While most technical analysis is concerned with the direction of the trend and potential turning points, analysis of volatility is critical especially when trading options. Remember, in equity options there are two sources of supply and demand: direction and premium. So while we do have to figure out where the stock is headed, we also
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The Coming Volatility Breakout in Baidu
Stocktwits Brunch, 11-21
The Dummy Short in BIDU Today
There was a very nice intraday technical setup in BIDU this morning. I like to call this a "Dummy Short" because if you aren't shorting it you are a dummy. Big cap tech has been weak relative to the market over the past few trading days. On Friday BIDU traded down and held support at
Another Freight Train Play
You know you want to. There's nothing sexier than calling a top in a stock or a market. If you can do this, you will be invited to all the fancy dinner parties to tell your tales of adventure; you will get "Tepper'd" by the media as endless TV requests come pouring into your inbox;
Stocktwits Brunch, 9-12
Get some video goodness going into this week. First 30 minutes covers global macro and current risk measures, second 30 minutes we go over great setups from the stream. Setups: CTRP, GMCR, RINO, CEO, SLW, SCMR, ECH, TUR, GXG, AMZN, BIDU, RADS, CVGW, GEOY, AIB, SRCL, SIRI, TQNT, ID, RAX and a few others