While stocks were likely oversold to end 2018, the action in January has been far more bullish than many expected.
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Author: Jay Soloff
Jay Soloff is an options analyst with Investors Alley. Jay was previously the Chief Options Strategist at Hyperion Financial Group where he was the editor for over six years of several successful options newsletters. Prior to joining the online investment world, Jay was a floor trader and market maker on the CBOE, the world's largest options exchange. His experience includes trading a multi-million dollar options portfolio in equities options as well as serving as a consultant to Wall Street options trading groups. Jay also spent time as a senior analyst at a hedge fund of funds, where he analyzed professional options funds as well as traded option strategies for hedging purposes. All told, Jay has 20 years of options trading experience. He received his undergrad degree in Economics at the University of Illinois - Champaign, and his MBA and Master of Science in Information Management from Arizona State University.
A Simple, Short-Term Hedge On Real Estate
Undoubtedly, most investors were hoping that the first rally of the New Year was going to stick around for more
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Apple (AAPL) Could Get Back To $200 In A Year
When we’re in a bear market (defined by a 20% correction from the top), it’s not unusual to see investors
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How To Protect Yourself Against the Next Market Crash
The New Year is rapidly approaching, but instead of a Santa Claus Rally we’re mostly just seeing further declines in
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Earn 12% In A Month On This Twitter Covered Call
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is one of those companies which often poses a conundrum to investors. On one hand, the microblogging site has
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Easy Way To Make 133% Profits From Higher Interest Rates
Despite all the headlines about the upcoming trade summit with China, it’s interest rate expectations that are more likely driving
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A Quick Way to Hedge Your Portfolio Into The New Year
Despite the volatility and heavy stock selling in October, many analysts are expecting the remainder of 2018 to be bullish.
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Volatility Will Normalize and Here’s How To Profit When It Happens
Market volatility has essentially become a mainstream metric in the investment realm – especially for anyone who does any short-term
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Is It Time To Sell Volatility Again?
One of the most popular trading strategies of the last couple years is the short volatility trade – up until
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Big Money Is Betting On A Big Move In Financials
I always find it fascinating to see what kind of big trades are being made in the options markets. Some
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