Stock Market Update

As noted in last week’s post the charts are not flashing any major warning signals, but it is good to also keep an eye on the general market conditions and outlook. One of the people that I watch is the Calafia Beach Pundit. He posts only once or twice a month but it is always worth […]
ITM Extra May Update

Well, things looked a bit grim during the week, and I had several worried emails from readers – is it serious? should we get out?Things can get worrying, that’s why it is important to keep our emotions in check. I get that it can look scary from time to time. I really do. But we […]
Should We Be Worried?

SPY continues to make record highs, and is up 23% since September. Nice. And ITM is up 95% – even nicer!I am often asked: can it continue to go up? To answer that I would have to be able to foresee the future, which is not one of my talents! What I CAN do is […]
Lazy ITM or Turbo ITM?

If you are trying to decide whether follow the Turbo ITM or roll your option or stick with the Lazy ITM, i have made a graph that may help you decide.At today’s prices you could roll your 225 Sep 21 option (worth $186.20) for two 325 Jan 22 options. The chart below show the different […]
ITM April Update

Well, not only did SPY not stop at 400, it just went straight through without any fuss. Amazing! Although don’t be surprised if it retraces and retests 400 from the top side, this often happens. I will be monitoring it closely and if I see any danger signs I will post here.But its all good […]
ITM March Update

SPY is trading at all-time highs – but only just. After a 4% dip (in late February/early March) to $376.70 it has recovered, but is only slightly above than its previous high. You can see from the chart that it was nowhere near our death cross ‘get out’ signal.SPY is approaching a big round number […]