The stock market has been very volatile of late. Experts are of the view that it is the unstability in the Indian currency that is largely to be blamed. Meanwhile, Jim Shepherd of the Shepherd Investment Strategist newsletter – who tends to be bearish during the best of times – said on my show recently that the Federal Reserve has now created “the most gigantic bubble in history,” noting that a change is inevitable, and likely coming soon. “People have come to the conclusion now that the market will continue to rise for as long as the Fed is in the game, and I think that’s a very dangerous concept to hold,” Shepherd said.
$TSLA My Thoughts On Where The Stock Is Headed
The Week Ahead 09-08-2013
Where are These Stocks Headed This Week? – $Z , $SINA, $SHLD, $SPY
Despite some volatility, the market finished the first week of September up nearly 1.4%. Will the green stretch into week 2? Syria will continue to garner headlines, with Congress coming back on Sept 9th and the President expected to address the country Tuesday night. This weeks jobless claims are expected to gain more attention as well with the disappoint of the August employment numbers and previous month downward revisions. I like quite a few stocks coming into this week and spoke in length about them on The Week Ahead Webinar : https://www.optionmillionaires.com/forum/showthread.php/558-The-Week-Ahead-with-UPB-and-JB-9-8 .
Zilllow (Z) continues to defy gravity but did come under pressure on a downgrade Thursday. It needs to break and hold above $100 Monday or Tuesday or run the risk of losing steam, where the bears will take control and push the stock under $90. Still hold calls and will look to add more into strength, if we get it.
Sina has really started to move and continues to have some nice positive catalysts with Alibaba :http://thenextweb.com/asia/2013/09/05/video-the-next-battleground-for-chinas-internet-giants/ . The stock looks primed to break above $85 next week, and will look to add more calls on strength.
Sears Holding (SHLD) finished the week up 6% despite selling off slightly on Friday. A place I rarely get my content from had a nice piece on some of the reasons why I like the Sears Holding (SHLD) story : http://seekingalpha.com/article/1675422-long-case-for-sears-a-balance-sheet-story?source=google_news . Expecting a move to $50 in the coming sessions.
The 50dma on the $SPY has been a line in the sand for me in regards to remaining bullish. It tried and failed to hold above on friday, and will look for it to break and hold above this week. There are quite a few hurdles for the market in the coming weeks, but still think we shake it off and hit new highs before the years out.
Lets have a great week!
- JB
Unusually High Put Volume
Symbol | Last Price | Volume | Avg Opt Vol | Put Vol | Avg Put Vol | Put Vol Ratio | |
ACHN | $7.2 | 2080674 | 2144 | 2445 | 540 | 4.53 | |
AGO | $19.99 | 2088942 | 4720 | 5655 | 653 | 8.66 | |
AMT | $71.91 | 6812340 | 2257 | 3517 | 796 | 4.42 | |
CIE | $24.68 | 2582681 | 7112 | 12955 | 1638 | 7.91 | |
CONN | $53.2 | 7422637 | 4562 | 10064 | 1694 | 5.94 | |
EOG | $162.62 | 1886242 | 4334 | 7936 | 1414 | 5.61 | |
ETFC | $16.26 | 7548322 | 3514 | 9221 | 708 | 13.02 | |
FNSR | $23.45 | 10039140 | 3368 | 4018 | 998 | 4.03 | |
GRA | $83.38 | 2158406 | 1834 | 9048 | 715 | 12.66 | |
MBI | $11.98 | 2577003 | 1838 | 8759 | 785 | 11.16 |