Simpler Options Market Outlook

The biggest question I got today in the room, after we took profits on TSLA, is, “Shouldn’t we be shorting it here?” Let’s examine that scenario. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

With the majority of stock indexes currently in a Squeeze, we’re looking for a larger than expected move in the coming days. Of course, the big question is which direction? These are a few of the methods I’ll use to help make those decisions, and levels to place bets against this week. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

The markets are at a fascinating place right now. A near record-high SKEW reading (bearish) coupled with very bullish technical patterns. How to play it? Let’s take a look. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

We’ve been chopping around for weeks now leading into the “peaceful transfer of power” on Friday. Are the markets about to light it up? Let’s take a look. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

Everyone was wondering how NFLX would fare post-earnings, and for anyone with bullish positions like ours, they were happy. But what does it mean for the markets? Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

Although a lot of stock movement can appear random and choppy, there are times when powerful moves are setting up, and this is the easiest way to spot them. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

While the S&P 500 continues to consolidate, these two stocks are off to the races, and aren’t looking back. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

While today’s action was all over the place, these two setups were clean, though they were totally different. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

Some of the reliable stock market patterns are working here. Some aren’t. The key that’s driving this market? Understanding these correlations. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

Financials have every sign of moving higher, though it may take until the end of the week until they can do it. Here are two ways to think about trading it depending on your risk tolerance and how long you’d like to hold the trade. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

As we head into next week, here is my next target on the SPY and a few stocks and setups that fit right into my trading plan. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

NFLX is less than $1.00 from an all-time high, but buying the highs isn’t always easy. Here’s a few thoughts on how we’ll handle our positions heading into tomorrow and how to setup a fresh entry should we see any weakness at the open. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

While waiting for the tax loss selling setups for tomorrow, here is how I managed a portion of the NFLX trade into the “low hanging fruit” target. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

With the markets in a choppy mess, which strategy appears to have a high probability of success? Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.

NFLX continues to grind through resistance on its way to test its all-time high. Will it make it? Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live trades daily while explaining strategies, significant market opportunities, and daily trading lessons. Together, newbies and experienced traders alike share knowledge, experience and support one another in this active trading forum.