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Week of March 27, 2023

Despite ongoing banking fears, impressively the S&P 500 gained 1.26% last week, while the Dow rose by 1.48% and the Nasdaq added 1.14%. How this situation will play out this week is a complete toss-up, though I have to say I’ve been impressed by the resiliency of the bulls in the face of bad news … for now!

March 27, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of March 20, 2023

Now that was an interesting week, as countless sectors imploded (banks/REITs/airlines/energy) while at the same time money rushed into mega-cap technology. By week’s end the S&P 500 had risen 1.43%, the Dow had fallen 0.15%, and the Nasdaq way outperformed, having gained 4.41%.

March 20, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of March 13, 2023

Led by the meltdown in the financial sector, the market had an awful week. The numbers weren’t pretty as the S&P 500 fell 4.76%, the Dow lost 4.45%, and the Nasdaq declined 4.16%.

March 13, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of March 6, 2023

What started out as another troubling week for the bulls turned encouraging as the indexes rebound nicely on Thursday and Friday. By week’s end the S&P 500 gained 1%, the Dow rose 1.1%, and the Nasdaq rebounded 2%.

March 6, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of February 27, 2023

Following another week of hotter-than-expected inflation data and hawkish Fed speak, the leading indexes had their worst week of 2023. The S&P 500 fell 2.75%, the Dow lost 3%, and the Nasdaq declined by another 3.3%.

February 27, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of February 21, 2023

What started out looking like another positive week for the market later turned into a week of little gains or losses, as economic data and Fed speak weighed on stocks on Thursday and Friday. For the week the S&P 500 and Dow fell marginally, while the Nasdaq rose just over 0.5%.

February 21, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of February 13, 2023

For the first time in the new year, the market had a bad week. The declines aren’t terribly surprising or worrisome (for now), as the recent rally had been without much of a pause.

February 13, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of February 6, 2023

Following a monster week of earnings, a Federal Reserve interest rate hike, and the January Jobs report, “risk on” continues to be the theme in early 2023 as the Nasdaq once again led the indexes higher.

February 6, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 30, 2023

Ahead of the “big” Federal Reserve announcement on Wednesday, the market surged higher last week.

January 30, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 23, 2023

It was hardly smooth sailing for traders last week, as the indexes got hit hard on Wednesday and Thursday, and then roared back to life on Friday.

January 23, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 17, 2023

Very impressively, the rally that started late in 2022 continued last week, as the S&P 500 gained 2.7%, the Dow rose 1.8%, and the Nasdaq tacked on another 4.5% of gains.

January 17, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 9, 2023

Having just returned from vacation, in this morning’s Weekly Update I am going to focus my attention on where we stand with our positions. However, going forward, I/we are fully back to the normal schedule.

January 9, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Recent Alerts

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call IWM

March 22, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call VALE

March 15, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call JETS

March 15, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

BAC Covered Call

March 1, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

FTI Covered Call

February 23, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Put SPY

February 21, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call PYPL

February 17, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call PINS

February 8, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call DIS

January 27, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call SBUX

January 19, 2023

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call XBI

January 18, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call LVS

January 9, 2023

Jacob Mintz

Options Strategy

Cabot Options Trader

Options Terminology

Options trading has its own vernacular. To know how to do it, you need to know what every options term means. Here are some of the basics.

January 21, 2022

Cabot Options Trader

Top Options Strategies

Want to know how the big institutional investors use options? Here is an example of how one trader spent $132 million on three technology stocks.

July 11, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

On the Value of Evaluating Your Trades

A subscriber recently asked me if I keep a journal of my trades. Many traders keep journals so they can look back at their trades and evaluate what they did right and what they did wrong.

May 15, 2017

Cabot Options Trader

Using Options to Hedge a Portfolio

Using Options to Hedge a Portfolio

A few Cabot Options Trader subscribers have asked me about ways to protect gains in their portfolios, so I thought I would write to everyone with a couple of strategies using options to hedge your portfolio.

April 5, 2016

Cabot Options Trader

Guide to Executing Cabot Options Trader Strategies

This guide will help you execute the options strategies recommended in Cabot Options Trader.

January 1, 2016

Cabot Options Trader

Guide to Options Trading

March 7, 2014

Options Education

Cabot Options Trader

LEAPs

December 9, 2020

Cabot Options Trader

Options Education – Long Straddle

Worried about another market correction? This bit of options education should help you learn how to hedge your portfolio using puts.

October 10, 2019

Cabot Options Trader

Options Education – How to Choose Which Call to Sell When Executing a Buy-Write/Covered Call

Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.

July 11, 2019

Cabot Options Trader

Options Education: How to Choose an Expiration and Strike to Buy

Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.

July 9, 2019

Cabot Options Trader

VIDEO: How to Get Bullish or Bearish Exposure to Boeing (BA) with Options

In the wake of the second Boeing 737 plane crash Boeing stock, symbol BA, has become extremely volatile and of interest to Cabot Options Traders.

March 14, 2019

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Time Decay at Holidays

All options are a wasting asset whose time value erodes to zero by expiration. This erosion is known as time decay.

January 16, 2019

Cabot Options Trader

Protective Puts

A protective put is used when a trader is bullish on a stock he is buying or already owns, but is wary of the stock’s short-term future. It is used as a means to protect unrealized gains, while giving the trader continued upside potential.

December 6, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

Combining Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Growth Investor

August 9, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

Short Volatility Trades - Part Two

In mid-February I sent an Options Education article highlighting a trade Cabot Options Trader Pro subscribers had just executed. To refresh, this was in the midst of a steep market decline and the VIX was exploding higher.

April 23, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

How to Play Earnings with Options

Below is an article I wrote a couple years ago in response to a subscribers’ question regarding options and option volatility around earnings.

April 12, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

Position Management

I’ve received a ton of great emails from subscribers over the last couple of days about huge profits this year. I’m thrilled that you are making lots of money. That said, while it’s great that we are making good money, we must remember the risks as well.

March 14, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

Three Great Questions

The S&P 500 is down 0.5% this morning, though well off the overnight lows (lower by 1.25%) following news that Gary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic advisor, is leaving his position. As the market has heated up, I’ve received many great questions from subscribers.

March 7, 2018