My thoughts and levels to watch after Apple earnings
Arguably the biggest earnings week for technology stocks is ahead of us with bellwethers like Apple and Google on the list. Apple is scheduled to report its numbers after the close of trading on Tuesday. Analysts are expecting the company to report earnings per share of $2.59 on revenues of $67.50 billion. On a year […]
The blizzard trade
The blizzard of 2015 is upon the northeast portion of the United States, hopefully giving investors a chance to relax indoors and do some research. For my part, I am noticing that after last week’s selling in some of the more important transportation stocks, the group increasingly looks to falter lower and could give off […]
10 Charts Every Investor (Who’s Taking A Position In 2015) Needs To See
Here are the crucial charts to keep in mind for the first quarter or first half of 2015…they are my base case why we might see much more volatility in the first half and likely a 15 percent – 20 percent correction. See all of the charts h ere: http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/technicals/15/01/5173392/10-charts-every-investor-whos-taking-a-position-in-2015-needs#ixzz3PfJrZ49g
European equities rock, but are they on a roll?
The European Central Bank’s trillion euro QE program has sent European equities up, but how long will they stay there? Serge says he expects consolidation if not complete reversal in the stock market sooner rather than later.Serge looks at various options for investors and recommends looking at other asset classes to gauge the impact of […]
Come Thursday, there’s only one show in town
This week will be all about Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting where increasingly a quantitative easing program is expected to be unleashed. For those of us actively putting capital to work, as opposed to theorists or academics hypothesising about Thursday’s outcome, the odds for making profitable trades is likely to decreases from now until Thursday. […]
Netflix, Inc.: Does NFLX Have Even More Gas?
Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) rallied big Wednesday following its fourth-quarter earnings report. Netflix beat earnings expectations, and while NFLX stock still is in a bigger-picture consolidation phase, shares still have more upside in the intermediate-term. Read my full analysis here: http://investorplace.com/2015/01/netflix-inc-nflx-stock-earnings/#.VMFUcC75HdU
3 Ways You’re Making Trading Much Harder Than It Needs To Be
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Video: My take on Netflix heading into earnings
Historically, Netflix stock has been very volatile after earnings reports. Last quarter, shares dropped 25% when investors were disappointed by lower-than-expected subscriber growth. Serge says all eyes will once again be on subscriber growth, when the results come out on January 20 after market close. Watch the short video here: https://www.tradingfloor.com/posts/earnings-season-will-markets-applaud-or-boo-netflix-3293233
The importance of overlaying charts
One of the more important aspects to successful analysis of the markets is to look at things in absolute as well as in relative terms. Technical analysis allows us to overlay charts of stocks with sector ETFs for example. When we do so the relative strength/weakness of stocks becomes much more apparent and trading opportunities […]
How to trade Intel after the earnings report
During every corporate earnings season, in my experience, the better trading opportunities in stocks are set up after any given company has reported its numbers, as opposed to blindly gambling on an outcome ahead of the report. That said, there are situations where options can offer good risk/reward opportunities to play an earnings outcome as […]