Can anyone recommend any good books, videos, websites, etc. for learning more about using cycles in trading? I keep hearing terms like "daily...
I know 2100 is major overhead resistance, but I'm thinking that after a pullback, there could possibly be a rally back to 2110--and maybe ATH's....
Anyone think this weekly chart might be a head and shoulders pattern in the making? It looks to me like a possibility.
Thanks for the feedback. I have no plans to trade futures or to even buy energy stocks/ETFs in the near future. I'm just wanting to learn how to...
I'm relatively new to trading, but I would like to start tracking the price of oil futures in order to understand when they are overbought and...
If the S&P 500 continues to rally up to around 2000, then I am considering using inverse ETF's like ProShares SH and SDS (leveraged) to short. I...
Thanks for all of the helpful replies. I've learned a lot from reading the four pages of this thread. I've only been trading for a few months...
I have recently heard a lot of investors talking about the possibility of a full market crash sometime this year (Marc Faber, George Soros, Jim...
I haven't started active day trading yet--just paper trading for about a week now. I don't have multiple monitors to set up with my laptop, but I...
Thanks for the feedback. Since one of my first (albeit relatively small amount) mistakes was buying illiquid options, I want to make sure that I...
I am looking into buying my first DITM option as a stock replacement strategy. In order to not make any major mistakes doing this the first time,...
I've been researching a few mining companies, including NEM, RIC, GG, and a few others. I figured I might wait until December (or possibly...
I actually own some GLD in my Roth IRA. I'm interested in options on gold stocks for my taxable account, though. I've been looking into buying...
Thanks again, rmorse. In general, I try to buy calls that have at least 4-6 months until expiration. In this case, though, I'm really just looking...
Thanks, rmorse. The screen was taken from the OptionsHouse platform. I was specifically looking at symbol : GDX - expiration Jan17 at the $13 and...
Hi rmorse, I'll attach a screenshot. Both the OTM and ATM seem to have about the same spread. [IMG]...
I am relatively new to options and have been focusing on buying mostly ATM calls with expiration dates at least 4-6 months away. I was comparing...
Thanks again, stepandfetchit. Your posts have really helped me to better understand this. I'm trying to learn as much as possible, especially...
Thank you, stepandfetchit. That information helps a lot. Is there a certain number that makes an option acceptable to buy? Most of the ones I have...
I just started option trading a few weeks ago after having spent a couple of months using a paper trading platform. Although I have done pretty...
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