Investors should focus on what stocks went up in March, April and May of 2020 considering rising COVID-19 outbreaks and the delta variant. I like consumer staples stocks because they offer defense and have low volatility. And if the market reverts lower, they...
With the markets trading near all-time highs and earnings season sparking major fluctuations in most names — making it even more difficult for people to find that trader’s edge — it’s no secret that investors everywhere are looking for hidden profit opportunities in...
I find that trading the strongest momentum stocks during a market pullback tends to yield the best results. I mean, stocks with high relative strength usually hold onto said strength better than weaker stocks, and they even bounce back faster, too. If a stock gains...
The market is choppy and mid-flight. It’s already past pulling back and it’s too late to get in on the dip. I’m looking for sideways trading action in stocks near all-time highs without rising volatility. And I’ve identified four stocks breaking out to higher highs —...
In Wednesday’s Blitz Daily with Lance Ippolito, we’ll take a look at payments technology company Square and its options order flow after we saw a tidal wave of buying in the weekly options. I noted the move in this morning’s Blitz Market Color after the big boys...
Monday’s sell-off sparked a panic among the financial talking heads as fears of Round 2 of the pandemic ran rampant. But I didn’t — and still don’t — think it was a big enough concern to warrant that kind of reaction.Lo and behold, the next day, after going down on...
Earning season is back in full swing!International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) came out after the bell Monday and beat its top- and bottom-line estimates, which was more than enough to give Big Blue a nice pop Tuesday morning... Come to think of it, that...
If you’ve paid attention to anything I said the past week, then Monday’s stock market sell-off shouldn’t have surprised you. I mean, I told anyone who’d listen that it’d be smart for traders to get defensive and move their money into consumer staples stocks. I hit the...
The market appears to be rebounding after Monday’s dip. We might enter another period of bullish trading, but the market continues to be vulnerable. There are two breakouts in the car industry, and 3 pullbacks providing great short-term opportunities — and more in...
In Tuesday’s Blitz Daily with Lance Ippolito, we’ll take a look at not one, not two, not three — but the top six options trades seeing massive institutional order flow.We have every kind of trade a degenerate like me could ask for… options spreads for earnings......