On Thursday, I appeared on the TD Ameritrade Network with my friend Nicole Petallides to discuss the big Pinterest (PINS) and Zoom (ZM) IPO’s. (click the play button to watch)We’re going to talk about what happened on Thursday. But before we get into that, I want to lay out the main principle from my ‘Art of the First Day’ IPO strategy. When it comes to judging new issues, I don’t focus on valuations or fundamentals. Instead, I look at supply and demand. The market action — especially the initial pivot highs — will tell you which IPO’s are hot, and which ones aren’t. Lyft (LYFT) failed early because there were too many shares up for sale. It quickly lost its initial lows and fell apart:Now let’s look at a recent IPO that had more demand than supply. Jumia (JMIA) is a perfect example of too many buyers not chasing enough shares. This is what F.O.M.O. looks like:Zoom priced its deal at $36. And in 1999-style, it opened at $65 and put in a high at $66. This may be a case of too much, too fast. The low was $60.32, and it closed at $62.Here’s how I’m looking at ZM now: it already made a massive move and there’s a lot of room between here and the $36 IPO price. Right now, I want to stay flat. If it breaks $60, the lucky longs could get nervous and start cashing in. And shorts might step up too. If it can hold for a few days, I might buy on a close above $66. Now let’s talk about Pinterest. Pinterest priced at $19. The stock then opened at $23.75. It hit a high of $25.18, a low of $23.05, and it closed at $24.54.Now it needs to hold that $23.05 low. If that breaks, I’ll have to reconsider my long. If it can get above $25.18, perhaps there’s a multi-day run. Positions Disclosure: As of April 22, 2019 at 9:07 a.m. ET, Scott J. Redler was long ACB, BAC, ZYNE, AAPL, PINS, TWTR calls, AMRN calls
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Today, Sami give an essential lesson all traders must learn to win in their trades consistently. Did you know that the atomic unit is the only complete movement that can be made in the market? Every single chart goes through the same cycle of movement, hitting all four stages before repeating it all over again. Each of these stages is associated with an emotion you – and all other traders – experience, leading to buy and sell action. Sami highlights how important it is to differentiate each stage – this could be the difference between a huge win and an even bigger miss. And, he lays out exactly how you can play the stages to your advantage. Tune in to learn trading top to bottom with Sami.
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In this video, Sami Abusaad provides an analysis of this week’s market environment, plus a review of several swing ideas for the upcoming week. Sami discusses the importance of choosing your trades responsibly by showing a key example of a stock that went from $120 to $10 per share. This is his reminder: never gamble like a beginner. He also takes a look at Cryptocurrency market, where he believes the best opportunities in 2019 are.
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Welcome back earnings season…oh how we missed you! Banks got us started this week and it will only pick up momentum this coming week. Watch for more Banks, some Industrials and our first look at FAANG.
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Today’s video provides an update on the current bitcoin price action and where Sami thinks we are headed. If you would like to get actionable trades for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Sami can help you. Watch below to get in on the action.
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Tomorrow is the kick off to earnings season and JPM and WFC are the 2 heavyweights that get things started. I’m going to talk estimates, measured moves and what to watch for.
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Today, Director of Education Sami Abusaad jumps in on another important topic you must learn on your path to trading success: the three directions of a trend. Reversal bars form pivots and pivots form trends. Now that you’ve learned about reversals and pivots, understanding their relationship to trend is the next step. If you missed those lessons, catch up with these three lessons before continuing: Lesson #1 , Lesson #2, & Lesson #3. This video helps you understand the criteria of each trend action, how to choose your moving average based on the size of your time frame, and what moves must be your objective once your criteria is met on each kind of transaction. Watch below to grow your trading knowledge.
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Holiday sales, gaps, short interest and activists. There is a lot going on in BBBY ahead of earnings making for one of the more interesting set ups this week.
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Oil is rallying, the market is grinding higher and it may be time for Energy to finally get going. An unusual scenario is playing out in the Energy space which may be the best signal of strength to come.
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Are you trading Crypto yet? If you got scared off by Bitcoin’s 2017 rise and 2018 fall, now is the time to get back in. Bitcoin has now decisively broken the bear market downtrend with a tradable void above. The next target area will be around $6,000. Want to know how to trade it? Follow Sami Abusaad to catch the trade at the perfect time and cash in huge wins.
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