A couple weeks ago, I gave you my number one stock to buy this quarter.
I also showed you a unique pattern that revealed why it was crucial you make your move before earnings came out.
Well, now the numbers are in.
Boy did the pattern work…
And here’s how you can use it for the next round of earnings.
In my nearly 30 years of trading, there’s one thing I’ve learned…
We are all creatures of habit.
We all live our lives to some set of procedures, and we’ve all got daily routines we try to follow as much as possible.
Whether it’s the time we get up, the time we fix coffee, the time we shower, the time we eat breakfast – even what we eat — there’s always a specific order to what we do.
These decisions are reflected in the stock market.
After all, it’s us, the people (not the markets) who make the decisions to buy and sell.
The trick is knowing how people will trade before they even do.
That’s why trading patterns is the proven way to outperform the market.
And it’s actually really easy to do.
Let me show you…
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As you’ve probably noticed, there’s been a lot of talk about gold in the news this week.
Now gold has always been considered a “safe haven” for your money because it’s a way for investors to hedge against inflation. But that’s not what the financial TV news pundits are talking about.
On Monday, gold prices hit a 10-month low. Between that and the upcoming Fed decision next Wednesday and Thursday on raising interest rates, it seems like the perfect opportunity to stock up on gold.
But market chatter doesn’t predict anything – patterns do.
And this secret pattern says to avoid gold until this exact date.
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As you may recall from Wednesday, I said that I wouldn’t be surpised if we prices move higher this week. I also said to keep your eyes on three different events this week that had the potential to drive the markets higher or lower.
And so far, the news has been good…
We haven’t gotten any bad earnings surprises from the big banks yet, jobless claims are holding at nearly a 43-year low, and this week’s Bloomberg Consumer Confidence Index report revealed that consumer confidence in the U.S. is the highest it’s been since October 2015.
Now I already showed you how to “use a rectangle” to track the current price trend in the stock market trend.
But I also mentioned that there are additional patterns you may find in the charts – three, in particular…
So today, I’m going to show you exactly what they are –
And how they’ll signal when it’s time to make money…
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The bulls continue to dominate, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high of 2,152.14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) setting a new closing high of 18,347.67, and the NASDAQ closing at 5,022.82 – it’s highest since late December 2015.
But three upcoming events this week could send the markets up or down – dramatically.
So I’m going to show you a unique way to spot a potential shift in the current bullish trend… using shapes.
And by the time you’re done reading, you’ll know each one of the three upcoming catalysts and how to pinpoint trading opportunities – no matter which way the markets move.
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As hard as it is to believe, we’re already halfway through the year.
And come Monday, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) “unofficially” heads off second-quarter earnings season, which means that we could be looking at some instability in the markets – despite June’s strong jobs report.
Now pundits have mixed opinions of what to expect…. Some are calling for a “frightening” earnings season while others are expecting strong results.
Regardless of who ends up being right, we’re not immune to earnings “surprises” that could drive the markets higher or lower.
In the first quarter, for example, energy companies shocked the markets by beating their expected earnings by 28.7%. But even so, we saw the largest decline -56.6% – in the overall energy sector in the first quarter.
So today, I’m going to show you a classic pattern you can use to milk earnings this quarter… surprises and all.
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The U.S. jobs report for June just came out and shows the strongest month of hiring since last October – with 287,000 jobs being added. And although the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.9%, up 0.20% from May, the markets are soaring.
But there’s no telling whether this bounce in the markets will last…
The fact of the matter is, we’ve still got second-quarter earnings to prepare for, and investors are still uncertain of the after-effects from the Brexit vote. And that means the markets are more likely to react to news – good or bad – which could put your trades in jeopardy.
So timing your exits has never been more crucial.
When you get out of your trades too early, you could miss out on thousands in profits.
And when you get out too late, you risk the trade going against you, turning a winning trade into a loser.
Whether it’s the jobs report, GDP numbers, the Chinese markets, the price of oil, or anything else making headlines – I want to make sure you don’t lose your money in volatile markets.
So today, I’m going to show you the only two numbers you’ll ever need to know to confidently (and profitably) make your exits.
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Dear Reader,
Earlier this week, I told you that traders are always looking to “be on the right side of the trade.”
To an options trader, this means you want to be long calls on a stock that is going up in price or long puts when a stock is going down in price.
That’s often easier said than done – take earnings season. Options premiums can fluctuate significantly going into an earnings announcement… and things can really get wild when the announcement is made and the stock price moves on the news.
The challenge, of course, is figuring out how to end up on the right side of the trade.
If the company’s report comes in and is favorable, the stock will usually gap up and open higher than it closed the day before. If you had long call options, then you were on the right side of the trade.
If earnings come in below expectations, the stock will usually gap down and open lower than the previous day’s close. In this case, long put options would put you on the right side of the trade.
That said, it can be quite difficult to judge which way a stock will move on an earnings announcement (these gaps can be pretty significant – ask anyone who has seen what The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) or Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has done the day after their earnings announcements. While good news usually brings a pop and bad news usually signals a decline in the price of the underlying, that’s not always the case in today’s markets.
But what if I told you that can trade during earnings season without having to guess which way a stock will move?
There’s one strategy that can help you profit no matter what happens during earnings season.
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The first quarter of the year is in the books, and we’ve entered a new earnings season.
Hundreds of companies, including Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, are releasing their earnings reports this month.
And the fact of the matter is… earnings drive the markets.
This means that there are some immediate actions you’ll need to take in order to seize big profits – and prevent even bigger losses.
Now there are some trading and financial experts out there who say that earnings season is overrated.
But I strongly disagree… especially when it comes to options traders like you and me.
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The March jobs report was released this morning, showing that the U.S. added 215,000 jobs, which is up from economists’ projection of 203,000 jobs.
These numbers further add to the increasing level of confidence consumers have about the economy and investors have about the markets…
And this means that we could be looking at some great trading opportunities with triple-digit profit opportunities next week.
On Wednesday, we talked about Bollinger Bands and how you can use them to play this rising investor confidence.
And as you’ll recall… I mentioned that there are two key technical patterns to follow when using this tool.
Today, I’m going to show you exactly what they are and how you can use them to maximize your profits before the bell rings on Monday.
Let’s get started.
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