All Blog Posts Tagged 'Crash' (11)

Two Years After The Flash Crash, Are Markets Any Safer?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2012/05/06/two-years-after-the-flash-crash-are-markets-any-safer/

A pleasing payrolls report supported a positive tone among participants on the first anniversary of the "flash crash." Stocks responded by climbing more than 1%, but a loss of momentum left them to drift lower in afternoon trade.

The S&P 500 fell in each of this week's first four sessions for a cumulative loss of close to 2%, but buyers were brought back into the action by news that nonfarm payrolls climbed by…

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Mario said on the open "You gotta be a real gunslinger to trade the open" We'll end up getting some great entries and we'll be selling our calls into this move. Nothing like a $1 Trillion Bailout the Largest in Stock Market…

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Futures were down again to start the day, and after yesterday's Intraday Crash, it was expected. All global markets took quite a haircut yesterday, deservedly so. The markets were very overbought for an extended period of time and Mario has been teaching SMF… Continue

The day began with a morning gap up and that was the last real positive move of the day. Broad-based selling was sending most stocks lower than they had been in months. Each time they went up a few ticks, the stock would roll-over. Dip-buyers quick on the exit could make some money but short-sellers saw the biggest gains. Futures were also down again so this gave us some perspective on what the day had in store, however, nobody… Continue

We have time to reflect on the prior week and then look forward to what is happening in the S&P, Nasdaq, Vix, and Vxn. Taking in last week as an earnings week is important because those companies trade differently when they are in play. I found relying on our typical scaling of indicators did not help me gauge good entry points or shorting opportunities. I also did not correctly enter into trades early enough in the day to… Continue