-3MM minimum to actively manage and grow as part of full time trading career)
  • no debt outside of possibly a low interest mortgage depending on the circumstances
  • kids college funded to targets
  • contingency career to fall back on if things go south

Also:
  • 5+ years of part time trading experience like most on here do
  • Fully defined process and membership to a reputable trading group (Redler's process + All Access subscription for example)
If this post is on the B&I forum, lighten up it's just money!

Disclaimer: I'm not that smart.
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59 South said:

Irish 2.0 said:

aggiedaniel06 said:

Jet Black said:

Thread activity seems to have dropped just a tad.


People suddenly thinking, "Oh ****, I better hang on to my day job!"


Know this was meant in jest, but anyone even considering the path of being a full-time trader needs to have at least two years of living expenses saved up outside of your trading account. Even then you're playing with fire
Or a sugar mama or daddy covering health insurance and with a salary that covers household average monthly expenses...

My checklist would be:
  • the above w/ at least a year of living expenses in a cash account as buffer (2 would be even better like you say)
  • fully funded retirement @ 25x annual retirement expenses (approx $2-3MM minimum to actively manage and grow as part of full time trading career)
  • no debt outside of possibly a low interest mortgage depending on the circumstances
  • kids college funded to targets
  • contingency career to fall back on if things go south

Also:
  • 5+ years of part time trading experience like most on here do
  • Fully defined process and membership to a reputable trading group (Redler's process + All Access subscription for example)

Agree on having a financial foundation before you haul off on this path. Can be a very rewarding or back breaking endeavor.

However, it won't matter how many years of living expenses, what level of retirement savings, debt levels, etc. a person has if they don't have a solid, repeatable 'system' and disciplines that they stick to. I believe you have to be a committed student of the game and have a passion for knowledge not just the trade. Best to take your time and prove that out in advance.

If you can't manage $5k through various market conditions you won't be able to manage $5M.
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AAPL upgraded. That's better than a kick to your junk.
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Prognightmare said:

AAPL upgraded. That's better than a kick to your junk.
Nice to see it open early here up $2.03 at $121.90
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QQQ heading up fast all of a sudden
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Thanks for this and all the info.

I'm definitely one of those hoping to transition to this full time and all the help is greatly appreciated.
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FYI

SKEW is still above 140 at 142.20. Keeping/adding some hedges always prudent IMO.

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Ukraine Gas Expert said:

Thanks for this and all the info.

I'm definitely one of those hoping to transition to this full time and all the help is greatly appreciated.


Username suggest this guy makes at least 50k/month sitting on the board of some gas company so definitely has his backup job in place.
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Or he really likes taco bell
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I want to learn the Emini Micro Futures, but I'm not sure paper trading on TOS can give me a realistic experience to learn from.....may be my best effort to learn though.

With as many people on here scalping SPY for a few points here and there on options, the attraction to using these levels without theta decay for a few points here and there is REALLY appealing to me.
***If this post is on Business and Investing, take it with a grain of salt. I am wrong way more than I am right (but I am less wrong than I used to be) and if you follow me you will be too.***

B&I Key:
ETH - Extended Trading Hours --- RTH - Regular Trading Hours
ORH - Opening Range (1st 30min) High --- ORL - Opening Range Low
R1, R2, R3 - Resistance 1, 2, or 3 --- S1, S2, S3 - Support 1, 2 or 3
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McInnis 03 said:

I want to learn the Emini Micro Futures, but I'm not sure paper trading on TOS can give me a realistic experience to learn from.....may be my best effort to learn though.

With as many people on here scalping SPY for a few points here and there on options, the attraction to using these levels without theta decay for a few points here and there is REALLY appealing to me.

All ears brother. Lead the way.
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FJ43 said:

McInnis 03 said:

I want to learn the Emini Micro Futures, but I'm not sure paper trading on TOS can give me a realistic experience to learn from.....may be my best effort to learn though.

With as many people on here scalping SPY for a few points here and there on options, the attraction to using these levels without theta decay for a few points here and there is REALLY appealing to me.

All ears brother. Lead the way.
Only a fool would follow me.

That being said, I'm POSITIVE that there are some here that are MORE than capable of explaining the Micro Emini futures. From what I've seen, every point you capture on the S&P Micro is worth $5, and every point on the Micro Emini NASDAQ is worth $2. This all goes with no decay. Your ability to play these levels as already displayed seem to indicate you may have a calling to this. I'll be looking at paper trading this using the 5min /ES chart as my goto and I'll be using the MACD 2-line indicator, MACD histogram indicator, and possibly seeing if it correlates with ParabolicSAR and ParabolicSAR Crossover. I'll mostly be focusing on the MACD combo though and will work to see if I can scalp for a few points and leave runners........paper trading of course.
***If this post is on Business and Investing, take it with a grain of salt. I am wrong way more than I am right (but I am less wrong than I used to be) and if you follow me you will be too.***

B&I Key:
ETH - Extended Trading Hours --- RTH - Regular Trading Hours
ORH - Opening Range (1st 30min) High --- ORL - Opening Range Low
R1, R2, R3 - Resistance 1, 2, or 3 --- S1, S2, S3 - Support 1, 2 or 3
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Wednesday Macro

Treasuries Struggle in Face of Biden's Multiple Stimulus. Quarter End Disappoint

10 years hit 1.74+ about midnight last night and have rallied marginally starting at 6 am to 1.72... We have to ask ourselves, that in the face of one of the biggest reallocations and reasonable duration extensions, and we are still near the high yields of the last year, what will happen to rates in the next 36 hours... Both Nomura and Bank America have either side of 1 million jumps in Non Farm Payroll Friday morning... While there has been some short covering, the brunt of traders are short treasury exposure, and looking for a significantly steeper curve... Could we be in for a liquidity taper tantrum starting tomorrow? Or on Good Friday, when the Bond market is the only market open. With no ability to hedge via ETFs as those markets will be closed.... And then we get this piece from Yellen this morning, talking about charging an exit fee for selling open end bond funds during illiquid times....we quote from a bond article this morning

"The open-end bond fund structure requires a fundamental rethink," . "You are promising immediate liquidity against assets that aren't that liquid" in stressful times.
That dynamic has prompted regulators such as Fed Governor Lael Brainardto ask if there should be a liquidity surcharge, or swing pricing, for investors trying to exit during a panic -- a nudge to get them to stand pat."

And the above is talking about the lack of bond liquidity since the street has been changed since 2008...where they changed dealer rules about holding bonds, even though that was not the issue of 2008...

Back to today... 10 years have support at the 1.77, the high of the other day... 5 years .95... And long bonds 2.44... We think these should hold in until the 3 pm hour... And might hold in a few minutes more as Biden announces he will try to get the corporate tax rate back to 28% from 21%... Hopefully a compromise will be forthcoming, if not equities will be under pressure as it will knock off the expected 2022 earnings... But the incessant stimuli being talked in DC should push 10 years to 2%..1.875 first then 2%. The question is whether that happens quickly or whether that gets mitigated by Japanese buying... Which will come in some time next week... But no one, not even the Japanese, want to catch a falling anvil of higher rates..

Where will rates be over the next quarter?...we have to answer that for a client presentation today... 2% seems baked in for 10 years, but that may not be enough.. 5 years seem to have a 1.31 potential... That would put 10 years at 2.25... But we still fear that as we approach these numbers a stock market tantrum could happen, tempering the rate rise... We have more work to do...Corporate spreads are still okay, but we need to see how this exit fee that Yellen is talking about will affect corporates...

Expect a very choppy end of the week....
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What do you guys think of RKT's graph....thinking of buying some.
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https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/deals/reverse-takeover-rto/

https://twitter.com/custodianships1/status/1376934570130554889?prefetchtimestamp=1617195720153



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austinAG90 said:

Wednesday Macro

Treasuries Struggle in Face of Biden's Multiple Stimulus. Quarter End Disappoint

10 years hit 1.74+ about midnight last night and have rallied marginally starting at 6 am to 1.72... We have to ask ourselves, that in the face of one of the biggest reallocations and reasonable duration extensions, and we are still near the high yields of the last year, what will happen to rates in the next 36 hours... Both Nomura and Bank America have either side of 1 million jumps in Non Farm Payroll Friday morning... While there has been some short covering, the brunt of traders are short treasury exposure, and looking for a significantly steeper curve... Could we be in for a liquidity taper tantrum starting tomorrow? Or on Good Friday, when the Bond market is the only market open. With no ability to hedge via ETFs as those markets will be closed.... And then we get this piece from Yellen this morning, talking about charging an exit fee for selling open end bond funds during illiquid times....we quote from a bond article this morning

"The open-end bond fund structure requires a fundamental rethink," . "You are promising immediate liquidity against assets that aren't that liquid" in stressful times.
That dynamic has prompted regulators such as Fed Governor Lael Brainardto ask if there should be a liquidity surcharge, or swing pricing, for investors trying to exit during a panic -- a nudge to get them to stand pat."

And the above is talking about the lack of bond liquidity since the street has been changed since 2008...where they changed dealer rules about holding bonds, even though that was not the issue of 2008...

Back to today... 10 years have support at the 1.77, the high of the other day... 5 years .95... And long bonds 2.44... We think these should hold in until the 3 pm hour... And might hold in a few minutes more as Biden announces he will try to get the corporate tax rate back to 28% from 21%... Hopefully a compromise will be forthcoming, if not equities will be under pressure as it will knock off the expected 2022 earnings... But the incessant stimuli being talked in DC should push 10 years to 2%..1.875 first then 2%. The question is whether that happens quickly or whether that gets mitigated by Japanese buying... Which will come in some time next week... But no one, not even the Japanese, want to catch a falling anvil of higher rates..

Where will rates be over the next quarter?...we have to answer that for a client presentation today... 2% seems baked in for 10 years, but that may not be enough.. 5 years seem to have a 1.31 potential... That would put 10 years at 2.25... But we still fear that as we approach these numbers a stock market tantrum could happen, tempering the rate rise... We have more work to do...Corporate spreads are still okay, but we need to see how this exit fee that Yellen is talking about will affect corporates...

Expect a very choppy end of the week....

Always enjoy your write ups. Many thanks for posting them
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