by Chad Shoop | Jul 7, 2022 | Bear Market, fundamental analysis, Investing, Options, Options Trading, Quick Takes, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
It’s officially time to throw fundamental analysis out the window.Looking for undervalued companies in a market like this, is like looking for hay in a stack of needles.Practically EVERY stock out there is undervalued on some metric.And with the S&P 500 down 20%,...
by Chad Shoop | Jun 30, 2022 | Bear Market, Investing, Options, Options Trading, Quick Takes, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
We are smack dab in the middle of a bear market.I’ve been saying it for months now. In our Options Arena three weeks ago, I was the lone bear calling for a 10% decline in the S&P 500.And sure enough, it’s fallen as far as 12.4% since then.Now, many investors are...
by Chad Shoop | Jun 27, 2022 | Ford, Investing, LEN, MCD, NVDA, Options, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, Unusual Options Activity
Two weeks ago, I filled you in on one heck of an unusual options trade.And it wasn’t like the usual trades I feature in Big Money Monday…Most often, the trades I spot for you are set to expire weeks, if not months from now. That’s because it’s rare to see traders...
by Chad Shoop | Jun 26, 2022 | Investing, quarterly earnings
In my last Earnings Edge piece, I mentioned it was hard to be bullish. That was two weeks ago, after the market had already dipped and many traders were looking at opportunities to buy. Staying bearish proved to be solid advice since then. The broad indexes continued...
by Chad Shoop | Jun 23, 2022 | Amazon, AMZN, Investing, Options, Options Trading, Quick Takes, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Amazon used to trade for over $1,000 a share…But as of this month, shares are now available for only $100.And, just as expected, hungry investors swooped in and sent the stock soar—No, wait…That’s not quite how the story went.See, in early June, retail giant Amazon...
by Chad Shoop | Jun 20, 2022 | Bear Market, bearish, Investing, Options, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, Unusual Options Activity
I’m making a bold call today…This bear market won’t bottom until the S&P 500 returns to its pandemic lows.I don’t say this lightly.It’s not some whim or gut feeling… Because the biggest money of all tipped me off.And this wouldn’t be the first time…See, back when...