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“How to Make 40% When The Stock Goes Nowhere” Teleconference 9/17/25

I sat down with my subscribers for a conversation on, How to Make 40% When The Stock Goes Nowhere Click Here to Join Options for Income now!  … Read More

“How to Make 40% When The Stock Goes Nowhere” Teleconference 9/17/25

I sat down with my subscribers for a conversation on, How to Make 40% When The Stock Goes Nowhere   Click Here to Join Options for Income now!  … Read More

Options Training Agenda

Week 1: Introduction & Basic Set-Up Session 1 (Tuesday) Introduction – How this course will work Strategy – Jim Fink’s trading methodology and objectives Products – Options for Income vs. Velocity Trader vs. Jim Fink’s Inner Circle Onboarding – How to find and use everything you need on the website Session 2 (Thursday) Set up […]… Read More

BIDU: Adding Covered Call

Chinese stocks appear to finally be awakening from their long slumber, so I’m taking advantage of the price run-up to sell a covered call on Baidu…. Read More

QQQ, SPY: Sell the News

Stocks have risen during the first half of September on anticipation of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this coming Wednesday September 17th, but bearish seasonality should take hold after the rate cut becomes fact instead of rumor…. Read More

VIX, CBOE: Fear Factory

This week the two-day FOMC wraps Wednesday (Sept 16–17), and futures imply a strong likelihood of a 25 bp cut (with a smaller tail risk of 50 bp), making Powell’s press conference and the new dot plot the key volatility catalysts; watch 2:00 pm ET for the statement/SEPs and 2:30 pm ET for Q&A. Retail Sales hits Tuesday morning to gauge consumer momentum, followed by Thursday’s jobless claims, housing starts, building permits, Philly Fed, and LEI—a run of data that will color how quickly the Fed can ease from here. Last week’s CPI showed headline inflation running ~2.9% y/y and core around 3.1% y/y, keeping the Fed’s balancing act between cooling growth and still-sticky prices front and center. Net: expect episodic, policy-path volatility mid-week; lean into defined-risk setups and keep room to add exposure in rate-sensitives if guidance skews dovish, while staying hedged for a “cuts-but-cautious” message…. Read More

HLT: Last Minute Roll

Hilton’s stock price has dropped this afternoon and a last-minute roll is prudent…. Read More

PANW: A Lonely Roll

One roll today. We also have the other PANW trade expiring for a profit, along with ServiceNow (NOW)…. Read More

MU, RTX: Rate Cut Rolls

Bearish hedges usually work in September, but rate-cut euphoria is turning these hedges upside down and rolls are needed. I’ll monitor HLT and issue a roll alert later this afternoon if necessary…. Read More

DHR: One More

This laggard stock has good long-term potential, but needs more time to shine…. Read More