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In this episode we welcome Coach Tyler Craig from Tackle Trading for a discussion on how to select which options strategy to use in different technical and volatility conditions. The Trading Justice Newsletter for January was written by Tyler on this topic and it does a great job teaching you how to go from a big list of options strategies and to reduce it down to the ones you will use and in what conditions you should use them. Listen in to the feature presentation to get some insight from Tyler and Tim as they have a conversation about implied volatility, delta, theta, vega, directional bias and more. 

Before that, the coaches analyze the broad market conditions during our skyline. Last week was a historic week in terms of news and politics, but what implications does that have on the market? Coach Matt discusses that and more as we have a discussion about the state of stocks, gold, bitcoin, oil, an earnings season preview and sector analysis. 

Lastly, Coach Mark has selected 8 financial instruments and we have a bracket style game where we select which instrument we want to have as our valentine over the next month. He has a few stocks, a few commodities, bitcoin and a few sectors to choose from during this fun little game.

2:09 Market Skyline

38:50 Options Strategy Selection

1:00:50 Asset Bracket Challenge

In this episode, Matt, Tim and Mark discuss the release of the Tackle 25 Covered Call lists for 2021. Each year, we build a list of 25 stocks that represent both growth and cash flow opportunities in the market that also have strong fundamentals. There are 5 lists in total, where the main list has 25 stocks, the others all contain 10 stocks. 

Here are the lists:

- Tackle 25 

- Dividend Fireworks

- Poor Boys Covered Calls

- Dirty Sexy Money

- ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) *new list this year!

In 2020, last years lists performance was phenomenal. Here are the performance stats for 2020:

- Tackle 25 +18.54%

- Poor Boys Covered Call + 19.56%

- Dividend Fireworks -8%

- Dirty Sexy Money +109.3%!!!

Listen in as Matt talks about how the lists are created and describes the process he uses each year to build these incredibly valuable lists of stocks for our trading community.

If you're a PRO member of Tackle Trading, you can access the lists here: https://tackletrading.com/tackle-25-2021/

Lastly, the coaches make predictions on who will win in the NFL playoffs that are starting this week.  If you're a football fan, it's been a wild year with some familiar names playing well.  Who do you think will win the Super Bowl?

2:05 Market Skyline

28:50 Tackle 25

1:02:50 NFL SB Pick

In this episode, Matt, Tim, Mark and Emily Muiruri get together to make predictions for the markets in 2021. This is a long standing tradition on our podcast.  At the end of every year, we put on our best thinking caps and speculate about what will happen in the market over the next 12 months. These are the questions each coach answers:

• What will be the price of the S&P 500 at the end of 2021?
• What will the price of gold be at the end of 2021?
• What will the price of silver be at the end of 2021?
• What will the price of oil be at the end of 2021?
• Which precious metal has the best 2021? Silver, gold, platinum, or palladium?
• What will the price of Bitcoin be at the end of 2021?
• What will the price of the dollar be in 2021?
• Will small caps over or under perform in 2021?
• What will be the worst performing sector in 2021?
• What will the best performing sector be in 2021?
• Will IPOs continue their hot streak?
• How many interest rate hikes will occur in 2021?
• Will Stay-at-home stocks such as Zoom, Peloton and Teledoc do better in 2021 versus reopening plays such as Cinemark, Cheesecake Factory and Carnival Cruise?

Listen in to hear our thoughts, insight and outright speculation about what may happen in 2021.  

In this episode, the coaches get together to discuss last years predictions and receive Volker and Bernanke awards for the best and worst ones. At the end of each year we make predictions for the next year on stocks, gold, the US Dollar, Bitcoin, Oil and more. Listen in as we discuss a year that was in the markets as Coach Mark determines who wins Volker's for the best predictions and Bernanke's for the worst.

Before that, we analyze the major stories in the market during our Skyline. Congress is voting Monday on another round of stimulus, but, the volatility in stocks came over the weekend in European trade. Early Monday morning, stocks started selling in a reaction to new concern out of the UK over a mutated Covid-19 strain, lockdown measures and fresh travel restrictions. But, prices quickly were bought up during the US Markets in an impressive bullish response. Listen in as we discuss the news and price action.

In this episode, Coach Tyler Craig joins us to discuss his recent newsletter published on the Trading Justice website on how to build an investment portfolio.  Learning to think properly about portfolio design is important for every investor, and Tyler does a great job explaining the difference between speculation and investing. Listen in as Coach Tim and Tyler discuss these topics during our feature presentation.

Before that, the Coaches analyze the big picture stories and themes in the market during our skyline. Stocks are holding near all time highs as a few storylines have dominated the discussion. A new stimulus proposal is being discussed, the Pfizer vaccine is now being shipped and there's another FOMC meeting this week. We analyze all of the action during this weekly segment.

We welcome Pete Thomas back to the podcast for a lively discussion on all things precious metals. Pete is a senior Vice President at the Zaner Group, an expert in the metals markets, and a friend of the Trading Justice podcast. Listen in as Matt and Pete discuss the current state of the metals market and get some great insight into how to approach it moving forward.

Before that, we analyze the entire market from stocks to bitcoin during our Market Skyline. Markets are at or near all-time highs on most indices as the themes have stayed intact for the last 5 weeks of trading. Can we break and run higher? We discuss that question and more during this weekly segment.

Lastly, we play a game where we guess facts about the weather.  Coach Mark has found some interesting facts about weather from tornadoes, to hurricanes to temperature changes.  Listen in for a few laughs.

2:05 Market Skyline

42:50 Pete Thomas

1:31:20 Random Weather Game

In this episode, Coach Noah and Frank join the boys for a draft of the Dow 30 companies. In the month of November, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 13% which was the best month it's had since January 1987. We decided to look at all 30 companies in the index and pick them one at a time, per coach, if we were building a portfolio for 2021. Listen in to this fun segment with the coaches as we analyze these companies.

Before that, we analyze recent news and price action in our Market Skyline. Stocks have been pushing towards resistance as we finish the month. Can price break and run into December? We discuss the charts and give our insights into the current market condition during this weekly segment.

Lastly, Coach Noah and Tim discuss the value of education and the recent promotion from Tackle Trading.

2:50 Skyline

52:05 DOW Draft

In this episode, we decided to spend some time reminiscing. It's our 400th episode!  And, through the years, we've had incredible experiences, guests, conversations and the best audience in the business. During our feature, we talk about all of the things we're grateful for and tell stories about our favorite guests and what we love about doing this podcast. 

Before that, Mark and Tim analyze the current state of the market's during our Skyline. Stocks were up again on Monday, for the 3rd Monday in a row. There is another story about the coronavirus vaccine, and the progress being made.  Astrazeneca released some of their trial results, and it's becoming more apparent that the world will have a functioning vaccine in early 2021. We analyze the market response as well as the continued theme regarding sector rotation that has been in play for 3 weeks now.

Lastly, Coach Mark has a game called 'closest to the hole' where we guess random bits of trivia. 

To all of our listeners, we want to tell you, thank you.  We appreciate you more than you can know, and at this time of year, we have a nice reminder to express our gratitude to the people that matter. 

In this episode, we welcome Coach Tyler Craig back to the podcast to discuss the topic on this month's newsletter regarding beta weighting your delta. As you're trading and investing, your portfolio will change over time as you add or subtract positions and as those positions build profit or losses.  Measuring your portfolio delta through beta weighting can give you the information you need to understand your risk in your portfolio. Listen in as Tim and Tyler discuss the value, mechanics and purpose of beta weighting your portfolio delta.

Before that, Matt, Mark, Tim and Tyler discuss the recent market action during the skyline.  Stocks are starting this week on a bullish note again, and for the second week in a row we have a positive story regarding one of the Covid-19 vaccine trials.  Moderna released data on Monday that investors cheered regarding their trial. We're seeing strength in sectors like Industrials, Materials and Energy recently.  We discuss all of the news of the week and how we're interpreting it during this weekly segment.

Lastly, Coach Matt has a game for Mark, Tim, and Tyler where they guess which video game titles were released by which video game companies.  Do you know who made some of the most popular games out there today?

1:44 Market Skyline

42:10 Tyler Craig

1:07:30 Game on Game

In this episode, Matt, Tim and Mark discuss the themes that are developing after the US elections last week. Before the election, investors were focused on what the results would be and the market response to it.  Now that the election has happened, the market turned bullish very quickly, and now the conversation has changed for market participants.  During the feature presentation, we discuss the new themes that are emerging from our perspective, and Coach Matt details how he sees these themes playing out over the next few months and through the next few years.

Before that, we analyze the current market conditions during our Skyline.  Stocks gapped higher on Monday after Pfizer announced some recent data regarding their vaccine trial.  Stay at home stocks like Peloton and Zoom shot lower, while re-opening stocks like airlines, cruise lines, restaurants and others shot higher.  We discuss the current conditions and how we're reading the action during this weekly segment.

In our last segment, we review some of the election predictions from last week's show and discuss what the team got right and wrong in their predictions.

2:16 Market Skyline

42:30 Market Themes

1:38:55 Election predictions Recap