In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

1. No new positions today.
2. Rolling XLB position into February options.
3. No exits since the last report.
4. Current status of open campaigns.
5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Welcome to The 2 to 100 Club.

In this scan, we look to identify the strongest growth stocks as they climb the market-cap ladder from small- to mid- to large- and, ultimately, to mega cap status (over $200B).

Once they graduate from small-cap to mid-cap status (over $2B), they come on our radar. Likewise, when they surpass the roughly $30B mark, they roll off our list.

But the scan doesn't just end there.

We only want to look at the strongest growth industries in the market, as that is typically where these potential 50-baggers come from.

Some of the best performers in recent decades – stocks like Priceline, Amazon, Netflix, Salesforce, and myriad others – would have been on this list at some point during their journey to becoming the market behemoths they are today.

When you look at the stocks in our table, you'll notice we're only focused on Technology and Growth industry groups such as Software, Semiconductors, Online...

I’ll be back from my holiday soon. But in the meantime, our Chief Options Strategist, Sean has an important message. 

Attend his live event on Thursday and I’ll see you back here on Friday. 

JC

Hi, I’m Sean. I’m the Chief Options Strategist at All Star Charts. 

2024 has been a fantastic bull market. 

These are the types of markets we live for. 

It’s easy to feel...

In today's Flow Show, Steve Strazza and I discuss the "real" stock market and what's going on that isn't indicative of what the $QQQ or $SPY is telling us.

Are we setting up for a regime change? Or a change of character for this bull market?

Well, one of the stocks most likely to answer this question is Nvidia $NVDA.

Here's a one-year chart of $NVDA:

This isn't the type of setup that often gets me excited when I'm looking for a bullish bet.

However, large caps have been leading the charge into the end of the year. Will $NVDA finally play catchup? If it does, it could potentially cover a lot of ground in a hurry.

If it doesn't, well... this will be a very valuable clue as to how we need to proceed in the coming year.

So we're going to position for the rebound, putting juicy out-of-the-money call options to our advantage, while defining our risk in case $NVDA would rather yield us information than profits.

Here's the Play:

I like buying a $NVDA March 140/180 Bull Call Spread for an approximately $8.00 net debit. This means I'll...

In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

1. No new positions today.
2. Rolling ITB position into February options.
3. No exits since the last report.
4. Current status of open campaigns.
5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

JC here.

I'm out of town this week. So in lieu of the usual daily note, we've arranged for guest posts written by each of the members of the All Star Charts research team. 

Today's post is from Steve Strazza.

Hey guys, it’s Steve today.

Whenever JC is out, the Morning Show becomes the Strazza Show. 

I invite some of my closest friends on for the guest segment, and we bring the analyst team members on for a free-for-all market discussion. It’s a...

A month ago, I shared my thoughts on the early stages of Bitcoin’s next major bull run — and the opportunities beyond BTC itself. While the focus often remains on Bitcoin during these bullish cycles, I highlighted the broader crypto ecosystem, particularly crypto-related stocks, which have historically outperformed during similar periods.

In that post, I discussed specific setups for miners like Hut 8 Corp ($HUT), Bit Digital ($BTBT), Greenidge Generation ($GREE), and Stronghold Digital Mining ($SDIG), alongside key crypto-related names like Coinbase, Microstrategy, and Robinhood. I also emphasized the importance of watching the ratio between Valkyrie’s Bitcoin Miners ETF ($WGMI) and Bitcoin ($BTC), as its recent movements hinted at a potential reversal in mining stocks’ performance.

Now, a month later, it’s time to revisit those ideas, assess how these setups have played out, and look ahead to what’s next as this Bitcoin move continues to unfold.

Alright, today's post has a cheesy headline which is a play on the name of this company.

I have no good pithy ideas for a title.

But today's trade idea is a hot one that sets up for a potential big win!

Newmont Mining has been a bellwether of the gold mining industry for decades, producing thousands of ounces yearly.

It's also the largest component in the gold miner ETFs like GDX and RING. As Ron Burgundy said, "I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal."

Over time, the company has been mismanaged and desperately needs a makeover. 

Just look at Newmont Mining flirting with new all-time lows relative to gold:

In today’s Daily Digest, we’ll review the following:

1. No new positions today.
2. Defensive adjustment to XME position.
3. No exits since the last report.
4. Current status of open campaigns.
5. Volatility Snapshot.

Let’s dig in!

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

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 started rotating it with our flagship bottom-up scan, Under the Hood.

For the first year or so, we focused only on Russell 2000 stocks with a market cap between $1 and $2B.

That was fun, but we wanted to branch out a bit and allow some new stocks to find their way onto our list.

We expanded our universe to include some mid-caps.

Nowadays, to make the cut for our Minor Leaguers list, a company must have a market cap between $1 and $4B.

And it doesn't have to be a Russell component — it can be any US-listed equity. With participation expanding around the globe, we want all those ADRs in our universe.

The same price and liquidity filters are applied. Then, as always, we sort by proximity to new...

JC here.

I'm out of town this week. So in lieu of the usual daily note, we've arranged for guest posts written by each of the members of the All Star Charts research team. 

Today's post is from Alfonso De Pablos.

Hi everyone, Alfonso here.

For those unfamiliar with me, I've been fortunate to work alongside JC and the All Star Charts team for the past three and a half years.

It's been an incredible...