Friday Q&A — July 14, 2023

by | Jul 14, 2023 | Q&A

Happy Friday, Evolvers! The market kept chugging along this week with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) gaining another 2%+ at the time of writing… Additionally, the index closed at its highest level in over a year on Wednesday as the June producer...

The Most-Asked Questions from Students: Round 2

by | Jul 5, 2023 | Q&A

Welcome back to the market, Evolvers! Tomorrow, we’ll continue with our regularly scheduled programming. But today, I’m continuing to go through the most-asked questions from students. Options trading can be confusing. There are a wide variety of topics you must...

The Most-Asked Questions from Students: Round 1

by | Jul 4, 2023 | Q&A

Happy Fourth of July, Evolvers! As I enjoy the holiday, I keep thinking about how the options market is a strange place… There are foreign concepts, like implied volatility (IV), that you must understand. Then, you have confusing differences in strike prices and...

Friday Q&A — June 30, 2023

by | Jun 30, 2023 | Q&A

Happy Friday, Evolvers! Just as I predicted, this was a big week for crypto stocks… Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) jumped another 15% in the past five days, now up nearly 50% over two weeks. This move led me to buy sympathy calls on Riot Blockchain Inc....

Friday Q&A — June 23, 2023

by | Jun 23, 2023 | Q&A

Happy Friday, Evolvers! We’re closing out a relatively uneventful shortened week in the stock market. I didn’t make any trades, just analyzed the price action and kept tabs on my watchlist. As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes no trade = best trade!  And this was one...

Friday Q&A — June 16, 2023

by | Jun 16, 2023 | Q&A

Happy Friday, Evolvers! The stock market looks to be closing out the week on a high note, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) up more than 1.3% on Thursday. It’s all been coming down to the Fed as traders have been waiting to see what Jerome Powell...