It looks like even the Fed isn’t completely blind to the consequences of its actions.  Given the path they’ve stuck to for the past year, it wasn’t hard to imagine they’d stay the course. Ha! Who am I kidding? The...

This afternoon’s breaking news: the Fed hikes another 25 basis points, with plans for one more hike this year, and then it’s taking its foot off the gas. In short, it’s about the banks and the latest disaster they’ve brought...

Hey there Profit Takeover reader, Your man, Andrew Giovinazzi here. How’s it going? I’ve gotta tell ya… it’s definitely an interesting time in the markets right now. In fact, it’s possibly THE best time to be an options trader.  But,...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, Anytime a member of the Federal Reserve speaks, it can cause a lot of tension in the market. Today was yet another perfect example. We see a lot of chop up and down beforehand, which is...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, I was so fortunate to meet Andrew Giovinazzi over a decade ago and learn to trade options through his training program. Hundreds of floor traders have made millions using Andrew’s options trading methods – just like...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, I owe all my success with options trading to two things: #1 – The options training program that Andrew Giovinazzi created. This taught me the basics and gave me a strong foundation for options trading. #2...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, We’ve seen major chop in the market and in AAPL for the past few days. Now it looks like we’re reaching critical mass. The question is, how can we know when investors decide on their next...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, Licia Leslie, affectionately known as the Queen of the Candlesticks, is the Head of Trading at Option Pit – and she’s an expert candlestick analyst. Understanding candlesticks is helpful for traders to make predictions about the...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, If you haven’t heard my earnings motto yet, it’s Trade to it, NOT through it… This is my strategy to buy and sell options before earnings but not hold them through earnings, then trade options again...

Dear Profit Takeover reader, You know my earnings motto: Trade to it, NOT through it… That’s because of the bittersweet post-earnings volatility crush – when option prices divebomb. Now, if you are already in a trade you’ll want to get...