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Exercise Your Flexibility

Exercise Your Flexibility

0 / February 18, 2012 11:21 am

Be clear about your goal but be flexible about the process of achieving it.  (Brian Tracy) It can be challenging to change our way of thinking.  Naturally, we form opinions about people, events and expectations and move forward based on [...]

Buy the Dip, Sell the Rip

Buy the Dip, Sell the Rip

0 / February 16, 2012 6:17 pm
The Closing Print: 10 Handle Rule Day & Bernanke Speaks

The Closing Print: 10 Handle Rule Day & Bernanke Speaks

0 / February 9, 2012 4:12 pm

The S&P made a high of 1351 and a low of 1341 or 10 handles.  At the close, 27 of the DOW 30 were for Sale.  The MOC was Flat or no program. MrTopStep (15:45:27) $ 437.11 M / -447.86 [...]

The Closing Print: Ground Hog Day

The Closing Print: Ground Hog Day

0 / February 8, 2012 4:18 pm

S&P made a high of 1347.5 and a low of 1338.7.  Into the close, the market is almost exactly the same place as yesterday. At the close, MOC had a $220 Sell Program.  See the sector breakdown below: MrTopStep (15:45:35) [...]

The Closing Print: S&P up 30% off the Oct lows off the Strong 243K NFP Numbers

The Closing Print: S&P up 30% off the Oct lows off the Strong 243K NFP Numbers

0 / February 3, 2012 3:56 pm

S&P made a high of 1342 and a low of 1333.5. The total trading range was 19.3 handle day.  Goldman was looking for 150K Non-Farm Payroll but the actual number was 243k.   From the October low at 1062, the S&P [...]

The Closing Print: Thin to Win…Friday’s Jobs Number

The Closing Print: Thin to Win…Friday’s Jobs Number

0 / February 2, 2012 3:31 pm

S&P made a high of 1325.50 and a low of 1317.8.  The total trading range was 7.7 handles and we had the lowest volume of the year.  If you take out the 300k ESH from Globex only 1M ESH trade. [...]

Futures Basics

Futures Basics

0 / January 25, 2012 1:51 pm

MrTopStep’s Eubie and OptionsProfits Jill Malandrino discuss Futures basics…From Trading Rules to Trading Extremes and Risk Profiles

MF Global & Confidence in the Market

MF Global & Confidence in the Market

0 / January 24, 2012 5:38 pm

From the CME trading floor, Optionsprofits Jill Malandrino and Rick Santelli discuss the outlook for the futures industry & trading overall.

The Closing Print: FMOC Day 1 Light Vols…Floor Chatter of a 1300 Retest.

The Closing Print: FMOC Day 1 Light Vols…Floor Chatter of a 1300 Retest.

0 / January 24, 2012 4:42 pm

While the FMOC started day 1 of the 2 day meeting, the markets had a sluggish trading day with light vols.  At the close, MOC imbalance was a strong 1.1 Billion to BUY. Sector Breakdown: Overall (15:45:41) $ 1,308.05 M [...]