Member Trading Video: January 30, 2018
End of month rebalancing or something more? It was nice to be positioned with shorts, but one regret: covering my AAPL short Friday! #LIVEPortfolio today for #Chases: MCD +144% and WYNN + 153%; #Swings: VXX +171% +116%, OIH +100%, SLB +186%. Not a bad day! Happy Trading, Samantha
Member Trading Video January 25, 2018
Munchin talks down the US Dollar and Trump talks it up. Whatever the reason, it finally bounced. AAPL dropped and the Market was ‘soggy’ with PM + MO providing a bit more excitement which I had I planned to avoid. Although not a bad day of Closed Trades, there are still a bunch of […]
Member Trading Video: January 23, 2018
Let’s talk about losers: NFLX (for me not NFLX -they crushed it!), and soon to be DAL and probably IBM, Thank goodness there are these things called winners: USCR+73%, MAT +107% + 200%, GE +119%, and LVS+357%. Let’s see what tomorrow brings! Happy Trading, Samantha
Member Trading Video: January 22, 2018
From nice suggested morning chases in ROKU, SQ and XBI … to closing out some partial longs in SQ +80%, THC +237% LVS +250%, today was not as scary as many feared it would be. Up 92% YTD #Swing. New positions in DAL, ORCL, NFLX, GE, BMY, and USRC … to stalking ideas in Casino and […]
Member Trading Video: Week Ending January 19, 2018
Here is an overview of open trades against a backdrop of crazy Shutdown Shenanigans plus SWING, IDEA, QUANT TRADE RESULTS for week/month ending Jan 19, 2018. Tough weekly results for me from shorting before it’s time. But I’ll make up for it… Steve’s Quant signals, although few, are hitting a 100% win rate… Happy […]
Room Open at 1:30: Here’s a Pre-Fed Video + Personal Note
I’m long Gold/Miners and here’s why. The really big central bank announcement isn’t today. Operational Note: I sent this to a trading buddy via DM this morning and I share it with you because I value transparency and your trust in me. On migrating the site: this had to be done to create stability and […]
Member Trading Video for November 6, 2017 PM Edition
An update on positions: RRC, APC, UNG, AMBA, OLED, GBT, CBI, W, CF, JNUG, TLT, CF, ETSY, BUFF… Samantha
Member Trading Video for November 6, 2017 AM Edition
Given website issues, I am unable to be in the Trading Room this morning so I wanted to get you a short video on what I see. Hope it helps. Samantha
Member Trading Video for Week of October 22, 2017
It is earnings season and we are trading A LOT in the room. Here’s why: volatility is wicked cheap and moves are wicked. Also because I just don’t have a Basket Trade going on right now to focus on. Meaning, in August I spied the Oil & Gas Patch move higher and with it […]
Member Trading Video for Week of October 15, 2017
Macro-to-Micro Analysis, Education and Trade Set Ups from Samantha -For Your Look Ahead and a Look Back.
Member Trading Video for Week of September 24, 2017
After a big Nasdaq downdraft day on Monday, I reviewed my thesis and positions around Oil, US Dollar, Rates, Inflation and likely end of Mo/Qtr buying post sell-off. $USO $FXE $XLE $QQQ among others. MEMBER NOTE: I will not be posting a Gone Fishing Newsletter October 1st or 8th but will resume October 15th. UPDATE […]
Member Trading Video September 15, 2017
Despite a North Korean missile test over Japan, a London terrorist attack, very disappointing retail sales and and and…SPY CLOSED AT 2500 TODAY!!! That’s what I call a pin on options expiration (OPEX) month 😉 I do not expect it to stay here next week. In fact, I fully expect a pullback into the […]
Mid-Week Member Trading Video for Week of September 10
My late-night (Tues) Macro-to-Micro Review for the Week of September 10, 2017 A Lot is covered: Oversold Energy and Oversold Retail as Continuation Themes since late August. Now, potential Oil Inflation Spike and with it US Dollar. New Fave Sector long: Auto part plays: ORLY, AZO, AAP, GPC with TGT COST big box. Waiting […]
Member Trading Video for Week of September 3, 2017
My late-night Macro-to-Micro Review for the Week of September 3, 2017 A Lot is covered hence it’s length: Bad breadth, Expected Moves, Risk Parity, Small Caps, Weak Financials, Gold Run, Dollar-Yen Carry, Harvey, Hurricanes, Commodities, China, Oil… At LaDucTrading, I analyze price patterns and intermarket relationships across stocks, commodities, currencies and interest rates. I develop […]