By Fast Profits Team, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Though we're seeing some bullish activity this week, we haven't escaped this bear market just yet…
On this week's Fast Profits, Chris Johnson is bringing YOU a "safe haven" trade to brace yourself for what's to come.
Watch this week's airing for the full details...
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
You've likely seen some of the incredible money traders are making in these markets by using options, but you may not know exactly how to go about doing it.
Maybe you've even tried your hand at it now that Robinhood has made options trading so easy for everyday investors and traders.
But maybe you're not capturing these 1,000% gains that go viral every few days.
You've come to the right place.
We're the home of some of the world's premiere options trading experts and our goal is to help our readers make money trading options.
By Mike Stenger, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
You're stuck at home.
Restaurants are shutting down.
Retirement accounts are in shambles.
Tom Gentile, Money Morning options trading specialist said this yesterday: "It didn't start yesterday, and it's not going to end tomorrow."
But Tom still has trading strategies for this market.
Yesterday, he said traders should "simply take less risk, look at what's going up in a down market, and exploit volatility using options."
By Mike Stenger, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
You might not be out of the house for a while.
But you can still make money while you're there.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fall again.
And it now looms near 19,000, a level not seen since 2017.
The novel coronavirus continues to devastate the world…
Things are likely to get worse before they get better.
Maybe you anticipate going into full lockdown for a few months.
If that's the case, there's no better time to start making some extra income.
Tom Gentile, our options trading specialist at Money Morning can show you how to do this from your kitchen table.
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Now that the bear market is official, the question on everyone's mind is whether they should sell their stocks and perhaps park their money elsewhere.
Short answer: you should probably not short stocks right now.
You should try options trading instead.
Here's why.
By Tim Melvin, Special Situation Strategist, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The idea of buying low priced options on events conventional wisdom says will not happen may seem like a crazy idea.
But the fact is that if you get the payout and probability math correct, it can be a source of wild profits.
We call these "Black Swan" trades.
Most of the events will never happen, and you will lose money on the options you purchase.
Those that do work, however, will make you an enormous amount of money.
By Mike Stenger, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid more than 2,000 points on March 9 (Monday).
And while that's a jarring single-day loss, it wasn't all that surprising given current market fears.
Concerns about coronavirus are no laughing matter.
But it's important to realize that, even in a market gripped by fear, there are profit opportunities.
Specifically, we're going to show you an options trading strategy that returned 1,025% in less than 30 days.
By Tom Gentile, America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades - • Print | Email
To call the markets "volatile" right now would be an understatement.
They're more like the "Batman" roller coaster at Six Flags – a 50-mile-per-hour free-fly ride that's been known to make riders black out due to its sheer speed on inverted loops.
After reaching an all-time high of 3,393.52 on Feb. 19, investors blinked – and boom, the S&P 500 was down a whopping 18% in just seven trading days.
But then, the ride took a quick swing back up with an 8% bounce on March 2.
Following that, Wednesday, March 4, saw a 4% jump after Joe Biden's Super Tuesday win – only to have the major indexes open 2% lower the next day.
Feels like the fast ups and downs of a roller coaster, right? The kind that makes your stomach squirm. And the ride is far from over…
On March 3, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 basis points, its largest cut since the 2008 financial crisis. The simple fact that the Fed feels the need to cut rates at all means there's only more volatility to come.
But while most investors suffer from the market's whiplash, those "in the know" are enjoying the ride, snagging fast profits right under their noses.
In fact, some of my readers just had the chance to score a 50% profit in three days.
All it takes is perfect timing and fast-moving trades – and I'm here today to show you exactly how you can achieve both… Full Story
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Even though the U.S. Federal Reserve suddenly cut interest rates 50 basis points on Tuesday to combat the market dropping 12% last week, it wasn’t enough to calm markets down.
The day of the emergency rate cut, the Dow Jones dropped 700 points.
On Wednesday, the Dow was up 1,100 points… Only to give back most of the gains on Thursday, when it dropped another 1,000 points.
And halfway through the trading day Friday, it’s already down another 600 points.
Whether coronavirus is the event that takes out the market or not, you have to be prepared.
You need a plan.
And we’ve done the research on how to protect your money.
Here are the two best ways to hedge coronavirus fears in case this volatility continues.
By Tom Gentile, America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades - • Print | Email
Looking at the wild markets this week, one thing – maybe the only thing – for sure right now is that market volatility is here to stay.
Long-term investors will want to simply stay the course. Stay disciplined and stick to your established strategy.
Of course, daily 1,000-point swings have handed us many new short-term profit opportunities. Exploiting this volatility, as many smart traders do, can be very profitable.
Smart trading does not mean trying to find a stock that will pop and time your buying perfectly, as some investors have tried to do recently. Piling in to the "hot" biotech stock that's jumping on vaccine rumors can be extremely expensive and high-risk – and it rarely pays off.
That's why I love options. In a market like this one, they allow you to get in and get out in a short time frame, with much lower risk, much lower cost, and much lower stress, as well.
Of course, huge moves like this can bring increased risk to your trades – but there's a simple way to lower that risk while taking advantage of this historic volatility… Full Story
