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What is the important factor for success in trading the markets ??? Its CONSISTENCY…CONSISTENCY…CONSISTENCY… You have to control your risks. This is priority #1. You have to be patient and wait for the right opportunities You need a set of reliable technical analysis tools to help you with decision making.

Workday (WDAY) reported earnings last night. WDAY is a fast growing cloud-based application provider, and its results beat the consensus estimates on revenues and EPS.

CBOE announced extended hours trading time for SPX and VIX Options. These Options start trading from 2 am Eastern US time. Check image below for details.

The Chinese market was down 6.5% today, which is a very big move for any overall market. There’s a variety of reasons including the usual ones of slower growth, but there seems to be some tightening of requirements for margin etc.

One of the most common questions that traders around the world have is about Options trading software and platforms. Which platform is good ? What are the pros and cons of each ? And which platforms (brokers) accept customers from which countries ? When it comes to Options trading software, not all platforms have similar capabilities. Options are complex to model, and they differ in this aspect from Stock trading platforms.

Netflix (NFLX) reported blockbuster results last night. Topline revenues increased, and almost 5 million global subscribers were added last quarter. It fell a bit short on the EPS number, due to foreign exchange hit from overseas revenues due to the strong dollar. Nevertheless this is a massive report.

A previous post discussed a divergence between the SPX and the intermarket analysis, and in particular the TNX which is the 10-year Interest rate index. This video studies the divergence between the 4 major indices – SPX, NDX, RUT and the DJIA.

Here’s a free Options Trading EBook from OptionTiger that highlights the Top 7 mistakes Options traders make…and how you can avoid them or become aware of them.

Almost all of the exciting stocks have finished their earnings cycle for Q1. Overall, the theme for this season was “disappointment”. Whether it had to do with bad weather impact on East coast business, strong US dollar or any other reason, most of the stocks that typically perform well, did not.

If you like trading the SPX Index, then you know there are many ways to do it. But there are ways you could be trading the SPX Index with leverage which you may not be aware of.

Option spreads goes to the heart of Options trading. Once you’ve mastered Option spreads, you’re now in a position to maximize your return opportunities from Options trading. In this video below, you’ll find the basics of Option Spreads explained in simple terms. Bear in mind, this post and video is only a starting point to understand Option spreads, and there’s a lot more to Spreads.

In this post, Conditional Orders explained in simple terms can be a great tool for Options traders. In fact, I’d go a bit further and say that every Options trader must master them. Especially if you can’t monitor your position, and are concerned about a move that may hurt the position.

You may have heard of SPX and SPXPM options. They are both Options on the S&P 500 Index. The SPX is the regular version, and the SPXPM options is a variant that expires at the close of business after Friday. Whereas the SPX Options close at the opening print on Friday.

Many traders and investors may not fully understand the capital benefits when you compare Stocks versus Options. If you’re new to Options, one of the first features you should understand is that Options can be very cost-effective to implement your outlook for a stock. In this example, let’s look at a stock Caterpillar (CAT). In this example, we’re going to compare Stocks versus Options costs strictly from a cost point of view.

The topic of Stop Losses and Flash Crashes is back in the news. On Friday, India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) experienced a flash crash that took the NIFTY 50 Index down 16% in an instant. Most stocks in the Index experienced crashes of between 15 and 20%. Circuit breakers that were supposed to be triggered at a 10% drop did not work, and they ultimately kicked in after a few minutes when the index had dropped 16%. Markets were halted, systems were reset and when it opened again, the Index recovered most of its losses but ended in the red for the day, but well off its lows. Read the full Bloomberg article here.

The process of Options settlement can be somewhat confusing for newcomers. The following process applies to Monthly Options. There are Weekly Options that expire at the close of every Friday, and this includes equities that have Weekly Options, and also the Index products – SPX

If you’re somewhat new to Options, you must have heard about the Option Greeks. In fact, a common rookie mistake with Options traders is that they ignore the Greeks. In this post, hopefully, I can convey the importance of Option Greeks explained in simple terms. This is easily one of the biggest mistakes a newbie Options trader can do.

High frequency trading computers probably can’t distinguish between an orderly market, and one where sudden spikes are cause by some news that can only interpreted by humans. Seeing the order flow come in probably triggered several high frequency firms computers to “step in” and buy. But when does it sell ? Most of these firms probably have hard profit targets when their computer algorithms kick in again to sell. So in all likelihood, the High Frequency trading computers got in, and then got out perhaps too early, thereby leaving a ton of money on the table.

You’ve probably asked yourself about the importance of Technical analysis and Volume analysis. There are people who swear by Technical analysis – they’ll take the trade only if a certain pattern is playing out. And there are others who never look at charts or rarely look at them. So who’s correct ?

Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot about stock buybacks, and in fact, stock buybacks are at historically high levels. Many US companies, holding large amounts of cash are putting it to use by buying back their own stock.

Volume analysis is often an under-rated indicator. If Volume is normal, it really doesn’t say much. But when you see something out of the ordinary, like very high on a given day, you must conclude that Smart Money is active. And the trick is to judge whether that high Volume was buying or selling volume.