When to Play Whack-A-Mole with a Level

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A few days ago I was leading a conference call of some remote day traders. One of the questions was: “How do you determine when to try a trade more than once at a level”? I simply answered: “When the risk/reward says it’s okay.” Playing whack-a mole at a level can be frustrating and you have to be careful that you … Read More

Traders Ask: Does Every Options Strategy Work with Every Stock or Index?

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One of our readers, Cecelia, sent in the following question after watching our SMB Options Trade of the Week which, covered the bearish butterfly trade that has become popular recently: “Will this trade work for indexes only? Do you recommend this for individual stocks such as AAPL?” We get this question a lot and the answer is important for many … Read More

SMB Radar Update for April 21, 2011

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With the market currently in a tight range for today, we look at stocks with unusually expanded ranges. These are the top 5 stock on today’s Opening Range column on the SMB Radar. The opening range filter records a static snapshot of the Unusual Movers at 9:45. These are stocks which had an unusual move in early in the session … Read More