Monday: Last week Wall Street kicked off on a downbeat note as investors dumped technology stocks ahead of key inflation data. The Dow fell 0.5%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both declined 0.6%. Tuesday: CPI worries continued to weigh on investor sentiment, leading to another session of losses. The Dow dropped 0.4%, and [...]
Monday: Wall Street started the week with mixed results. Inflation concerns weighed on the market, causing the Dow to drop 0.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.2%, and the Nasdaq surged 1.0%. Tuesday: Treasury yields continued to weigh on the market. The Dow slipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, and the [...]
Written By John Lindahl The past articles have discussed Credit trades where we opened a trade with a net credit. Specifically. We discussed Bull Puts, Bear Calls, and their combination into an Iron Condor. This article will discuss a Bull Call which is opened with a net debit. Bull calls are used when your [...]
Monday: Wall Street kicked off the holiday-shortened week with strong gains, as investors reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent. The Dow surged 1.0%, while the S&P500 and Nasdaq both rose 0.3%. Tuesday: The positive momentum continued with all three major indices closing higher, as investors awaited the release [...]
Monday: Investors kept an eye on upcoming tech earnings, leading to a mixed close. The Dow slipped by 0.1%, while the S&P500 rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq gained 0.6%. The day’s uncertainty stemmed from market anticipation of earnings reports later in the week. Tuesday: The Russian war on Ukraine escalated, adding pressure on the [...]
Written By John Lindahl In our last article, we discussed the four types of Vertical Spread trades. Today we are discussing the combination of the two credit trades, a bull put and a bear call, which when combined formulate an Iron Condor. Iron Condor trades are used when the outlook of an equity [...]
Monday: Last week started on a positive note with key economic data looming later in the week. The Dow rose by 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both gained 0.1%. Investors were cautiously optimistic, but the market remained focused on the data set to be released later in the week. Tuesday: Sentiment shifted [...]
Monday: Wall Street began the week with optimism as investors looked forward to major tech earnings releases. The Dow rose by 0.7%, while both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased by 0.3%, reflecting positive sentiment in the markets. Tuesday: A lower-than-expected JOLTS report weighed on market sentiment, resulting in mixed outcomes. The Dow fell [...]
Monday: Wall Street began the week mixed as rising bond yields overshadowed the anticipation for upcoming earnings. The Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq managed a modest gain of 0.3%. Tuesday: Weak corporate earnings and rising treasury yields kept the market mixed. The Dow dipped by 0.02%, the S&P [...]
Written By John Lindahl Options trading strategies provide significant advantages for traders by reducing risk, lowering cost, providing flexibility to meet changing market trends, and enhancing profitability. One such strategy is the use of “Spreads”. What is a Spread Spreads are trading strategies that combine the simultaneous buying and selling of options contracts typically [...]
