by Ian Cooper | Oct 19, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
I think it’s great that Oprah Winfrey took a 10% stake in Weight Watchers… The company – 75% off its highs – needed the news. But it’ll take more than the Oprah Effect to keep this stock moving higher. Poor sales, increased competition, and new weight tools could...
by Ian Cooper | Oct 14, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
Shares of Phillip Morris (PM) are challenging overhead resistance just above $85 a share. Since early 2013, the stock has failed at this point about eight times. I’m expecting more of the same this time. RSI, MACD and MFI all tell us this stock is overbought… and...
by Ian Cooper | Oct 12, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
Historically, we’ve done quite well with Coke… Using nothing more than Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD, W%R, MFI and candlesticks, we’re able to predict pivots off oversold and overbought conditions up to 85% of the time. Nowadays, as Coke over-extends to $42 a share, our...
by Ian Cooper | Oct 9, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
As Aflac becomes technically over-extended, its time to book gains… On September 10, we recommended a buy on the stock [$57.10 entry], the January 57.50 call [$2.90 entry] and the January 60 call [$1.85 entry]. At the moment, the stock trades at $60.83. That gives us...
by Ian Cooper | Oct 6, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
On September 15, I found ZUMZ to be oversold on MACD, MFI and RSI, recommending a buy on the stock and the November 15 calls. By September 27, we were out of half with solid gains. Today, as the stock appreciates higher in another delirious day, I’m recommending that...
by Ian Cooper | Oct 5, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
What a market… Unemployment numbers were pitiful telling us an interest rate hike from the Fed isn’t likely this year. The U.S. added just 142,000 jobs in September coming in far below expectations for 200,000. Revisions to August were poor, as well. Gains for the...
by Ian Cooper | Sep 27, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
The volatility, the fear, the indecisiveness of traders has wreaked havoc on the markets. Fear is running rampant, as the Dow rockets one day, only to scream lower the next. The stock market’s recent sell-off and sudden snap-back rallies – including a 2,000-point drop...
by Ian Cooper | Sep 15, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
The last time we traded ZUMZ it just gapped from $30 to less than $24. Incredibly oversold reads on MACD, MFI and RSI got us in as the stock found solid footing. Close to 14 days later, I was out of the trade with a gain of 186% using the August 25 call...
by Ian Cooper | Sep 10, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
We’ve been on the sidelines this week just watching the market fumble and recover, only to fumble and recover some more… It’s a never-ending game of incessant volatility, as fears of China continue. That doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities, though. While we...
by Ian Cooper | Sep 2, 2015 | Rapid Retirement System, Trade Alerts
If you’ve been watching the market, you know it’s been a crazed mess… One day, we’re down 500. The next day, we’re up 200… It’s insanity. But, it’s still tradable. For example, the timing on our TLT November 123 put and TBT December 44 call were near perfect. Both...
