If you are sitting on any cash in your portfolio – it is important to keep it working for you. Here are some mistakes to avoid:
- Morningstar – 5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your Cash Holdings
My current GILD trade is going down to the wire – strike price is $79.00, currently trading at $80.08 – expires at 4 PM tomorrow!
So, what are the Markets doing? Let’s take a look:
The following table is based on the Z Option Market Analysis Tool – which determines if a market is trending by assigning a trending score from -3 to +3. This helps us keep our trading with the trend.
| Symbol | Description | Short Term Trend | Medium Term Trend |
| $DJI | Dow Jones Industrial Average | -2 | 1 |
| SPX | S&P 500 INDEX | -2 | 1 |
| RUT | RUSSELL 2000 INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| NDX | NASDAQ-100 INDEX INDEX | 1 | 3 |
| VIX | CBOE MARKET VOLATILITY INDEX | 3 | 2 |
| /ZB[U6] | 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures,ETH | -3 | 1 |
| /ZN[U6] | 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures,ETH | -3 | -2 |
| /GC[Z6] | Gold Futures, ETH | -3 | 1 |
| /CL[V6] | Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures,ETH | 3 | 3 |
| /DX[U6] | US Dollar Index Futures | -3 | -3 |
| $DJT | Dow Jones Transportation Average | 1 | 3 |
| XLK | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST TECHNOLOGY SELECT INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLI | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST INDUSTRIAL SELECT INDEX | 1 | 3 |
| XLY | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST CONSUMER DIS SELECT INDEX | -2 | 1 |
| XLB | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST MATERIALS SELECT SEC INDEX | 3 | 3 |
| XLE | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST ENERGY SELECT INDEX | 1 | 3 |
| XLP | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX | -3 | 1 |
| XLV | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST HEALTH CARE SELECT INDEX | -3 | -2 |
| XLU | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST UTILITIES SELECT INDEX | -3 | -3 |
| XLF | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR FUND | 3 | 3 |
Any market showing a 3 or a -3 is trending strongly – and should be factored into any options strategy you are contemplating.
Keep in mind – for better or worse – Janet Yellen is giving a big speech tomorrow – sure to be a market mover:
Many of the trends we are seeing could reverse with a Hawkish speech from Janet – watch the Dollar and Oil.
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