by Chad Shoop | Mar 30, 2021 | 2021, American Investor Today, Earnings, Investment Opportunities, IT, Technology
I get questions every week about what to do if there is another crash. We are seeing COVID-19 cases rise once again and disruptions in the global shipping industry. So, whispers of a correction or crash in 2021 are picking up again. The stock market always gives you a...
by Chad Shoop | Mar 9, 2021 | 2021, American Investor Today, Earnings, Investment Opportunities, S&P 500, U.S. Economy
I know the stock market has been volatile the past few days. We’ve seen big momentum stocks, the ones that shot up hundreds or thousands of percent in 2020, drop 10% to 30% in a matter of days. Tesla, our old favorite electric vehicle stock, has plunged as much as 40%...
by Chad Shoop | Mar 1, 2021 | 2021, American Investor Today, Earnings, Investment Opportunities, Options Trading, Trading Strategies
I love being on a winning streak. It gives you the feeling that everything you have put into a strategy, all the blood, sweat and tears in developing a profitable approach, is paying off. And no matter how many times it comes, it reminds me of why I put in the work to...
by Chad Shoop | Feb 5, 2021 | 2021, Education, GameStop, Options Trading, Trading Strategies, Weekly Options Corner
GameStop (NYSE: GME) showed us exactly why I love trading options … but also how dangerous it can be. By now, we’ve all seen what happened to GameStop — a short squeeze of epic proportions. The stock exploded — its price rose more than 1,000% in just a few weeks....
by Chad Shoop | Jan 26, 2021 | 2020 Financial Crisis, 2021, American Investor Today, Apple, Earnings, Investing
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 8, 2021 | 2021, Education, Options Trading, Qualcomm, Trading Strategies, Weekly Options Corner
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, we sent around an update on our Qualcomm trade, letting you know to close it out. We want to congratulate our readers on a double-digit gain on their first Weekly Options Corner trade! If you missed the alert, you can view it here. We hope...