Simpler Options Market Outlook

While on Friday it looked like the end of the world, Janet & Co quickly reversed course and put a more dovish spin on their words today, inducing a massive reversal off the overnight lows. Is this trend going to continue? And what is the best way to time these moves? Let’s take a look. […]

This market continues to shape up like the 2001-2002 move. If that is the case, this is what happens next. 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. […]

When there are big events on the horizon, is it still okay to take a setup like this? 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 […]

While the stock market continues to churn sideways, there are pockets of strength with various stocks looking to do their own thing. 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 […]

As we head into monthly expiration, I take a quick look at plays I’m in for Friday, as well as free analysis tools that help me stay on the right side of the trade. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members […]

It’s easy to want to group similar tickers into similar categories thinking you’ll get similar results from earnings, but it’s not always that simple. TGT and WMT are two that fall into this category and have plenty to discuss around their reports. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, […]

Earnings season is winding to a close, but we’ve got a few last reports this week that’re still worth looking at. Tonight we dive into TGT using analysis off the weekly chart and spread ideas similar to what we’ve been covering in HD and LOW. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of […]

Not all earnings are created equal, and while we had a few to choose from this afternoon, there was only one that stood out for me. Let’s look at a few of the things you like to see in these tickers and a few of the thoughts that go around placing the trade. Interested in […]

We’ve got several divergences in this market, but these two are what I consider the most important during the week of monthly expiration. Let’s look at both and how we’re analyzing them into next Friday. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community […]

With the slow trade of August continuing, we look to earnings to ease the pain of watching the tape. Here is the play we did on NVDA and what I’m looking for tomorrow. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through […]

Today the markets continued to show signs of light deterioration in between the slow bouts of summer trade. Tonight I take a look at this, plus how I set up for SHAK earnings and what to expect in the morning. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by […]

At first glance, this trade could seem like a coin toss, until you look at the method behind the madness. 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. […]

I’ve come to rely on a few technical signals over the years, and one of my favorites continues to be the Squeeze. As powerful as this signal is, it isn’t foolproof. Here’s a few tips on deciding which of these tickers may be primed for juicing. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team […]

While the market is going to do whatever it wants, there are times when individual stocks will do exactly what “others” want them to do, regardless of the market. Let’s look at an example. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members […]

Today wrapped up the Superbowl period of earnings, with PCLN clocking in an expected move to the upside, while a host of smaller companies reported earnings in line with expectations. This is what I’m looking for tomorrow. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, […]