Simpler Options Market Outlook

Buy the rumor, sell the news? I like that, I also like trading off geometry. X & Y mark the spot, as it were. Let’s run through the technicals of this, then look at a few strategies you might be willing to add to your portfolio for the week ahead. Interested in more? At Simpler […]

Pinning is great when it works, but it’s not the holy grail of trading. If you can combine a few nuances of an options chain against technical levels found in price charts, it can really help give you an edge during monthly expiration. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options […]

The SPX ideas we shared yesterday weren’t ideal in the face of today’s 30+ rally, but the idea isn’t over just yet. And while that wasn’t perfect, ATVI was perfect, and a chart pattern worth making note of. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. […]

I’ve been covering this setup a good deal here lately, and there’s nothing that makes a concept click like seeing it in action. Let’s discuss the spread entry, potential profit and loss–and revisit the idea again once we’re past the employment data. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, […]

As much as I’ve pushed the idea of trading this market from a range-bound stance, nothing stands out as much as SPX 2100. Will 2100 continue to be the lucky strike? And if it’s not, how can we play the idea and still have room to work? Let’s take a look. Interested in more? At […]

Technical tools can be a great addition to prices ranges and open interest analysis. TSLA is a good example of that, and we discuss a few ways to play it, along with my current stance on SPX. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, […]

In this one hour training, I’ll dive into two new indicators that have been called a real ‘Game Changer.’ During the webinar I was able to catch a nice move in Gold Futures, raking in $2,200 in under 30 minutes. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by […]

I’ve always found it hard to look at 5 different time frames at once, hoping I could visually see buy signals happening at the same time across all time frames. Because I know when this happens, it always turns out to be the highest probability trades. This tool just simplified that process by a factor […]

I’ve watched a lot of indicators over the years, and the one that I find the most reliable clocked the worst reading I’ve ever seen today. 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 […]

Today’s action entailed lots of hurry up and wait before the FOMC announcement. Janet declared to the world that, “Well, we aren’t so hawkish after all right now, so we’ll hold rates steady.” The markets “should have” exploded higher. But they didn’t. Here’s the trigger we used to short. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, […]

Indexes continued their descent on Monday, a fairly gentle follow-through from what we saw on Friday. The VIX had a much sharper reaction, however, spiking better than 20%, and that’s where we’ll find some opportunity. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community […]

Can stocks break to new highs? Is today’s selling finally the beginning of the end? Both extremes are worth fading, and this is one of my favorite ways to do it in SPX. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through […]

While RH and CMG were very clean trades based on these setups, it is now time to get ready for every option trader’s favorite week, triple witching. Here’s what to look for. Interested in more? At Simpler Trading, an experienced team of professional options traders, led by John F. Carter, guide community members through live […]

The easiest trades are the ones that start working from the moment you enter them. This is the best way I’ve found to do just that. 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 […]

We covered a few of these names in one of our previous free videos, and the ideas have been playing out fairly well. A few of these tickers have already made their moves while you’ve got others that, in theory, should start picking up and follow suit. Let’s look at a few ways we might […]