As I mentioned in yesterday's Options Jam Session, the stock market is currently sending mixed signals and it has me open to the idea of adding some short exposure to my portfolio to balance the risks to my open long positions.
So I'm on the hunt for weak stocks that are showing signs of losing significant support levels.
If the way Nvidia is trading is an indication that the semiconductors run is far from over, then we have to believe some additional names down the cap scale will attempt to play catchup.
One of those names is Advanced Micro Devices.
Check out the ground that $AMD has to cover to get back to all-time highs:
My portfolio could benefit from some directional diversification right now. As such, I had my eye on a bearish bet this morning to help balance out my mostly directionally long exposure.
And one name that I and our analysts discussed in our meeting yesterday appears to be hanging on the precipice of a potentially large fall. The company will be announcing earnings on July 4th (who does that?) and I think that might be the final nail in the coffin to send this stock lower (if not sooner).
Last week in Sonoma, we uncovered a bunch of potential trades that are setting up in a variety of sectors. But one of them is sending a glaring signal that it is ready for us to get involved right now, so let's not waste any time.
As this bull market shows signs of resuming its march higher, we're setting our sights abroad because U.S. stocks don't have a monopoly on great setups. There are some great companies overseas that trade here in the U.S. that are also setting up for great stock rallies.
I mean, it's right there in the name. This company makes no bones about what they do. And I'm into it. Especially when I'm looking for a leveraged play into the metals sector for a potentially big move.
Buying here might not be for the feignt of heart, but if you love gap-no-go patterns with a long time horizon to play out, this might be the golden ticket.
Regardless of our feelings about the man behind the phenomenon, putting that all aside, there is a potentially great trade setting up in this Trump Media & Technology Group $DJT.
No setup gets me more excited than buying a fresh new all-time high.
There are no bagholders looking to unload their losing position to breakeven. Every investor or trader holding a long position is making money. And every trader holding a short position is losing money and the only way they correct that sad state of affairs is to buy stock to stop their losses.
In other words, blue skies above.
This doesn't guarantee success on a long trade here, of course. But these are the types of trades that commonly lead to my biggest gains.
Here's a weekly chart of semiconductor name Analog Devices $ADI: