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That was a wild finish. I wouldn't be surprised if the DOW hugged that line at 4pm. I wasn't home at 2-2:30pm so I didn't see what news came out around that time, because looking back at my retail positions, they all started to drop around 2pm and then just steadily declined and never recovered...

That's a good question. I think the best way to answer that is through experience and chart patterns. I do consider the overall market sentiment and I like using a mixture of technical and fundamental analysis such as looking at support/resistance and matching that with expected events like fomc...

I thought about that too Jeff, but I feel like this time around it's not going to dip more than 20pts. It just feels like the market is going to hold and run here. I've looked at some of the recent earnings and even something like HD has bounced back quick. I know earnings were strong on HD, but...

It's a 50/50 on closing above the record highs today. I think we'll do it within the next few days though. The market feels very calm right now, I didn't see any wild swings at all, so I think the actual record high will be much higher over the next 2 weeks. The only thing that can break down...

Yes, looks like the push to record level is here. We're getting more of a slow and steady kind of move to record levels, which bodes better in the long term. I expect a slow an steady break through it especially with China/US setting up meetings to resolve their issues. There's really no...

Looks like a power move back to record levels for the SP500. I didn't add any new momentum positions. The only thing I added was a TJX Sep 100 call heading into earnings tomorrow morning. I like some of these retailers. TJX is the one I want to jump into to test the waters this week. Other than...

I played the initial TSLA calls on that takeout rumor. I wanted to see if Elon did have something up his sleeve with the Saudis. That's where the rally on TSLA would have occurred. Rumors like this usually plays out within days, and that's why I played the Aug calls. Once it rumors turned into...

Yea, that was ugly adding into AMZN calls. I expected AMZN to bounce back from these lows. I did add DE Aug 140 calls heading into earnings tomorrow morning. I know CAT had some strong results, and I expect DE to do the same here.

I've added more to my AMZN position looking for a reversal later today and into tomorrow. There shouldn't be any other news this week that can shock the market. I also added NTAP Sep 80 calls looking for the run after earnings.

Hey Jeff, I took the day off with the kids and didn't look at the account all day. It looked like a massacre yesterday especially in the tech sector. I took a -$10k drop (all unrealized as I haven't closed out any positions yet). But, the Nasdaq and DOW doing the same thing hasn't really...

It looks like the bounce back was modest as a 100pt gain on the DOW just isn't what it used to be. The bounce back in AMZN and NVDA were solid though, giving me the seesaw moves again going from negative into positive territory. It just felt like NVDA and AMZN are up one day and down the next...

Technically I did, but not at those depressed levels towards the end of the day. I was done by 1pm yesterday on AMZN and I didn't get as heavy as I did last week. This time around I ended at 6 contracts only. Thanks for the chart Jeff, it will be interesting to see that happen. There's no real...

I was able to add SQ Sep 75 calls going forward today. I missed the cheaper prices yesterday, but from its daily chart, I'm looking at the breakout and momentum swing higher from here. I have also been adding ETSY Sep 45 calls here. I'm still holding AMZN and NVDA calls and I will monitor NVDA...

That SP500 did come off its lows just before closing out for the week. That's interesting because it could indicate that buyers are attempting to make another push for that record high. I'm a bit more cautious, but I did jump back into a trade that would capitalize on that run. I bought AMZN Aug...

Got out of today much better than it looked. I was able to close out GOOGL calls for -4800, but I jumped out way too soon on TTD. Missed the entire move to $130. My current positions have held at the morning lows even with the market pushing towards the lows in the afternoon. Going into this...

I'm going to have to test that, hedging my positions in such a way. I actually did that on TSLA with the 360 puts against my 370 calls, but have not thought about using them on momentum trades like GOOGL and AMZN. After everything have settled, things do look a bit better and I'm up +2500 for...

There's your theory this morning Jeff, which includes some geopolitical news. But investors buying at the highs in January are just relieved to be out now. I took a hit on GOOGL 1270 calls to the tune of -4800, and my tsla calls are still in play but at -5184. The only good thing going this...

I'm going to have to see how I've fair so far in these earning trades, but I do feel like this week was a near perfect week on earning trades. The only one I missed so far is that WTW call spread that turned out to be a dud. If TTD can hold these levels by tomorrow morning, then my TTD Aug 10...

Your welcome, they help me review too. On the broker's pnl, it's just a bunch of numbers, but on here I can comment on it and I can see how I've added to certain positions and how heavy I'm in certain positions/sectors. This gives me a better clue on where most of the gains are coming from...

I initially went with 300 sh of TTD at $93. But then I've also added TTD Aug 10 $100 calls. I'm going to switch out of those 300 shares and just play the calls. This one's a mover, and I prefer limited risk.