(Video) Make Big Gains in a Volatile Market

 

On Tuesday, 20-Jan-09,  the Dow Jones Industrial Average swan-dived a heart-stopping 332 points, or 4%. The Nasdaq did even worse, down 88.47 points, or close to 6%. The downside volume was sizable on both moves.

However, with the right strategies in place, you could have made BIG GAINS on that day!

How’s that?

By shorting stocks? Nope, that’s too risky in this volatile market. You could easily get your head handed back to you if you miscalculate your trade.

By using put options?

Well, that’s part of it, but you still need to know some additional CRUCIAL strategies to hedge your trades and cut your risk.

And those specific strategies are revealed in this video…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21596

This video is actually a…

Special one-hour video archive entitled ‘Intro to Options!’

In this video presentation, former professional floor trader and market maker Ron Ianieri will lead a discussion on the many benefits of options trading, including case studies and several real-world examples.

And by the end of this online presentation…

You’ll Know More About How Options Trading Works than 96% Of The trading public… Including some professionals!

And that’s ESPECIALLY important in today’s hyper-volatile market… like what we saw on Inaguration Day, Tuesday. (20Jan09)

That’s because… with the RIGHT knowledge, using the RIGHT strategies…

Hyper-Volatile Markets (Like The One We Saw On Tuesday) Can Create HUGE GAINS For Your Portfolio!

Now, that sounds like a big promise, and it is.

But hold any judgment or skepticism at bay just for an hour or so…

Until you see what Ron reveals on this special online seminar.

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In a hurry? Get to the online seminar at this web location…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21596

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Here are just a few of the “tantalizing tidbits” of information you’re about to discover…

* How to get a complete basic understanding of options… how they work, and why you will never be afraid of them again

* The Truth About Options… here Ron will blow away some of the common myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions of options trading, and how they can be used as a complete “insurance policy” to protect your investment portfolio.

* How options cure the 2 out of 3 problems where simple stock investing puts you at risk.

* Why options are NOT risky, speculative crap shoots, and instead how they can be used to provide the “Perfect Hedge” against any adverse market conditions (like the ones we’re seeing today.

* How options provide “more ways to win” than any other investing instrument, including the best chance to hold on to your gains once you bank them

* Why YOU should be doing everything you can to learn all about options, RIGHT NOW.

* The Top Common Mistakes Made By Untrained Options Traders

* How to end your fears of RISK forever, and instead discover how to RESPECT and CONTROL it.

* And finally, Ron will go over (in great detail) a certain strategy used by savvy, long-term, “inactive” investors, to “rent out” their stocks for boatloads of profit over months of holding.

Well, those are just some of the highlights of this special “Introduction to Options” online seminar.

This completely F.R.E.E. presentation will save you hours of time in tracking down this information.

And, sad to say…

There are TONS of false, misleading information in the available financial literature, and other media;  about how to use options correctly.   And we definitely want to steer you away from that.

So why not get the solid, real-world options trading education you need to master options trading in record time?

Ron’s a 15-year options floor trading veteran. He’s taught some of Wall Street’s top traders. He can “talk the talk” because he’s “walked the walk.”

And now he wants to let you in on the same information he taught those traders.

So grab a cup of coffee (or your favorite drink) and get ready for your personal options trading seminar right now.

Here’s the link again to the one online seminar that could change your life and the way you trade in the future…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21596

This is like no other “Options 101″ seminar out there.

You’ll have more knowledge than most professional options traders after attending this online seminar from the comfort of your den or living room.

The seminar video is queued up, and ready to start!

All you have to do is follow this link…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21596

And by the way, there’s a special “added surprise” – a valuable report you can get f.r.e.e. of charge – just for registering to watch the video.

Go watch it now,  before it is taken down.

Best wishes for your trading,

Geoff Bysshe/Keith Schneider
Co-Founders
MarketGauge

P.S. Why not find out how you can become a confident, successful (and highly profitable) trader yourself… ESPECIALLY in this turbulent market? Simply watch this video to get started…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21596

MarketGauge OR Strategies & Insights

The much anticipated MarketGauge, January,  update on Opening Range trading is now available.

Finally – the video of  an  interview with globally respected economic consultant, Maria Fiorini Ramirez is posted, as part of your OR Month!

Plus… The Opening Range Intensive training is here so…

If anything in this list describes you, don’t make any plans for the last Saturday of this month:

Your day job isn’t as secure as you once thought (or maybe it has gone away altogether) and you want trading to be another source of income,
You’re already making money trading part-time and want to become a full-time trader,
You want to start depending on yourself instead of continuing to watch your assets erode in the “care” of investment professionals
You need a sound trading strategy for volatile markets since it appears they’re going to be around for a while

Sound familiar? If so, we’ve announced an Opening Range Intensive training program that designed to overcome these issues by teaching you to trade like a pro using O.R. strategies and insights.

The O.R. Intensive will improve your trading
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The Opening Range Intensive will give you 2 live online training sessions, (over 8 hours of training with 3 hours live in the market) and more to improve your trading and…

It starts Saturday Jan. 31st.

You’ll find the information you need on the O.R. Intensive, the video interview with Mrs. Ramirez, and all the prior O.R. Month Videos here:
http://www.marketgauge.com/orcourse/

Plus…. There are early registration bonuses that expire in  2 days (1/24) so check it out quickly.

The O.R. Month Will Continue Provide You with Trading Insight
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The O.R. Month and introductory O.R. webinars have attracted over 5000 traders. We’ve received great feed back from what we’ve already posted so we know it’s helping.  I hope the O.R. Month is helping you see how the opening range can improve your trading and market insight.

We will to continue to put out more OR Month content through the end of January, but after January we’ll take it down because we want you to have your 2009 trading year in focus right now, in January. So please take advantage of it now.

You can easily navigate through all the videos in one place:
http://www.marketgauge.com/orcourse/
One of the O.R.’s Best Qualities… Insight that grows
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As an O.R. Month participant, you have probably seen how the OR gives you powerful market insight that quickly translates into professional quality trading tactics and strategies.

The O.R. is not only simple enough to get beginning traders off to a great start, it is also a favorite tool of experienced traders because its value and market insight improves with experience!

This is why the O.R. can be used to trade part-time (in less than an hour a day), or full-time. And why it works for day and swing trading stocks, ETFs, options, currencies and futures.

Now you have a unique opportunity to give your trading the O.R. advantage in 2009 with the O.R. Intensive!

Be Aware – Registration for The O.R. Intensive Will Be Limited
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We want to continue to create a strong community of traders that understand the power of the O.R. So we’ve created a great program and value in this O.R. Intensive.

But we also want to make sure that too much of a good thing doesn’t spoil our efforts. So to make sure that we are not overwhelmed in or efforts to help O.R. Intensive participants, we’ve decided limit the number of registrations we make available.

Learn more and get the early registration bonuses before they expire this Saturday (1/24):
http://www.marketgauge.com/orcourse/

Wishing you the best for your trading,

Geoff Bysshe/Keith Schneider
Co-Founders
MarketGauge

P.S.
Thank you for your patience in waiting for this latest O.R. Month video and the O.R. Intensive training announcement.

When you hear Mrs. Ramirez’s outlook for markets 2009, and her perspective in how you can  assess the condition of credit crisis, I think you’ll see why I was so excited when she agreed to let me interview her for you.

Here’s the link again:
http://www.marketgauge.com/orcourse/

The 4th Open Range MarketGauge Video

This just in, from MarketGauge …a fourth installment on the promised January Video series on Open Range Trading:

Hot off the ‘virtual’  press …

Here’s your next Open Range Month video!

This video has MarketGauge’s Geoff  Bysshe again, showing you:

1.  The Open Range at work – long and short – along with…

2.  Answers to two of the most popular questions  received from traders new to the Open Range methodology.

Now don’t expect Geoff  to give away the surprises here in the text.  

You can get the video (and two most popular questions answered) with any of the links in this email.

But FIRST…

Advice and Homework for Your Holiday Weekend 
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Here is an additional piece of advice for you to improve your trading more quickly…

FOCUS leads to success.

Now that we’re a couple weeks, and four instructional videos,  into the OR Month…

We’ve presented enough material for you to get a sense of what type of OR trading would best suit your personality and trading lifestyle (i.e. part-time, full-time, AM only, PM only, swing trading, etc.).

We’ve demonstrated the basics of how you can use the Open Range to:
 - Trade only at certain times of the day
 - Trade the gaps
 - Fade short-term moves (trade tops and bottoms)
 - Follow momentum
 - Improve your swing trading entries and exits
 - And lots more…

This is a great list of the benefits of understanding the Open Range…  BUT a disciplined FOCUS on one or two OR strategies is the fastest way to trading success.

Your homework… 

Pick two trading approaches from the list above, and write down your trading plan for them. Getting this focused will raise questions that you need to answer to improve your trading!

Need help?

 - Post your questions to our message board (the link to it is on the bottom of the page that this email links to)

 - Email me – Geoff@marketgauge.com

 - Join us online on Jan. 31st for the OR Intensive course – information and first opportunity to register will be released MONDAY (1/19).

Now here’s your next video (and links to every video we’ve done so far! ): http://www.marketgauge.com.ORMonth/

Best wishes for your trading,

Geoff Bysshe/Keith Schneider 
Co-Founders
MarketGauge

P.S. Looking ahead…

#1) Keep your eyes on your email for my release of my discussion with leading economist Maria Fiorini Ramirez where she answers questions you sent me.

#2) If you’ve not had a chance to review past videos, please do it now.

We’ll continue to produce OR Month content until the end of the month, but then…
IT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN? Why? Because we’re want you to get motivated and focused now, in January, so you make the most of 2009!

Here is your link to everything:
http://www.marketgauge.com/ORMonth/

MarketGauge insert, re. Options Trading

 

Hi Reader,

Consider this publication to be an open invitation to you to have access to my personal business mail from MarketGauge co-founders Keith Schneider and Geoff Bysshe… and it reads:

“I’d like to personally invite you to watch a brand-new video
that just came my way from the guys at The Options University.

Here’s what it’s all about…

On this short, information-packed video, you’ll discover some
‘little-known’ but POWERFUL facts about options trading!

Check it out now here:
http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21541

On this video, you’ll discover:

* Why the CORRECT use of options can be your KEY to not only
recovering your losses in the recent market meltdown and to
PROTECT YOUR PORTFOLIO, but also to EXPLOIT the WIDE DAILY
SWINGS in the market to extract oversized gains as the market
recovers (there are ways to do that, and you can learn how…)

* Why options were designed to be the “Perfect Hedge” against
anything and everything else going on in the stock market. With
the proper use of options, you could have FULLY PROTECTED your
portfolio against the recent massive market volatility… and
potentially saving yourself TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS in the
historic market massacre…

* The many “virtues” of options trading (yes, that’s right…
options trading is not “risky” or “dangerous” as the clueless
mainstream financial media portray… far from it! When used
the ‘right’ way, they can be your ‘best friend’…)

* The unusual “jack hammer” analogy of using options in trading
(both are very powerful tools, but can be dangerous when used
improperly… or by someone who doesn’t know how to use them…)

* The 3 major “advantages” of options over any other type of
trading vehicle. (Once you FULLY GRASP and understand these
advantages, you may never want to trade stocks again… at least
not the same way you’ve done so up until now…)

* How to get your hands on the SAME OPTIONS TRADING INFORMATION
taught to some of the highest-paid options floor traders on Wall
Street (and why this information is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT to you
NOW than it was to them THEN…)

* How a 15-year options floor trading veteran taught his
toughest student to date – his DAD – to trade options (and how
this 72-year old, thick-headed Italian is making more money in
the markets today than he ever has in his life…)

* And finally… how to get your hands on some of the most
valuable (yet F.R.E.E.), and accurate options trading
information you’ve ever seen.

Well, I hope you now see why I’m so excited about this video,
and why I wanted to get this information out to you as soon as I
heard about it.

Anyway, I don’t want to give too much away right now. To get
“the rest of the story”, you’ll need to watch the video.

Here’s the link to get immediate access to this video…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21541

This is exciting! I’d advise you to check this out as soon as
possible.

And by the way, there’s a special added “surprise” for you at
the end of the video…”

 

Best wishes for your trading,
Geoff Bysshe/Keith Schneider 
Co-Founders
MarketGauge

 

P.S. This is one of the most interesting videos I’ve seen in a
long time. I’ll bet you’ve never thought about options trading
like this before…

And you may never look at them the same way again!

Here’s that web page again to watch the video…

http://options-university.com/iscript.php?3440_A96974_21541

1st MarketGauge Open Range Video

 

The first Wednesday video to kick off the OR Month has been posted …so dig in! 

You’ll find it here:
http://www.marketgauge.com/ORMonth/

Warning. . . I got a little carried away for all the OR newbies – that’s you if you’re still wondering why I keep saying “OR”. 

OR = Opening Range = Your New Trading Edge!
(I explain Your New Trading Edge in about minute 2 of the video).

When I say I got carried away I mean… don’t expect every video this month to be 30+ minutes! The teacher in me wanted to make sure that you have the benefit of a solid foundation. 

As we launch this OR month it is important that you understand the basic principles of the OR well enough to answer the test questions below!  (All of which are covered in the video):
1.    What is the driving force behind every market move? (it’s not news or market makers!)
2.    How is the OR defined?
3.    Why is the OR effective in determining market direction?
4.    What statistical edge does the OR offer?
5.    How does it give you an edge as a trader? And Why?
6.    How should you use it? (to be fair, I’ll be expanding on this later)
7.    When is it most effective? (nothing works all the time)

Now, if you can already answer questions 1-7 above, because you’ve been through our traders training, then here’s your OR test…

1.  During Oct & Nov ‘08. a period when the media was frustrated, whining, and even panicking about the markets’ unpredictable volatility, the OR became an even more accurate predictor of the day’s high or low  (as I’d expect).

The 30 min. OR generally determines the day’s high or low ____%  of the time, but looking at Oct., Nov. (hint: it was even better…) what % of the time did the 30 min OR define the day’s high or low in the SPY’s? (for the answer see min. 15 of the video!).

2. Yesterday (Jan. 7th) AMD announced price cuts on its chips that would benefit HPQ. I admit in the video that I’m not the analyst who knows how important this is fundamentally to HPQ, BUT I do know that HPQ’s pre-market activity was noteworthy, AND I know the answers to #’s 1-7 above, so I knew how to play HPQ yesterday. It gapped open to a 30+ day high – how would you trade it to catch its “once a quarter size move”. (see min. 21 of the video)

Can you tell I’m excited about this month!?

Why shouldn’t I be excited about 2009?

The OR is doing its job wonderfully, and it’s only the 3rd trading day of the year after the worst year for equities in our lifetime.

2009 may not be an easy year for investors, but for traders it will offer plenty of opportunities. It already has.

Here’s the link to the page where you will find the video:
http://www.marketgauge.com/ORMonth/
Best wishes for your trading,

Geoff Bysshe/Keith Schneider
Co- Founders
MarketGauge

P.S. These videos do not require that you download them to watch them – just click on a link , or the video image; but that also means that they can not be saved for viewing sometime in the distant future. So take advantage of their ease of use and availability now.

Again, here is the link to page where you will find the video:  http://www.marketgauge.com/ORMonth/

Opening Range Trading Tips From MarketGauge

This stock trading technique could serve as your 2009 leverage against recession. Hence another Walk-Away-From-Work journal publication/advisory.

5,000 people asked for it! So . . .
MarketGauge Has Declared Jan. 2009 to be The Opening Range Month.

MarketGauge wants you to start your 2009 right – equipped to make 2009 your best trading year ever.

Current market conditions are ripe with volatility, uncertainty, and lots of overbought, oversold, basing, and trending conditions. This means 2009 will be full of opportunities for you if you know how to use the Opening Range to trade ranges, gaps, and/or intermediate term trends.

Why Is January The Opening Range (O.R.) Month? 
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We’re going to give you a working knowledge of the power of the O.R. for your trading!

We can’t do this in one simple webinar (read on to see what happened when we tried). So we’re going to try something new.

We’re going to create a webinar atmosphere that gives you professional trading insight focused on your ability to use the Opening Range (O.R.) to improve your trading – starting right now.

And it’s going to lasts all month!

So you can take advantage of the markets in 2009.

Here’s why we need a whole month…

Last month we offered to show you, our email subscribers, how powerful the Opening Range (O.R.) can be for your trading, and the response for our webinar was overwhelming.

The webinar room, which accommodates 1,000 attendees, was full before the presentation started, and unfortunately, many people were locked out.

Even after the presentation, the request for the information in the webinar have continued to pour in. We’re now at the point where we have had over 5,000 requests!

We had no idea that so many of you would recognize the trading opportunities of the O.R., but we’re glad you did.

So we’re not going to try another one-time free webinar right now. We don’t want to offer content only to have people locked out again.

Plus, we’ve got tons of material and insight to share!

We’ve been using the O.R. in our trading for over 30 years – on the trading floor and trading from our desk via computer.

We’ve dedicated years and literally millions of dollars toward writing software to profit from it, and programmed automated trading systems to trade based on it.

With all this to offer, we want you to have more time than a one hour, one-time presentation to learn how understanding the O.R. can help your day, swing or position trading.
What This O.R. Month Will Do For You
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The O.R. is a core component of almost every trading strategy we create.

For the next month (January) we’re going show you how and why the O.R. should be a part of your trading!
 
To do this we’re going to use:
 … video clips
 … email
 … a special section of our site (to be announced in a future email)
 … and our message board (more info below)

It’s going to be a special month!

Three times a week we’ll be sending you new insight into the markets and how to trade them. If you have questions or comments you can post them on our HotScans message board (more info. below) and we’ll respond for the benefit of anyone interested!

As we’re fond of doing in our trader training programs . . . We’re even working on a getting a special guest! However, due to the high profile nature of this person I can’t say who until we’re sure that we can pull this off, but we’re doing our best for you.
Here’s What You Should Do Now
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1.  Keep your eye out for emails with a subject starting with “The O.R. Month…” We’ll try to send your O.R. Month emails on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so you know when to expect them.

2.  Save the date of Saturday, January 31st. We’ve got a special Opening Range training event planned.

3.  If you want to participate in the online discussions, get signed up as a f.r.e.e. member of our HotScans message board hosted by Yahoo. This is where you can ask questions or just read posts from other traders. Here is a link to it:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HotScans/
Happy New Year from MarketGauge!

Wishing you the best trading start to 2009,

Geoff Bysshe

Co-Founder
MarketGauge

New Year, New Goals, New Money

The question is …
Will you act during the economic downturn, or simply REACT?
Don’t let fear of the recession guide your goal setting
plans for 2009. This is a BIG mistake…!

Fear is an emotional response, only good for short-term
survival.
When you’re in “fight or flight” mode, you’re not thinking
clearly about the path you’re running… You’re just RUNNING!
So your efforts lack strategy, planning, and insight.
I want for us to do more than just survive 2009.
Internet shopping is predicted to hit $145.1 Billion in
the coming year, a significant 14% increase — despite the
recession!

 
Studies show this shift is ALREADY well underway…!
I don’t want the Big “R” to stop you from pursuing exciting
personal, financial, and business goals in 2009, so arrangements
have been made  to get you exclusive VIP access to an important
video that Internet marketing guru Derek Gehl just put up
on his site.
Derek’s been successfully selling on the Internet for over
a decade now, and he’s brought in over $100 MILLION in sales…
… so he’s by far the BEST person to advise you about how
to thrive in ANY market. Go to the experts for expert advise, right?
When you watch his FREE Goal Setting Video, you’ll discover
how we can make 2009 our richest year yet:
http://www.internetmarketing.com/2009-goals/836201
Wishing you health, wealth, and happiness in 2009                                           

Consumers will be spending more time at home, using their
computers for everything from bargain hunting and product
research to upgrading skills.

Note:  Derek is also going to be hosting a FREE Webinar in the
first week of January to help everyone kick-off their New
Year’s goals with a bang.
You can register for it here:
http://www.internetmarketing.com/2009-goals/836201