Fama/French (2008): Momentum is "the center stage anomaly of recent years…an anomaly that is above suspicion…the premier market anomaly." This article will share a simple example of the power of momentum investing, and more specifically, the power of combining relative strength momentum with absolute momentum.
Whether you are new to trading or just looking for more consistency in your trading activities, this eBook will show you several ways that you can leverage a small account to your benefit. These techniques have helped me in the past, and today I want to give you a complimentary copy of this new must-read eBook, How to Trade a Small Account.
Options are similar to other financial security tools just like bonds, stocks, mutual funds, which can be purchased and sold at one’s convenience. Since these are less expensive than others, options have spread their roots across the market. These are ideal for short-term, as well as, long-term and are hence more profitable for users.
In one of my previous articles I described how we are going to play the current earnings season. I shared our plans to trade some of our favorite names (NFLX, GOOG, FFIV, CMG, FB, AMZN, MSFT, LNKD, TSLA and more). I expected this period to be good for SteadyOptions members. This earnings season was not good. It was outstanding!
In one of my previous articles, I described a hedge fund manager called Karen the "SuperTrader". She was featured few times by tastytrade as "one of the most successful and fascinating traders". Tom Sosnoff admitted that he "admires" her. What Sosnoff fails to mention time after time is the amount of risk Karen is taking, compared to her returns.
Digging through some old forum posts, I came across the following question from one of our members: "My bear call spread is ITM now (RUT 855/865). I adjusted it by rolling it to the next strike (closed 855/865, opened 875/890). But I was wondering if this could be approached differently. This seems too good to be true, so I'm wondering if I'm missing something.
What would you say if someone told you that they consistently produce an average annual return of 3,000-4,000%? You would probably think it's too good to be true, right? That's what I thought when I reviewed a list of best performing investment newsletters reported by Pro-Trading-Profits, an independent advisory monitoring site.
Yesterday Mark Hulbert published an article in MarketWatch called Investing guru predicts 12% rise in stocks over six months. I must say that I don't like the word guru in general. One of my favorite quotes is "Our world needs less gurus and more teachers. Gurus are about helping themselves become successful - teachers are about helping others become successful." - Joseph C. Kunz Jr.
While most major indexes continue to straggle, SteadyOptions continues to deliver strong gains. SteadyOptions flagship service produced 47.4% ROI in Q1 2015, based on fixed $1,000 allocation per trade (non-compounded) and 6 trades open. This translated to 28.4% return on the whole account, based on 10% allocation per trade. The winning ratio was a remarkable 82%. Check out the Performance page to see the full results.
