SCT Podcast

2019 is here what are your Trading Resolutions? In this episode of the SCT Podcast Sarah and TJ discuss what their resolutions are for 2019.

Apple (AAPL) stock has moved down from previous highs and is now trading around $170. Is this the time to buy some AAPL? Call options allow a trader to profit if a stock like Apple moves up. In this episode of the SCT Podcast, we discuss if now is a good time to buy call options or shares in AAPL. 

Price is at attractive levels but there are many bearish factors that could push price down lower.

2018 is coming to a close, and it has been a year that re introduced Volatility to our trading vocabulary. From all time new highs in the S&P500 to 90 point one day drops, the theme that emerged was that we could never trust the current move that the market was making.

How are we going to close out December 2018? Listen to the SCT Podcast as TJ discusses how we believe that we will end the year with even more volatility. The year end looked like it would quiet down and the market would maintain current levels until the end of the year. However China trade discussions, Brexit, FOMC and Muller have all reared their head over the last few days, looking to add more volatility in to the end of the year.

Expiry is an important decision for any options trade. Picking the correct expiry can make the difference between making money in an options trade and not making money in the trade.

In this episode of the SCT Podcast we discuss how to pick the best expiry for your options strategies. We detail when to pick a shorter expiry and when to extend the time to expiry.

When trading you will lose money. Each trader will deal with this differently. While each trader is unique and will handle the situation in their own way, there are some trips and strategies that we can use as traders to manage the losses and move on to the next profitable trade.

In this episode of the SCT Podcast, we will discuss some strategies for managing losses when trading, and discuss something that you should not ever do as a trader after a loss.

The markets are always presenting new and exciting ideas to traders. There is always another trade or a new stock that is making all time highs or lows.

How can you as a trader filter out the market noise and maintain your focus on the strategies that are making you money.

It is all too easy to be distracted by news or a surprise move in a stock. In this podcast we discuss how we keep our eyes on the ball and stick to our proven options trading strategies.

Implied volatility has been on investors minds lately, as the markets have seen an increase in the amount they are moving each day. This increase in volatility has spilled over to individual stocks increasing the Implied Volatility.

Implied Volatility can be traded directly, or traders can take advantage of certain options strategies that benefit from increasing and high volatility.

In this episode of the SCT Podcast we discuss the strategies and tools we use to trade Implied Volatility.

There are many ways to pick stocks to trade. From fundamental analysis to technical analysis, to gut feel. Each investor will have a set of criteria they use to pick the stocks they trade. 

Some traders like to invest in the stocks of the company's products they really like. if you like Ford cars then you would buy Ford stock.

In this episode of the podcast we discuss how we choose stocks to invest in and if we buy stocks and options based on the products we really like.

Shecantrade has launched YouCanTrade.com, the new site is active and will grow to provide more trading related products for its users. SheCanTrade is not going anywhere, we are just extending our brand so we can offer even more products to our valued customers in the future.

Check back often for more updates, courses and great trading related products.

The market can have unexpected moves at any time. What do you do as an investor after a large market correction or sell off like we just witnessed?

Volatility increases and with it your stress level as an investor and trader. The increase in volatility can be a benefit to traders. The increase in volatility increases the premium in options and can increase the price that options can be sold for.

Corrections allow new levels of support and resistance to be made, think of a correction like wiping off a chalkboard, preparing it for the next great idea to be written. This means opportunity for investors and traders, with new ranges and increased volatility corrections can open up a word of opportunity if you are patient and listen to the market's clues.

In this episode of the SCT podcast we discuss what to do after a market correction and how to benefit from the "reset".