Articles on institutional positioning, options flow, price action, and the neuroscience of trading.
Last week SPY chopped in place finding resistance just ahead of the key 700 level we’ve been flagging for weeks while bouncing off 686 lows last week before recovering to close UNCH…
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Last week in our option flow report we predicted SPY would grind higher as long as it holds the key 690 TGS (top gamma strike). This played out as expected with SPY gaining a whopping 1.09% on the week from the cash open to close. 5 min chart $SPY We also mentioned in our 2026…
We head into the first full trading week of the year with a dense macro calendar, elevated event risk, and market structure that remains highly sensitive to short-term flows. Together, these conditions create the potential for sharp intraday moves and volatility expansion, particularly as traders begin positioning for the first quarter. Below are the three…
For 11 of the last 17 weeks, $TLT, the iShares 20+yr treasury bond ETF has sold off and closed bearish. It lost ~16%, dropping from 101.59 to a price (as of this writing) around 85.65. It’s all time low is 80.59 and its 16 year low is 82.50 (Oct 23’). Bond yields have been climbing…
Since Sep 25th this year, we’ve been bullish on $META targeting $600 as a major upside strike when the stock was below $565. We took this trade for the Dec op-ex which is Dec 20th buying the $590 calls, selling 2x the $600 calls and buying the $605 calls. Live Option Trade Benzinga Option School…
NVDA earnings are coming fast and furious aftermarket today, and I’m looking to take a trade on them via options. But before I share how I’m going to trade them specifically, I want to dive into the PFP for NVDA. What is PFP? PFP is my decision criteria for taking any trade. It stands for…
Ever wondered why certain support or resistance levels stick like a charm, yet other times seem to completely fail? Ever been unsure if you are actually using the correct levels where the major players are parked? If you’ve ever had this experience, you are not alone. I had this for years before I figured out…
One of the main themes in the Benzinga Option School this week was how prominent the 380 strike was in terms of option flows. Our internal analytics showed how 380 is the largest strike by call + put gamma with 370 being the largest strike by put gamma only. The large concentration of positions at…
By definition, value stocks are those that are believed to be trading below their supposed value. In other words, you believe they’re undervalued. For a while now, Metlife, Inc (NYSE: MET) has been regarded as a strong value stock. But with the stock at its highest price ever, is it still a value stock? Source:…
Learn the major differences between trading stocks vs trading forex, and which one is better to trade.
Instead of boring you with the bloated history of the Forex market, I’ll skip right to retail Forex trading which is what you will be doing. Before the late 90’s, there was no retail Forex trading. You needed several million in an account to trade the Forex Market, and even then – you were a…