by Chad Shoop | Jan 26, 2021 | 2020 Financial Crisis, 2021, Apple, Earnings, Investing, True Options Masters
Heads up, everyone. This week has the potential to set the stage for the stock market for the entire year. It marks the busiest week of earnings reports — over 100 companies are set to announce their latest results. Tesla (TSLA), Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) are...
by Chad Shoop | Jan 5, 2021 | 2020 Financial Crisis, COVID-19, Global Financial Crisis, Options Trading, True Options Masters, U.S. Economy
Back in March, if someone told you the stock market would finish the year with a double-digit gain, you’d have thought they were crazy. The world’s economy was shutting down. The stock market was crashing. And there was no end in sight. But Americans pushed through...
by Chad Shoop | Dec 22, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bull Market, COVID-19, Global Financial Crisis, news, True Options Masters
We’ve all seen “shakeouts” in the market. This happens every time we see negative headlines, bad earnings or a global situation going south. Stock prices get hit. They get hit hard. Every time we see a panic in the market, there’s a shakeout as investors play...
by Chad Shoop | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bull Market, Diversified Investments, Global Financial Crisis, Options Trading, True Options Masters
“Diversify.” It’s the most recommended practice in investing. It’s the basic principle of “not putting all your eggs in one basket.” It’s common sense. From CNBC to your financial advisor, you hear the same, simple advice: “Diversify your investments.” They give you...
by Chad Shoop | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, news, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, U.S. Economy
In less than a month, we can finally put 2020 behind us. But it doesn’t mean we are at the end of unprecedented times. This year was dominated by the coronavirus. The pandemic impacted our daily lives and disrupted the global economy. And the stock market was...
by Chad Shoop | Nov 3, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Investing, news, Technology, True Options Masters, U.S. Economy
Every media company has bombarded you with “what this election will mean to you.” They focus on the agendas of President Trump and Joe Biden. Then they give you their slant on what it could mean for your everyday life. This isn’t one of those articles. I’ll come right...