Latest Insights on SPOT
What the Smart Money Did on Friday and Monday
February 2, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., News, U.S. Economy
My reaction to those big up days was probably like yours. Momentum (aka growth) stocks in The Bauman Letter’s model portfolio have taken a beating since the beginning of the year. So has my personal portfolio. So, when those stocks jumped like a frog off a hot highway on Friday and Monday, I breathed a sigh of relief.“ The worst must be over. The smart money is piling back in.” That’s what I wanted to think. But the facts tell a different story … and prove why smart investors ignore short-term moves like these. Time the Bounce for Profit
January 31, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, U.S. Economy
In today's Your Money Matters, Clint Lee and Ted Bauman review the stock market's terrible start to 2022. But a bad start doesn't always mean a bad finish — just ask the tortoise about his race with the hare.
A big question, though, is how to know when the market has reached the short-term bottom.
If you can spot that, you can grab the opportunity to ride it back up to whatever level it's going to achieve later on.
Clint explains how you can identify that opportunity using easily accessible technical indicators … and why it's so important to wait for confirmation of a rebound before jumping in. Unusual Options Activity: Would You Bet $1.6M on a Stock Down 60%?
January 31, 2022 Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, Unusual Options Activity
Roblox fell below its IPO for the first time last week. Other traders may be staying away, but this UOA trader is betting on a bounce... Profit During Volatility With This Little-Known Indicator
January 25, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, U.S. Economy
I can get pretty geeked out by stock market figures and stats. Like yesterday’s action, for example. The S&P 500 Index was down 4% at one point. Yet it managed to rally and ended the day in positive territory. It was a rally for the record books, for sure. That’s only the third time in the last 45 years that markets have recovered so fast from such a steep decline in the same day! But yesterday’s epic display of percentage losses and gains in the S&P 500 aren’t the only ones I find interesting... This Surprise Fed Move Would Shock the Market Higher
January 25, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
The Fed is holding its first formal meeting of 2022 — and no matter how the market reacts, Mike Carr has a trading plan.