ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
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Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) almost seems like a car wreck moving in slow motion. I have followed the multiple breakdowns unfolding in WYNN over the past two months. Today’s 3.5% loss represents follow-through selling from another failed attempt to break through dual resistance at the 50 and 200-day moving averages (DMAs). The October low still … Read more
In my T2108 Update on October 5, I asked whether the last bear market would really last just one day (so far, so good!). In that post, I noted that Wynn Resorts Limited (WYNN) had suffered an important breakdown and concluded: “This breakdown swiftly moves WYNN from the bullish camp into the bearish camp. On … Read more
(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 18% (2nd day of oversold conditions) VIX Status: 41 (well below 1st day of oversold period) General … Read more
(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 30% VIX Status: 33 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold Commentary The S&P 500 ended the day flat … Read more
It appears that this month’s WYNN strangle options play will fail. Relative calm has returned to WYNN (Wynn Resorts Ltd.) shares as the stock has remained flat since I launch the trade. There have been moments of action. WYNN dropped over 10% from recent highs to begin the month, but I chose not to close … Read more
Schaeffer’s Investment Research is reporting today that the Macau IPO for Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) has been meet with heavy put buying the past two days. October 65 puts were popular yesterday and the bearish trading has extended to the 60 strike today. The option strangle trade I outlined last week on WYNN uses the … Read more
Casino stocks have soared since the July market lows. September in particular has featured some near parabolic moves as shorts get squeezed and risk-seeking behavior has accelerated. Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) has caught my attention the past two months because its large swings in stock price have made option strangles quite profitable. In a strangle, … Read more