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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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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, [...]

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. 

0 Q&A from 10/30 Webinar

Posted on November 1, 2008 by AJ Monte

Q:  Bearing in mind that ‘amateurs open the market and pros close it’, if you see a pivot point after the close, should you wait until the last hour of the following day before putting the trade on? – Andrew A:  We often trade in the last 15 min of the day. So if we [...]

1 More Options Q & A

Posted on October 15, 2008 by AJ Monte

Q:  I just recently suffered a layoff and I’m a little tired of working for someone else and moving from job to job. Is trading stocks and options something i can do for a living?  – Andrew A:  You can trade for a living but you must be prepared to treat it like a real business.  [...]

5 Q&A from the Sept. 25th Options Trading for Beginners

Posted on September 27, 2008 by AJ Monte

Q: If I want to sell before the option expires, can I choose when and does the writer have to buy it back? – John A:  You can choose to sell your option at any time prior to expiration. 

1 Q&A from September 23rd Introduction to Trading Webinar

Posted on September 25, 2008 by AJ Monte

Q:  So is now a good time for short trades (with stocks going down)? – Tom. B A:  It is always a good time for short trades.  We don’t consider a market – or parts of the market – to be good or bad.