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Don’t Fight the Fed

by Options Sensei

SPDR just 10% from its all-time highs The market continues to rip higher, with the “SPDR (SPY)”  now up some 305 from the March low and just 10% from its all-time highs. In recent Option360 Monday Outlooks I’ve discussed the difficulty...

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An Important Lesson for All Options Traders

by Options Sensei

One of the persistent and pernicious myths regarding options is that 80% of them expire worthless.  The number belies the fact that most options get closed well before expiration and can create some misleading belief that selling premium is the...

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Why the Rally in the Stock Market is Misconceived

by Options Sensei

The acronyms FANG and MAGA, which have become to stand for the cohort of mega-cap tech stocks “Microsoft (MSFT)” “Amazon (AMZN)” “Apple (AAPL)” Facebook (FB)” “Netflix (NFLX)” and “Google (GOOGL)” which have been investor...

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Oil Crashes, Will Stocks Follow?

by Options Sensei

Stocks will remain the overall focus but the spotlight over the past two days has been oil.  On Monday, the May contract for West Texas Crude crashed below zero, closing at a negative -$37 per barrel! The widely-followed “United States Oil Fund...

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U.S. Markets Reverse Course, Oil Sees Historic Drop

by Vlad Karpel

COVID’s impact on the economy add pressure to most sectors Following a strong week for U.S. benchmarks, all three major indices turned lower today. Although talks of an additional stimulus package have begun making rounds, the latest economic data...

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