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TEI Insight:
This is It?
When we talked a month ago, there were myriad issues facing the markets that traders had to be aware of because of their potential to send the broad indices north or south in a decisive, directional fashion. This is something we’ve talked about for some time, given the coiling and stored energy that has been […]
Posted in December 2012, Issue #7, Newsletter
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Monster’s Perspective:
November Gave us a Little Bit of Everything
As we enter December, 2012, the S&P 500 is higher by about one-tenth of a percent. It has been climbing for the last two weeks of November after bouncing from a pullback earlier in the month and is now in the middle of its trading range for the second-half of the year. Even with improving […]
Posted in December 2012, Issue #7, Newsletter
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Traders Talk:
TEI’s Louis Horkan Interviews Karson Keith
In this month’s Traders Talk we’re chatting with Karson Keith, a principal at TE and someone many of you have trained with. Surely all of you have listened to Preston rave about KK and refer to him as his right-hand man on a frequent basis. No doubt you’ve heard the story—he is a trading phenom…a […]
Posted in December 2012, Issue #7, Newsletter
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Ask the Crew:
Crew members tackle questions submitted by readers each month
Q: Could you explain how money is made on straddles and strangles? They seem like they would just cancel each other out and break even no matter what the stock does. A: As one side gets deeper in the money the delta strengthens. As the other side gets further out of the money the delta […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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Coaches Corner:
The Greeks
In this month’s coaches corner I’d like to initiate a basic discussion of what’s known in the world of options as the Option Greeks. When you’re a new option trader, learning the Greeks is like learning to drive; you need only know where to turn the key and not necessarily how everything works under the […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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Musings from the Editor:
Meters Running…
When I started to write this month’s article roughly a week ago, my focus was firmly upon the U.S. broad indices. This should come as no surprise, as I’ve been hitting the issue hard in the last couple newsletters and the weekly blog posts out on Thursdays. And with good reason, given that the indices […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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Zaner’s Perspective:
Got Futures?
Hi, my name is Lee Snyder. On behalf of the Zaner Group, I would like to say how pleased we are to work with Traders Edge to offer our futures and Forex services! Do our self-directed trading accounts for futures and Forex include options? You bet they do! More on that later… For most futures […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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TEI Insight:
The Question Stands…
A month ago we looked at the broad U.S. indices and told you that the market was sitting in pretty good shape, all things considered. This is what we offered at the time: Well, we’ve come through the tricky month of September and managed to close out the 3rd quarter in fairly decent fashion, all […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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Trader’s Talk:
TEI’s Louis Horkan Interviews Jeanne Riecss
In this month’s Traders Talk, we’re chatting with Jeanne Riecss, one smart trader who’s managed to find success in the market marching to her own beat. Her path to trading is varied, ranging from work as a flight attendant and stock broker to a career in nursing…oh, she’s also a columnist and trading coach that […]
Posted in Newsletter, November 2012, Issue #6
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Ask the Crew:
Crew members tackle questions
submitted by readers each month
Q: Just signed up for Weekly Options Windfall. Trying to find the math for selecting the long protective put in the calendar spread. Some positions are a month out, some are at the end of the year, some are a couple of strikes OTM and some are further. There must be some math to it; […]