As an owner of a gas-guzzling SUV, I don't like the prospect of higher oil prices. 

Nobody enjoys paying more at the pump. It's an unavoidable tax and if it gets too high, it can be a real drag on people's finances, and can even spill over...

We've seen a bit of a rise in volatility this week, and while it is not something that should be ignored or scoffed at, I do think it offers us options traders an opportunity to position for some volatility mean-reversion, especially in some big-cap...

Last summer, me and Steve Strazza toured Southeast Asia.

We didn't know where anything was, or how to use public transportation.

Thankfully, there was an Uber-like ride-sharing service that helped us out.

We've been waiting for an...

"We should be doing more in China." ~ JC Parets during this morning's internal Analyst meeting.

This, coupled with my feeling that we need to be more aggressive in the stock market right now as the potential profits on the upside could be quite...

At Portfolio Accelerator today, Uber was a name that was getting everybody excited. It looks like it's setting up for another run to and through all-time highs.

A bank from one of the world's largest economies is breaking out. How bearish can the stock market be in an environment like that?

The breakout is a new all-time high, and you guys know how I feel about new all-time highs. (hint: I love them)

Market conditions feel to be improving and taking a shot on some high beta names might be well worth our effort in the coming weeks.

As such, today's trade is in a name that has the potential to 5x or more if I get the follow-through I'm betting...

Literally.

The trade today is in a company that actually makes money, minting coins. You know, the coins you drop in the pinball machine.

So, no matter how you think about it, the fundamentalists cannot say that this company does...

The Analysts here at All Star Charts were discussing Natural Gas in a recent analyst meeting, and the feeling is that 'ol Natty might be putting in a bottom and ready to reverse higher.

It's certainly got me in the mood to 'F around and find out...

With yesterday's market action firing, potentially, another warning shot that Q4 trading will be challenging, I'm on the hunt for opportunities that may be a bit more uncorrelated to the risk I currently have on the books.

One such opportunity...

My analyst team took a look up north, eh!

And what did they find? A liar standing next to a whole in the ground. (Old gold speculators joke).

While that line might be a joke, nobody will laughing at today's trade idea if this...

My Commodities desk put out a trade of the week that we're going to jump into with options as well.

No need for a long preamble. It's a bull market and...

Back on a July 15th episode of The Flow Show, Strazza and I put on a trade in Viking Therapeutics $VKNG. You can get all the trade details here.

We still like the setup,...

This morning, the team was discussing a notable Board of Directors insider making a sizeable $5 million purchase of stock.

While an insider's buy isn't necessarily grounds for me to get interested in getting involved, it did catch our...

Feels fitting to position ourselves in a company that is known for going fast. Because if this bull market is about to resume its normal operation, then this company is likely going to lead us higher, quickly.

It's beginning to feel more and more like last week's volatility event was just a blip on the radar of a bull market. Great!

And if that's the case, then we'll get rewarded for positioning in the next set of leaders that carry the market...

It's fashionable in certain circles to talk about having a Canadian escape plan if shit gets too weird here in the United States.

I'm not one of those. Though I love Canada, having grown up across the border in Buffalo, NY.

There were...

The stock market likely has a couple of aftershocks left in it. But if the worst is over, I have to believe this is a great opportunity to buy the dip in some names that will be beneficiaries of the AI boom.

And there are few bigger and well-...

Volatility is blowing out for the second day in a row.

I'll cut to the chase. This is a good time to sell defined-risk, delta-neutral options credit spreads.

We're going to do it again today.

VIX is near its highest level of the year and this is being reflected in options premiums nearly across the board.

It's also earnings season, so we want to be careful not to get caught in any potential earnings-driven landmines.

With...