Using Options to Trade AAPL Earnings

Trading stock around the times of earnings releases is a notoriously difficult operation because it requires accurate prediction of the direction of price movement. Wrong predictions can expose the trader to substantial loss if large unexpected moves occur against his position. Because of the risk associated with these events, many traders use options to define […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (20th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Rally runs out of steamMorning Report: 08.00 London • Risk assets have rallied well this week, but the buying interest appears to have run out of steam in the last 24 hours. This morning, the Japanese […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (19th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Gold rebounds but euro questions remain Morning Report: 08.00 London • Yesterday saw some strong buying action, but the euro and gold still lagged. This morning gold is finally coming to the party, with a rise […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (18th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Markets stable after late evening rally Morning Report: 08.00 London • Last night financial markets rallied into the close, helping to undo a lot of the negative sentiment following Ben Bernanke’s testimony. This morning, financial markets […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (17th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Aussie dollar breaks away Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning, financial markets have a positive bias with the Australian dollar breaking away from the rest of the pack following the release of the minutes from […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (16th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Yen dictating early trading Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning, the Japanese yen is leading the early movements on currency markets with all the major yen pairs down so far today. The USD/ JPY is […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (13th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Markets rebound despite China GDP slowdown. Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning financial markets are finding some support despite China GDP slowing to its lowest level since 2009 (though in line with analyst’s expectations). • […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (12th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Markets on Australian data Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning financial market’s wings have been clipped following worse than expected Australian economic data in the early hours of the morning. Added to this, last night’s […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (11th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Gold leads rebound trade Morning Report: 08.00 London • After some heavy selling into the close last night, financial markets are attempting a rebound this morning. This seems to be more short position covering rather than […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (10th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Euro hope slips back Morning Report: 08.00 London • The recent euro summit induced confidence is slowly being eroded as financial markets take another step back this morning. The Spanish bailout is front and centre again […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (9th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Euro leads early rebound Morning Report: 08.00 London • The weekend was largely free of bad news from Europe and as a consequence, the rebound trade is setting in for the euro following last week’s sharp […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (6th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Analysts looking for US employment lift Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning we have the release of one of the most important economic items for the month – US Non Farm Payrolls. Analysts are expecting good […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (5th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Markets wait for the ECB Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning financial markets have a negative bias ahead of a very busy day on the economic calendar. The main item is the expected rate cut from […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (5th July)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Markets wait for the ECB Morning Report: 08.00 London • This morning financial markets have a negative bias ahead of a very busy day on the economic calendar. The main item is the expected rate cut from […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (13th January)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, BetOnMarkets Market Strategist.       Morning Report: Stand by for action Morning Report: 07.45 London • Forex markets are quiet, with the US dollar regaining a little of the significant ground lost yesterday. This is especially the case with […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (4th January)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, BetOnMarkets Market Strategist.       Morning Report: Aussie slumps, Canadian dollar holds firm Morning Report 07.30 London • Forex and US stock markets were open yesterday, but today will be seen by many as the first proper trading day […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (13th June)

              Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, Professional Trader     Greek concerns subdue early moves… Morning Report: 08.00 London • While yesterday saw some good buying action on some ‘risk on’ assets, the euro was weak on a relative basis. The main lingering concern is over the […]

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BetOnMarkets Daily Market Report (16th June)

Read the Daily Market Report from Dave Evans, BetOnMarkets Market Strategist.       US Dollar versus the Euro • Today’s big U.S. Dollar move versus the Euro on the threat French bank downgrades and riots in the streets of Greece has me thinking about their respective Exchange Traded Fund proxies, UUP and FXE. Of […]

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Gold Futures Falls Before FOMC Statement Release

Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as the Federal Open Market Committee prepares to conclude its two-day policy meeting later today. Bullion for immediate delivery declined 0.58% to $1,206.90 per ounce […] The post Gold Futures Falls Before FOMC Statement Release appeared first on | HY Markets Official blog. Related Posts:Weekly forecast based on simplified wave […]

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Gold Futures Falls Before FOMC Statement Release

Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as the Federal Open Market Committee prepares to conclude its two-day policy meeting later today. Bullion for immediate delivery declined 0.58% to $1,206.90 per ounce […] The post Gold Futures Falls Before FOMC Statement Release appeared first on | HY Markets Official blog. Related Posts:Weekly forecast based on simplified wave […]

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Gold technical analysis for May 20, 2014

Gold price remains inside the triangle. Price has been rejected at the triangle resistance and pulled back towards the lower triangle boundaries. Support is found at $1,287 and resistance, at $1,310. The trend is neutral as long as Gold price is inside this triangle. Price has fallen below the Ichimoku cloud favoring bears a bit. […]

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Gold technical analysis for May 20, 2014

Gold price remains inside the triangle. Price has been rejected at the triangle resistance and pulled back towards the lower triangle boundaries. Support is found at $1,287 and resistance, at $1,310. The trend is neutral as long as Gold price is inside this triangle. Price has fallen below the Ichimoku cloud favoring bears a bit. […]

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GOLD correctional move up

As gold started a medium-term decline on May 18, which ended on June 05 when the price tested a low of 1162. It looks like the correction might be taking place, which could lead to a further extension up. The confirmation of a short-term uptrend scenario could be the breakout of the downtrend trendline that […]

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GOLD correctional move up

As gold started a medium-term decline on May 18, which ended on June 05 when the price tested a low of 1162. It looks like the correction might be taking place, which could lead to a further extension up. The confirmation of a short-term uptrend scenario could be the breakout of the downtrend trendline that […]

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Technical analysis of Gold for October 16, 2014

Technical outlook and chart setups: Gold push through initial resistance at $1,240.00 levels and made fresh highs at $1,250.00 yesterday. The metal is expected to correct itself towards $1,210.00 levels before rallying further. Please note that $1,208.00 is the 0.618 fibonacci support of the rally between $1,183.00 and $1,250.00 and it is also converging at […]

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Technical analysis of Gold for October 16, 2014

Technical outlook and chart setups: Gold push through initial resistance at $1,240.00 levels and made fresh highs at $1,250.00 yesterday. The metal is expected to correct itself towards $1,210.00 levels before rallying further. Please note that $1,208.00 is the 0.618 fibonacci support of the rally between $1,183.00 and $1,250.00 and it is also converging at […]

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Technical analysis of Silver for May 12, 2015

Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver is trading at the level of $16.20/25 now and is preparing to pullback higher again. Please also note that the metal is pulling back from the support line of the recent cone type consolidation, which is encouraging for bulls. Immediate support is seen at $16.00/15.90 followed by $15.60, $15.30, […]

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Technical analysis of Silver for May 12, 2015

Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver is trading at the level of $16.20/25 now and is preparing to pullback higher again. Please also note that the metal is pulling back from the support line of the recent cone type consolidation, which is encouraging for bulls. Immediate support is seen at $16.00/15.90 followed by $15.60, $15.30, […]

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Technical analysis of Silver for August 13, 2015

Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver has pushed through the fibonacci 0.786 resistance levels around $15.60 for now. The metal is seen to be producing a bearish evening star candlestick pattern at the moment, indicating a potential pullback lower. It is hence recommended to remain flat for now, while aggressive trade setup could be to […]

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Technical analysis of Silver for August 13, 2015

Technical outlook and chart setups: Silver has pushed through the fibonacci 0.786 resistance levels around $15.60 for now. The metal is seen to be producing a bearish evening star candlestick pattern at the moment, indicating a potential pullback lower. It is hence recommended to remain flat for now, while aggressive trade setup could be to […]

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