Momentum Stock Options Trading Strategies

Bears Driving for Five

Rick Rouse — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:08:49 +0000

1:00pm (EST) All signs were pointing towards a higher open for Wall Street and the bulls this morning but disappointing economic data ruined the mood as the bears continue to put pressure on the major indexes. Initial Claims were unchanged at 370,000 after a revised 2,000 increase to 370,000 the week before. The 4-week moving [...]

MomentumOptionsTrading.com Profit Alerts for 5/17/2012

Rick Rouse — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:19:40 +0000

11:15am (EST) We have profits to take on 3 more winning trades this morning. Two of the trades are up triple-digits, 138% and 100%, while another trade is up 88%. We want to close a few positions in case there is a bounce in the market on Friday. The market has traded lower 10-out-of-11 last [...]

FaceBook (FB) Offers More Shares, Bumps Price Target Up

Rick Rouse — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:50 +0000

12:35pm (EST) They you can’t get enough of a good thing, right? While some will argue if FaceBook is a “good thing”, investors can’t seem to get enough of the company’s upcoming IPO (Initial Public Offering) which is set for Friday. The company has upped the offering price from $28-$35 to $34-$38 and will flood [...]

MomentumOptionsTrading.com Profit Alert (CSTR) for 5/16/2012

Rick Rouse — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:22 +0000

11:55am (EST) We have another triple-digit winner on our hands as our Coinstar (CSTR, $58.21, down $1.11) put options are now up 117% in just 6 days! We are going to close HALF of the trade to lock-in profits but we have a feeling shares could test double-nickels ($55). We have also raised the Hard [...]

Bears Pushing February Lows

Rick Rouse — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:51 +0000

9:00am (EST) The market struggled to hold its gains on Tuesday and finished the session lower as the final hour of trading favored the bears. The bulls made a run at resistance which was prior support but it wasn’t enough to stop the current downside momentum. We often say history likes to repeat itself while [...]