Just a quick post looking at a few stocks that have decent looking charts and can be played via warrants, or warrants and options combinations. When I worked in NY I had the privilege of attending a class taught by Steve Nison who wrote Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, Second Edition, as well as a few […]
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I’ve traded BAC / BACWSA often since the warrants began trading. Sometimes I’m long warrants and short common, sometimes long warrants and short calls, and sometimes just long warrants. I’ve had an interest in the banks ever since I did a consulting gig at the FDIC helping them learn how to wind down large financial […]
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You only have to suffer through the pain of being trapped in a low liquidity investment once, and you’re scarred for life. That great position can be cut in half in very short order in today’s reignited volatility. So, having learned your lesson you find a stock to purchase with decent volume. But wait, there’s […]
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Something I’ve learned over the years in the equity markets is to build on your investing strategies. In other words, just because you come across a new strategy, doesn’t mean you abandon everything else you’ve learned, and wear blinders while experimenting with the new strategy. There are a few schools of thought on Wall Street […]
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Should you ever short warrants? The short answer (get it, the short answer) is NO. It’s simply a way to turn a safe trade, shorting common and being long warrants, into a nightmare. Let’s start with this. CAN you short warrants and make money? Yes, and here’s how. First, the warrant has to be […]
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