In this episode I am thrilled to have Mark Newton, Founder of Newton Advisors. Mark is one of those Technical Analysts that I have followed for many many years. His intermarket perspective and top/down approach is one of the best on The Street. He does great work on relative strength and ratio charts to really gauge the flow of money from one asset to another. His experience on both the Buy Side and Sell Side gives him a unique perspective and I’ve always found it helpful to pick his brain whenever I get the chance. In our conversation we discussed U.S. Stock market breadth, keeping an open mind to future outcomes, Interest Rates, Oil and Gold and how he approaches the market day in and day out. I really enjoyed recording this episode and I think you’ll quickly see why. This was a good one! [Read more…]
[Premium] US Commodity Update
From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting
For most of the year we’ve been talking about downside in Bonds and the potential effects that would have on Equities and Commodities. With rates extending their gains to start the fourth quarter, we’re going to use this post to look at the structural trends in Commodities and determine which are best positioned to benefit if we start to see money rotate.
[Options Premium] Leaders Gonna Lead if We Resume Higher
U.S. stocks gave everyone a little reminder last week that stocks don’t always go straight up in Bull Markets. Significant gains will be seen in the drivers of every bull run, but not without pauses and pullbacks along the way. Overall, we’re still bullish here, but more cautiously so and looking to minimize our risks on long plays as best we can.
If the markets are currently undergoing a pause that refreshes, then we expect the resumption to highs will be lead — at least in part — by semiconductors. With that in mind, we want to be buying dips amongst the leaders in this space and we have a great candidate lined up. [Read more…]
[Options Premium] Volatility Premium — SOLD TO YOU
Gotta love it when the market hands us a little two-way action to remind everyone that stocks go both up and down. And more importantly, I get real excited when I start to see options premiums rise thanks to irrationally freaking out market participants. Is the top in? I don’t know and neither do you (my gut says no), but there are plenty of people starting to buy protection in the options market to protect their positions. We’ll happily take the other side of those insurance bets. [Read more…]
Introducing All Star Charts Institutional
Over the past decade, I’ve been fortunate enough to do business with most of the largest financial institutions in the world. Banks, Hedge Funds, Family Offices, RIAs and other big buyers have counted on me, and now us as team, to help them allocate assets more successfully.
Our idea flow comes within the context of a global macro perspective. Individual stock trades are ultimately derived from both cross-asset analysis and risk vs reward, which we are always trying to skew in our favor. Many of our customers come just for the risk management strategies. They are fundamentally focused but want to better understand what the technicals are reflecting in terms of risk. Others come for the trade idea generation looking to add alpha, knowing the team is constantly reevaluating the current market conditions
While we have already been doing work with private clients over the past few years, we will now be officially opening it up to the public as a stand alone business. You can apply for an Allstarcharts Institutional Account here.
We’ve been around. We understand that the business has changed. It is not like the old days where Traders and Advisors had a team of analysts to help them with decision making. Wall Street firms can’t exchange research for trading commissions anymore, under the new laws changing. Even if they could, the spreads aren’t what they used to be anyway and the business has been flawed with the improvements in electronic access and trading. The lawmakers have just sped up the process and are helping them finally go extinct. A void has been left and we’ve been selected by all of you to fill it. So thank you for that.
We have built a team capable of providing excellent research and customer service. So far in 2018, we have already made two key acquisitions to our team. We have added Tom Bruni, formerly of Ernst & Young, to provide technical analysis in both the U.S. and foreign markets. Additionally, Sean McLaughlin joined the team in Q2 as our Chief Options Strategist, helping our clients better express their views in the derivatives markets.
With this new Institutional offering, the firm has hired Jonathan Bloom, who brings 20 years of experience on the Sell Side, as the new Head of Institutional Sales:
I’m beyond thrilled to be joining such a high caliber team of Technical Analysts led by JC Parets. I’ve known and consumed JC’s work since inception. Therefore, I understand why buy-side accounts have asked Allstarcharts to provide their trusted expertise. Business models have changed so much over the last 5 years. Clients want the best fit for their specific objectives these days, and this is the team to do it.”
The firm’s new offering has been formulated in tandem with buy-side clients wanting higher touch analyst interaction and responsive customer service for today’s dynamic environment. Each client will always have unique needs respective to their process. Allstarcharts’ new platform has been built with that in mind.
It really is a pleasure being in this business. Our clients are the smartest in the market. I learn so much from these regular interactions that I can then put back into my analysis. I would be a fool not to do it. So I encourage you, if you’re looking for more access and a higher touch point product, fill out an application and our Head of Institutional Sales Jonathan Bloom will get back to you right away.
Thanks again for all the support!
JC
Which Way Are Stocks Headed Now?
There are a lot of interesting developments working through the markets these days. Whether it’s the relentless sector rotation underneath the surface or the divergences between small and large-cap stocks, there is no shortage of topics to discuss about the current environment. I have been in the camp that a breakdown in Bonds to new multi-year lows would likely be accompanied by a lower yen and higher stock and commodities prices. Through last week that strategy has worked really well.
Moving forward, however, how does this face-ripper in rates impact U.S. stocks? Is the relative strength in financials this week a positive sign for equities? Or are they just getting a sympathy bid because of rates? Are Semiconductors finally going to break out above their epic 2000 highs, which they’ve been flirting with all year? What about Gold and Crude Oil? How do they fit in?
This morning I was on the Benzinga Premarket Prep Show discussing what I felt are the most important topics in the markets right now. Here is the interview in full: [Read more…]
Managing Options Positions Near Expiration
From time to time I like to review some of my Best Practices for my own benefit, but also for the benefit of readers of this blog, and for subscribers to All Star Options. So let’s get right to it…
This past Friday marked an important monthly date in the regular cycle of options expirations. Friday marked the line in the sand where we crossed under 21 days until October expiration.
Why is 21 days until expiration important?
In short: because of theta and gamma.
For long premium positions, theta decay starts to become a major drag, and increasingly so with each passing day. For short premium positions, gamma has the potential to produce wild swings in your position equity. Neither of these scenarios are very appealing for obvious reasons.
Lets breakdown the risks and actions to take for a variety of common strategies. [Read more…]
Here’s Why Germany Matters
There is a lot of noise being made this week about potential divergences in U.S. Stock markets. The one thing that gets lost in the shuffle is that just because asset A is rising and asset B is not keeping up, that asset A needs to correct and come down to meet asset B. Rarely does it get mentioned that asset B can just get some rotation and catch up to the relative strength that asset A is showing. In fact, during bull markets (which we’re in, not sure if you heard) the latter is a perfectly normal occurrence.
Today we’re going to take a look at a more macro correlation that I think we need to be watching. We’re talking specifically about the long-term behavior patterns of the S&P500 in America and the DAX in Germany. Going back many decades, these two indexes really move in sync. [Read more…]
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