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corrected link... Jonathan and Samantha discuss the 40% VIX surge from Friday into Monday, how Samantha's SOON-to-be-released RiskON/RiskOFF indicator alerted clients 4 days before; $TSLA as a software disrupter and gamma as a market maker; ‘Blue Wave’ positioning for...

Jonathan and Samantha discuss market structure in gamma, vanna and charm - but in simple terms so folks get it. Then they discuss current event risks as market continues to grind higher while complacency and extreme optimism reigns supreme. They end on a human note,...

Talk about good timing... Samantha interviews Jonathan Gibbons of vigtec.io, a prop trader and fintech entrepreneur. Together they discuss the markets at inflection point, volatility set ups and Jonathan's exciting new software app that helps traders find highest...

We invited Robert MacMinn back after last month's Guest Captain Interview in which Samantha and Robert talk their books being long the oil patch. (November 12th - Macro-to-Micro Power Hour: Oil, Back To The Future) Robert discusses his rationale for timing the recent...

Jonathan and Samantha discuss the euphoric market melt-up in calls, and the sectors that are staying bid. Then we wax philosophically about how this resembles both Jan/Feb 2018 fundamentally and October 2008 sentimentally - but with monetary, fiscal and vaccine shots...

Jonathan and I discuss hot option flow and how to tell when it's hot and when it's not, overbought sector themes and forgotten volatility. Jonathan gave us a thrill by showing off their options data integration into their Live Charts on the VigTec.io platform. It is a...

Jonathan and I talked about the current market, year-end flows and TSLA's inclusion into the S&P before Jonathan made his presentation about China's rise to power and market implications moving forward, especially for the US dollar. Remember: Each Tuesday for...

Robert MacMinn @RobertMacMinn talks with Samantha about his process and models for timing and trading oil and integrated companies, as well as his big themes of the "Four D's" as Oil moves "Back To The Future". Guest Captain: Robert (Bob) MacMinn Bob has been actively...

Jonathan and I talked a lot about market views, option flows, $FXI $VIX $DXY in my Guest Captain Interview series Tuesday. We ran out of time to talk *all things China* but he has a 25 min PPT on that for next Tuesday 4ET. Remember: Each Tuesday for LaDucTrading's...

Last Tuesday for LaDucTrading's inaugural kick-off of our new Guest Captain Interview series, Samantha interviewed Jonathan Gibbons of vigtec.io, a prop trader and fintech entrepreneur. Together they discussed their expectations for a volatility spike. VIX exploded...

Premarket Tuesday I reviewed recent news, intermarket themes from my recent client post and market thoughts. Recommended Trade Ideas Highlighed: UGA, UNG, VLO, MPC, XOM... X, ROKU, TSLA, GBTC, TLT, UUP. For intraday trading: above SPX $2898 resistance is bullish,...

UNLOCKED Client Video: As warned Thursday April 30th in my live trading room and month-end client post, markets had hit key resistance levels Thursday and would likely digest/pull back post FOMC and FAAMG earnings. Friday morning I warned at the open: "I think we're...

APRIL 8TH: SAMANTH'A MARKET TIMING CALL FOR CLIENTS: "BULLISH INTO EARNINGS". HERE'S ONE INTRADAY INDICATOR THAT HELPED HER HELP CLIENTS STAY LONG: TC 2000 - T2104  VOLUME INDICATOR. AFTER SAMANTHA SAID 'MARKET IS BULLISH DESPITE -4% SPX BULLISH INTRADAY REVERSAL' ON...

I've recommended $GILD to clients since Fri 1/31 as a "hold your nose" trend trade. Today I spied large Unusual Option Activity and told my clients LIVE in my Trading Room that I was convicted it would move higher. My room moderator sized up a "double bullish" option...

Thursday April 2nd, Crude had it's biggest one day gain in history +35%. See how Samantha spied the set up Monday for clients in her live trading room - she went on to write about it for clients Tues and Wed - and then caught it real-time Thursday morning. Rec'd long...

I said in this ForexAnalytix interview on Friday morning March 13th that this market correction was worse than 2008 AND last week we had the biggest market drop since.... 2008!

Markets are full of risks - from CoronaVirus contagion disrupting economic stability to Repo liquidity disrupting money markets and both that fuel Credit markets instability. I review key Macro-to-Micro concerns, charts and price levels.

I've never seen distribution selling under the price action like this in the entirety of my trading career. I smelled/warned/wrote about but had no vision for a flash crash or waterfall just stair-stepping those $SPY gap fills. Well, we are crashing 1987-style UNDER...