“It’s a tough market right now.” That’s the conventional view. But unlike an ordinary business, the business of trading is always accompanied by an unusual amount of frustration. If you’re trading around breakeven, which is common during the first year or two, you’re experiencing an equal amount of reward and punishment, which is hard to tolerate. In a previous webinar discussing trader development, I quoted Shi Heng Yi, a Shaolin Master: “Life doesn’t get easier,...

In this webinar, Jarad will review the tools and techniques for options traders that are offered with the thinkorswim platform. Discover how to perform complex option spread orders, use Active Trader for short-term trading, and understand how to read historical data in order to enforce your trade ideas. Newer options traders will find value in learning what is available within the platform and what data matters, whereas experienced options traders will be introduced to additional...

Hello Traders, I hope you are well and have had a great trading week. Volatility has been returning to the market, providing traders with more trading opportunities. Today, I traded TSLA and TQQQ for small bounces and worked my way through a four-figure day. I made a quick recap which can be found here. One of the key reasons I fell in love with trading was the freedom it provided me to travel the world and work...

Dear Traders, We've witnessed some incredible volatility in NVDA and the market again. NVDA alone showed a massive surge yesterday, climbing more than 7%. Today, it's still trading strongly, up over 2% as of the time I'm writing this newsletter. In the last two days, it has surged more than 10%. Yesterday, I experienced one of the biggest losses in my trading for 2023 while attempting to short this resilient stock. Today, I managed to recover some...

Dear Traders, I am writing this newsletter from my favorite city in the USA, San Francisco, where I am meeting with some of our traders this Sunday morning at 9 am for breakfast. The latest monthly reading on US inflation confirmed expectations for a second consecutive month of a relatively modest increase in the cost of living. The 0.2% rise in both the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the core CPI, which excludes food and energy,...

Dear Traders, Happy Inflation Report Day! All eyes were on today's CPI report number. The expected story was that the Core CPI would remain cool, and it did, holding steady at 3% YoY. The market responded favorably to the news, gapping up strongly. While signs of cooling or disinflation persist (used cars, rent, etc.), the recent halt in the decline of energy prices adds to the conversation. Oil futures are presently at their highest level since Nov. 16,...

Dear Traders, I hope everyone is having a fantastic trading day. It's incredible how the market remains volatile. Ardi made a 100% gain on the Novo Nordisk (NOV) earnings play with a naked put. Novo Nordisk, an exceptional company based in Copenhagen, is poised to revolutionize humanity in numerous ways. I don't have a position on it yet, but I'm seriously considering investing in it. Their two groundbreaking drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, are aiding weight loss and...

Dear Traders, I'm excited to share that today was nothing short of thrilling as we locked in an incredible $6,000 profit on Amazon in the chatroom! I took the time to review all my recordings and screenshots and put together one of my best recaps ever made. Don't miss out on the live action in my latest video titled "Anatomy of a Successful Trade for $6,000". The market was wild and volatile, with Apple experiencing a 5%...

Dear traders, I just got back from NYC, where we had our most amazing trading meetup EVER! Over 170 traders gathered in Times Square, and we enjoyed two days full of incredible presentations, live trading sessions, and, of course, over 100 of our traders visited the NYSE floor for the Open and Close bell! More pictures and detailed reports about the event are coming soon as our team members return from NYC. This morning, I had a bit...