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We put on a July/March $400 call calendar spread in $GE back on June 1 for a $16.00 net debit.

But this wasn't intended to be a "set-and-forget" trade.

As I laid out in...

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Welcome to The Minor Leaguers.

We've had some great trades come out of this small-cap-focused column since we launched it back in 2020 and...

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The business is still strong and the primary trend is intact, but the latest earnings reaction says buyers may need more time before the next leg higher.

Delta Air Lines $DAL is the largest publicly traded airline in the United States, a nearly $60 billion transportation giant with a premium brand, a massive loyalty program, a global network, and one of the most valuable...

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One of the strongest pieces of evidence supporting this bull market has nothing to do with where the major indexes are trading.

It has to do with participation.

One of my favorite ways to measure that is through the Advance-Decline Line....

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Healthcare is where the action is, and financials are breaking out ahead of earnings.
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Every weekend I dig through the names that experienced the most interesting unusual options activity. 

We’re looking for trades that stood out, whether it was large in size or a very aggressive strike selection.

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WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? Earnings season is back, and the big banks are up first.

JPMorgan and Bank of America both report Tuesday before the open, and both stocks are sitting at or near fresh all-...

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This train is on track for new highs

Welcome back for another Top Down Trade of the Week.

This is a classic leadership scan.

We start with the best sectors, then drill into the subgroups. We pick one, and then take a look at...

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New money in old sectors, and three names getting positioned before the crowd catches on

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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...of the big apple.

This company and this stock needs no introduction. But quietly, the stock has been kissing all-time highs and it appears to be ready to pop.

It's time to get involved.

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The consumer staples giant snapped a four-quarter earnings reaction streak as buyers backed away from one of the market’s biggest defensive stocks.

Consumer staples are supposed to be boring.

That's the whole point...

When the market gets messy, investors often hide in companies that sell...

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Our Hall of Famers list is composed of the 150 largest US-based stocks.

These stocks range from the mega-cap growth behemoths like Apple and Microsoft – with...

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Everyone wants to tie the inflation story to the latest headline.

Today it’s Iran.

Tomorrow it will be something else.

I think that’s missing the bigger picture.

Inflation didn’t suddenly appear because of a conflict in the...

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One breakout in hardware, one base flipping bullish in software, one regional bank coiling for the next leg

This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.

The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying...

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I had the opportunity to appear with Spencer Israel this morning on a special episode of Stock Market TV to discuss his Golden Dome theme of investments. He was asking for some more shorter-term options ideas on the names he's interested in...

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