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PIN PRESSURE INDICATOR™

Using Pin Pressure as a leading indicator for setting price targets


AJ Monte, Chief Market Strategist for the Market Guys, has written a paper for the Market Technicians Association on the Topic of Pin Pressure.

This document was grounded in research conducted by the University of Illinois showing how Option Trading Volume affected the price of the underlying stock in which the option contracts where traded.

From this paper, AJ has developed the Pin Pressure Indicator™ which is a calculation that computes the combined open interest traded at various strike prices and uses this data to determine price targets for individual stocks as we approach options expiration Friday.

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Posts by AJ Monte

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0 The Options Oracle

Posted on May 29, 2010 by AJ Monte

Attention all Oracle subscriber… The latest trade alert has been sent out. Please check your email box for details. Thanks, AJ Monte CMT Chief Market Strategist The Market Guys, Inc.

0 Q&A from April 13th Scotia iTrade Webinar

Posted on April 13, 2010 by AJ Monte

Q: I am interested in learning which charting software tools the market guys use/recommend. A: Sean, we keep our charts pretty simple. We use candlesticks with a 50 and 200 Day SMA, sometimes we add (20 day). Then we add volume, these are all available through Scotia iTrade.

3 Question from The Market Guys’ Five Points for Trading Success

Posted on September 28, 2009 by AJ Monte

Q:   Hey in your book “5 points to trading success” mistake 8:unrealistic expectations paragraph 3, 1st sentence “The 1st & most realistic expectation from trading the markets is simply to outperform the broad market”. Does this apply to investments too, if so what time frame would you compare your portfolio to the broad markets, [...]

0 Fall 2009

Posted on August 14, 2009 by AJ Monte

We have a great line-up of events and offerings this fall!  Thanks to our partnership with E*Trade in the US and Scotia iTrade in Canada, we’re developing new courses, videos, webinars and live events.  Here are a few examples that you should check out: 1.  Follow us now on Twitter – CLICK HERE 2.  Chicago [...]

4 Q&A from the April 9 webinar

Posted on April 17, 2009 by AJ Monte

Q:  Must there be a specific increment between my buy and where i place my sell stop? (Brian) A:  You can place your sell stop below the entry price in any increment – down to the penny. 

1 The Options Oracle Trade Alert 030709

Posted on March 7, 2009 by AJ Monte

This message is for members of The Options Oracle Trade Advisory Service If you have any questions pertaining to the alert that went out on March 7th, 2009, please post them to this section so I will be able to help you. Thanks, AJ Monte CMT Chief Market Strategist The Market Guys, Inc.

3 An Open Letter to Traders and Investors

Posted on March 3, 2009 by AJ Monte

March 3, 2009 An open letter to traders and investors: On February 13, 2009, Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced HR 1068 into the 1st session of the 111th Congress. He is calling his bill the “Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street’s Bailout Act of 2009 .” Following are two key provisions included in this [...]

1 An Option Oracle Trade alert will be going out by close of market today 2/27/09

Posted on February 27, 2009 by AJ Monte

If you are a subscriber to our premium trade alert service, The Options Oracle, and have any questions regarding the trade candidate highlighted in todays report feel free to submit your question to this blog page and I will attach my answer to your question as soon as possible. I believe today’s strategy will be [...]

0 Webinar Q & A from 02/26/09

Posted on February 26, 2009 by AJ Monte

Kiai K. asks: Q: Does a Put enable a stop-loss order? A: A stop loss order is something you would use to protect against a drop in the market, but it does not offer you 100% protection. If a stock gaps down overnight and opens at a price below your stop price you can lose [...]

0 Webinar Q & A Part 3 of 3

Posted on February 23, 2009 by AJ Monte

Jonathan A. asks: Q: When I want to purchase stock on etrade the cost is 5.69 a share, but the ask price is 5.70, what is the ask price? A: There are three prices that are posted on your trading