Tim Biggam, Chief Option Strategist - Delta Derivatives

Tim discusses the seasonal weakness of July and August for stocks. He says, favor bear call credit spreads as a preferred trade structure now that VIX is back to levels where option selling makes sense. Selling out of the money call spreads on TSLA and IQ is a great move, he adds. Oil should remain weak as Contango turned to backwardation...more supply coming on market, he concludes.

George Tkaczuk, RCM Wealth Advisors

George talks about the recent run in the market, with some expected consolidation, but keep an eye on the recent hot IPOs that are confirming strength in this market.

Tim Biggam, Chief Option Strategist - Delta Derivatives

Tim discusses how the market has had the first day of weakness in a very long time. He explains how the Chinese trade tariffs talks are escalating, giving pause for concern. He says reactions to Trump’s temper tantrums are crucial to the market. Richly valued stocks with “dirt cheap” options are making a good combination, he adds. He cautions to be careful with July and August due to their historical weakness.

Scott Shellady, TJM Europe

Scott says this week has been one of the most important financial weeks this year. On Monday, we had the G7 summit. Tuesday, we had North Korea and the United States with Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Wednesday consisted of United States raising the interest rates, as expected. Today, we have the ECB reporting to end quantitative easing in December. Finally, tomorrow we have the Bank of Japan with their challenge. This week is packed with tremendous financial events, Scott adds.

Chris Robinson, Top Third

Chris says when a market gets bullish news and can’t hold a bid—look out below!  SX got bullish fundamental info from the USDA but fell out of bed. SX has dropped $1.05 in 12 trading days.

George Tkaczuk, RCM Wealth Advisors

George talks about using weekly charts, to avoid getting knocked out of working positions that bounce around due to intraday or daily, volatility or headline news.