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I got a nice note from Ophir, the CEO of CMLViz, who told me about a major new feature in their TradeMachine Pro software which automates “buy the dip” opportunities. Check it out:
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The force is strong with the bear side.
After a terrific May for team Tim Knight (he’s no longer the last bear standing…), June brings a VERY high probability Summer opening meal for the bears.
And it comes from America’s favorite smartphone maker… Apple.
(more…)We only introduced OptionDots yesterday, but we’ve already made some important improvements.
Perhaps it seems like I’m making this up as I go along, adding feature after feature all willy-nilly. Believe it or not, I actually have a plan in mind, and we’re getting there one baby step at a time. Here’s another step, and I assure you, this is the start of something much larger.
SlopeCharts now has a one-of-a-kind way to represent the options contracts that exist for a given financial instrument, and we call them OptionDots. To use them, just click on the Delta symbol (that is, the triangle) on the row of SlopeLinks:
Submitted by: The Director. In this post, let’s look at some pre-earnings trades.
First let’s look at CRM (SalesForce). Earnings are June 4th, 2019.
Let’s work on identifying our edge. Using some of my own methods, I’ve first found a “sweet spot” at entering the trade nine days before, and exiting 3 days before earnings.
In CML Trademachine, we have seen pre-earnings optimism contribute to just under 200% in profits with a long call strategy [see below] from days -9 to -3 prior to earnings.
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