by Mark Croock | Feb 21, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Happy President’s Day, Evolvers! Just because the markets are closed doesn’t mean that traders aren’t closely watching the headlines. It’s hard not to with all the geopolitical and macro news hitting the wires. Savvy traders are taking advantage of this “day off” to...
by Mark Croock | Feb 11, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Yesterday, I led you on a trip down memory lane, where I talked about my early start as a trader. That post ended right as I was about to tell you about my journey into options trading. Without that discovery, I doubt I would have gone from being a 9-to-5...
by Mark Croock | Feb 10, 2022 | Options, Trading Lessons
It’s no secret … I’ve been trading less this week. I like to play the opposite side of extreme moves. For example, when a stock is ripping higher, I’m scheming up ideas on how to short it. However, this market is choppy right now. We’ve seen so many red-to-green...
by Mark Croock | Feb 8, 2022 | Trading Lessons
If you’ve been following me and my trading then you know I was able to take a scrawny $10K account and turn it into six figures in about a month. No … I wasn’t trading off inside information. No … I wasn’t pumping small-cap stocks. And no … I didn’t get lucky off one...
by Mark Croock | Feb 7, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Last Thursday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) lost $250 billion in market value — the biggest single-day wipeout in the history of the stock market. If you’re wondering what it looks like… … take a look at this massive gap lower on the daily chart… Now, I’ve made...
by Mark Croock | Feb 3, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Have you ever discovered a trade setup you liked, but for whatever reason, didn’t pull the trigger on it? And of course — it’s always the ones you don’t take that end up working perfectly. Instead of watching the profits flow into your account, you’re just a...