Trading

May 5, 2011

April 21, 2011

April 6, 2011

  • Ep. 3 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

    Did you miss us?  It’s been about a week and as promised, my friend, head coach, and trading peer, Jason and I are back with our third episode of our video training serial on vertical spreads.  Every week we intend to bring you a new episode. (…)

March 31, 2011

March 22, 2011

  • Ep. 1 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

    I’m trying something new as a post to this blog.  My friend, head coach, and trading peer, sat down with me and we put together a video training serial on vertical spreads.  We’re going to do an episode every week and post it here on the blog every Tuesday. (…)

March 7, 2011

  • ATM Calendar Spreads, Aware of the Gotchas?

    Over the years of being both an options trader and trainer, I have seen different option strategies that come into and out of vogue. It seems almost cyclical, like fashion. (…)

September 10, 2010

September 7, 2009

July 28, 2009

  • How to Bounce Back After a Setback

    Lou writes: “How do you bounce back after a setback? I was up huge my first year of trading only to be overconfident and give it back… how do you bounce back??”
    Great question, Lou. (…)

May 6, 2009

April 27, 2009

  • Will the Trend Ever Be Our Friend Again?

    I’ve collaborated with my mentors, my peers and dedicated members of the Trading Trainer community about my findings in this post, so please read it carefully. (…)

March 18, 2009

  • Skeptical Traders Take Note

    Are you skeptical? You should be. In this day and age, I believe it’s important to test and prove for yourself the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of different strategies. (…)

December 8, 2008

  • Decision Time: Are You In or Out?

    Team, we have a serious decision to make right here and right now.
    The charts are telling us that a few investors are speaking loudly. (…)

December 3, 2008

  • Why I Love Option Trading

    As early as I can remember, I have had an intense interest in every aspect of money.
    * How to earn it.
    * How to save it.
    * How to grow it.
    My interest in money has led me down some interesting paths. (…)

October 28, 2008

  • Is It All Just a Scam?

    The more I study the markets, the more I wonder what kind of shenanigans are going on behind the scenes. (…)

October 16, 2008

  • OTM Near-Term Vertical Debit Spreads

    As we mentioned a week ago, the market has been extremely volatile. And extreme volatility exposes open positions to increased risk.
    The catch? (…)

October 9, 2008

  • Pattern Day Trader

    The market has been wildly volatile lately. We’ve witnessed swings as large as 800 points in a single direction. (…)

August 21, 2008

  • Changes to the IBD & How They Affect You

    In the Trading Trainer way of doing things, we use a Fundamentals Filter to create what we call our “Watch List.”
    This allows us to be watching the best of the best “option-able” stocks out there. (…)

August 7, 2008

  • A Letter from a New Member

    Every once in a while, I receive a letter that warms my heart and reminds me of why I do what I do. On Tuesday, I received just such a letter.
    I want to share the letter with you here. (…)

July 29, 2008

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