What a difference 83 minutes can make.

Greg LoehrGeneral CommentsLeave a Comment

This post is another in a series that we will be publishing over the next month , tracking the hypothetical performance of broken wing butterfly trades selected by Greg Loehr of Optionsbuzz.com. If you were following along last week with the hypothetical AAPL 610-605-595 put broken wing butterfly, then you saw how that example returned a profit of 31% (calculated … Read More

Buy, sell, move on

BellaGeneral Comments8 Comments

Below is an argument from a trader on our desk not to hold stocks during this earnings season.  The trader suggests to get in and out and not expect much follow through with stocks to the upside. Kind of a frustrating market day because the market is slowly grinding higher throughout the day but individual stocks don’t really make hods. … Read More

Should I bench this trader?

BellaGeneral Comments14 Comments

A few weeks ago a developing trader on our desk sent me his trading review for the day.  He had traded at least 15 stocks and was negative in nearly all of them.  I responded: There is no reason for you to trade more than 8 stocks. Set that as a rule. You have to see the big picture and … Read More