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Archives for August, 2008

Welcome to the archives page. Here you will find a list of all posts from August, 2008.

2 More Q&A from the Aug. 28th Webinar

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Rick Swope

Q: ET has excellent written material on conditional orders. However hearing about it from experts is much better -Kent J.
A: Thanks for the great comments Kent! That’s the great part of our partnership with E*Trade, CBOE, ISE, CME and others. We have many resources available including our podcasts, webinars, live events and the Oracle advisory [...]

0 Q&A from Today’s Webinar

Posted on August 28, 2008 by AJ Monte

Here are a couple of questions that went unanswered on today’s webinar with Rick and AJ.
Q: BMI looks like good entry point today, is volume ok, and what other risks do you see with this stock from Power E*Trade panel. -Bill M.

2 The Options Oracle Trade Alert has just been delivered

Posted on August 28, 2008 by AJ Monte

Attention all Option Oracle subscribers. The latest trade alert has been delivered to your mailbox. We are introducing the ISE FX Options today.
Thanks,
AJ

0 Matt’s Rotisserie Redmond, WA

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Rick Swope

Having just returned from our Seattle Options Education Day (OED), we’re happy to kick off the food review with a report from Matt’s Rotisserie.

4 The Options Oracle Trade Alert has been delivered

Posted on August 20, 2008 by AJ Monte

Be advised that the Options Oracle trade alert has been delivered to those subscribed to our advisory service. Please be sure to review the risk management notes at the bottom of page two before you place the trade.

0 The (All New) Market Guys’ Food Review

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Rick Swope

Over the last several years, AJ and I have had an amazing tour of the tastebuds.  Throughout our travels, we have eaten everything from the world’s largest homemade donuts in Slovenia (seriously!) to fish lips in Taipei (don’t ask - we shouldn’t have).  I’ve progressed from using chop sticks as instruments of potential bodily hard [...]

3 Q&A from August 14th Webinar (Part II)

Posted on August 15, 2008 by AJ Monte

Rick S.- 12:02 pm
Q: Hi, I was wondering if I were to follow The Market Guys rule of buying at the close, should I worry about the stock going down below my stop intraday or should I be more concerned about waiting for the close to decide what to do?
A: You should pay very close [...]

2 Q&A from August 14th Webinar

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Rick Swope

Q:  Are there any circumstance in which you’ll get out of a trade before it hits your stop — a candlestick pattern that says the trade is going strongly against you before it breaks support or resistance?   -Kate
A:  Great question!  Yes - the market gives you fresh information every day - don’t ignore it. 

4 Option Expiration Week Alert just went out…

Posted on August 12, 2008 by AJ Monte

This message is for all members of our Option Oracle trade advisory service:
I have just sent you the latest option expiration week alert to your mailbox. One of the things I’ve highlighted is the way I use the Fibonacci retracement numbers to calculate an entry point.
We were able to collect credits on every position we’ve [...]

0 Book questions

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Rick Swope

Q:  AJ/Rick,
I’m half way through your lastest book, Five Points. 2 Questions.
The Piercing Point trade says the second day should gap down below the previous days’ LOW. Then, it’s better to be below the Close & Low. Can the first be possible without the second? Did you mean previous days’ CLOSE?            
Do these trading techniques apply to [...]