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Speculators Have Cut Their S&P 500 Short Position to a One Year Low.
Something in the CFTC positioning data stood out this week and I wanted to lay it out with the numbers, because it cuts against how the record close reads at a glance. Large speculators (the "non-commercial" bucket in the Commitments of Traders report) spent June closing out their S&P 500 …
Psychological effects of Income Oriented Investing
One of the biggest drawbacks of income / dividend oriented investing is that during the accumulation phase, the concentration on growth usually tends to result in better investment ROI CAGR, especially taking into account the lack of taxation drag. Over the long-term, the differences can definitely be substantial. However, one …
Some Interesting Options Flow for Today…
Looking at some options data and these 2 stocks popped up on my screener. We got $6.9 million on Meta Call options (nice 😏) that are pretty far outside the money at $775, which is why it catches my attention! The other stock that popped up that I found interesting …
LHX: record backlog, raised guidance, sector at 52-wk highs & it trades like someone knows something
ITA hit a 52 week high this week. LHX is 23% off its March high. Same sector, opposite directions - the market is bullish defense and singling this name out. The fundamentals aren't the reason. Q1 revenue +12%, EPS +33% YoY, guidance raised, record $40.7B backlog with another $25B in …
friendly reminder: don't hold spreads through expiration in Robinhood
keeping this one light but held in the money spreads through expiration on $EWY and got screwed on the fills. nice $1800 loss courtesy of robinhood. will be exploring different brokers.
Free Options Trading Community Workshop
11Jul 5pm PT hey everyone, two quick heads up for those interested. i coordinated with the mods before posting this. i know the community is guarded against stuff like this, rightfully so, but it also sucks for people to lose the potential resource if interested. ive been active in the …
0 DTE
Hey guys, I started daytrading 6 months ago, prior to this, I was only investing and played options 2-3 months out. I am NOT BROKE, i have a job and I’m getting by. The only issue is that I need A LOT of money (capital) to make money trading stocks. …
Anyone watching the $MU open tomorrow with the SK Hynix listing?
Today was a wild ride on Micron. We hit $1,035 on that $3B expansion news before that late market-on-close dump dragged us all the way back down to $991. At least that $987 support area held up at the bell.\*\* \*\*Tomorrow morning the SK Hynix ($SKHY) listing finally goes live. …
HYG put hedge positioning
I've allocated a small portion of my portfolio to HYG puts to protect against a potential debt crisis or corporate default wave. I chose to position it at the 75 strike @ 162 DTE, with a plan to roll it back to around the same DTE every couple of months. …
Stepping away after blowing my account
I started my options journey thinking it would be a way to make quick money. Today, the “quick” part finally caught up with me and I blew my account. In the beginning, I had a few good trades. One of them was around +700%. The beginner’s luck messed with my …