In the Blue Corner: Cathie Wood Who is Cathie Wood? Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO of Ark Invest. One of the most popular investment management firms that focus on growth sectors and long-term, high-reward investments. Wood is the former Chief Investment Officer at AllianceBernstein, but left the company in 2014 to start Ark Invest after her popular...
You know, on YouTube, all these traders, they’re always showing you how much money they make with trading, but very few of them are actually talking about the bad trades. Well, you know what? I thought today I’m going to address this head-on because many of you had questions about a bad trade that I’m in. That trade being RIDE , Lordstown Motors. I want to...
There’s no doubt: When the Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets about Bitcoin BTC , he is moving the largest cryptocurrency in the world. In fact, in May 2021, Bitcoin’s market cap exceeded 1 Trillion Dollars! Even at the current valuation, it’s worth more than the electric car maker Tesla. What does Elon Musk say about Bitcoin? Back in March, when Elon Musk announced...
What is going on with AMC Entertainment? I'm sure you've heard the news: Defying all forms of fundamental analysis and business logic, AMC Entertainment AMC once again finds itself climbing higher. AMC is up 200% advance since last week and almost 3,000% since the beginning of the year. This is another coordinated short squeeze event by retail investors -...
Bitcoin has been on a rollercoaster ride in the past week. It crashed more than 50%! So what’s next? What is causing the Bitcoin crash? Is Bitcoin still a good investment? Cryptocurrency Markets Crashed By 50 Percent. What’s Next? So what happened? Bitcoin gained a lot of popularity in late 2020: It went from $10,000 to $42,000 in 4 months before...
In this article you will learn... - what a strike price is, - the different intervals for strike prices, - how to pick the right strike price, … and much more. Let’s get started. 1.) The basics: What is the strike price? Strike Price Definition: The strike price of an option is the price at which the option buyer has the right to buy or sell an...
You might have heard the saying “Sell in May and go away.” It is an old investing adage that has been around for decades, but does it actually work? In this blog post, we are going to find out what’s best to do. We will discuss: 1. What is the meaning behind “Sell in May and go away?” 2. Does sell in May and go away work? 3. Should you sell in May and go...
Today, we’re going to talk about whether or not the stock market going to crash in May 2021, because for the past few weeks, the market has gone down depending on what index you’re looking at. So today we’re going to deep dive into this. Is the market going to crash? What is happening with cryptocurrency? What would happen to your portfolio if the market crashes,...
If you are wondering whether to trade options vs stocks, then this article is for you. There’s no simple answer to that question because it depends on how much money you have and your risk tolerance level. This blog post will cover the 7 topics that you need to know to answer the question “Is Options Trading Better Than Stocks?” 1. What Is The Difference...
Now, as you know, I like to use the PowerX Optimizer to find the best trades according to the PowerX strategy, along with The Wheel Strategy. So here’s my morning routine. Usually, I’m in front of the computer at 8 a.m. Central Time. That is 30 minutes before the US markets open. I run the scanner on PowerX Optimizer, and it finds possible trades based on my...
As most of you are aware, it is earnings season. So today we’re going to talk about how earnings season can impact options trading, because, as you know, I trade options. Now, just a brief intro. Earnings season happens quarterly, meaning four times a year, and this is when corporations reveal their financial results for the previous quarter. Now, the results of...
In this article, we’ll talk about how much money you need to trade for a living. I’ll share with you my three-step approach and give you an example from my trading account. “How much money do you need to trade for a living?” is one of the most frequently asked questions I get. “Can I start with $5,000 dollars, do I need $25,000 dollars, or maybe even more?” ...
Trading is fun and every trader is happy when their trades move in the right direction, but when a trade goes against you, you will experience a lot of emotions: Fear, anxiety, regret, doubt, maybe anger… … and these emotions in trading can lead to some bad decisions that could kill your account. In this article, I’ll show you how to control your emotions in...
How did I get here? To moving from Germany in 2002 to the United States, and came here with $30,000 in my pocket. I put $20,000 in my trading account, and I put away $10,000 for a living. It wasn’t easy in the beginning. It was quite challenging. Now things are different. I mean, thus far in the first four weeks of 2021, I already made more money than I was...
On my $500,000 margin account thus far, I’ve realized more than $65,000. Now, I put $250,000 in cash into this, and since it is a margin account I got $500,000 in buying power. Today I want to show you my three-step process of how exactly I find these trades, and I want to show you two very specific examples of trades that I took today (At the time of this...
In this article, I want to show you exactly how I am planning to achieve more in 12 weeks than others achieve in 12 months. First of all, I’m not saying that I’m an expert on goal setting, because I’m not. I’m just sharing the planning process that works for me, it might be completely different for you. The Most Important Thing For Me In My Planning Process...
Let’s talk about the best brokerage account, and in order to do this, I want to compare five different brokers for you. I’ll be comparing tastyworks, the current broker that I’m currently trading with, Robinhood because many traders are using it, TD Ameritrade because it’s wildly popular, Interactive Brokers because it’s great for international traders, and we...
So let’s talk about trading courses. Are these trading courses really worth it? As you know, there’s definitely no shortage of them out there. With all these free videos out there, do you really need to buy a trading course, and if so, what is the best trading course? What Is The “Best” Trading Course? Let’s actually start with the elephant in the room....