by Ben Weiss, for the Call to Leap Team

by Ben Weiss, for the Call to Leap Team Hi everyone, I'm writing to you all this week with a full heart. While we still have a few more 2023 trading days left in the short week ahead, I'm taking a moment today to look back on the year. For me, 2023 has been a year of brave learning and deep relationship building, and I'm so grateful to have met and grown with Steve and so many folks in our community here. Whatever the holidays may or may not look like for you and your clan, I

by Ben Weiss, for the Call to Leap Team

The markets ended green with the Dow 30, S&P 500, and Nasdaq ending +0.42%, +0.86%, and +1.75%, respectively. SPY QQQ The markets are on its 6th straight green week! Stocks closed the first week of December on a positive note as investors viewed the US monthly jobs report positively. The unexpected drop in the unemployment rate to 3.7% in November suggested a strong labor market. With 199,000 jobs added, the report indicated a positive trend, driven by the return of striking

The markets ended green with the Dow 30, S&P 500, and Nasdaq ending +2.37%, +0.99%, and +0.35%, respectively. SPY QQQ Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Let me know if you bought anything for Black Friday or did anything fun over the past weekend on Discord. With that being said, let's get right into it! The markets just had its 5th straight green week. Stock gains continued on Wall Street on Friday, marking a strong start to December. Federal Reserve Chair Powe

The markets ended green with the Dow 30, S&P 500, and Nasdaq ending +1.99%, +2.60%, and +2.57%, respectively. SPY QQQ What happened this...

by Ben Weiss, for the Call to Leap Team Well hello, everyone! My name is Ben W. You might recognize me as one of your moderators on Discord. This week, Steve decided to trade spaces and graciously invited me to share my weekly trades and outlook ahead. I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be here with you all in the Call to LEAP community! Let’s dive right in… The market last week The market had another strong week, building on last week’s gains and finishing very stro

The markets came back strong with the DOW 30, S&P 500, and NASDAQ ending +4.15%, +4.85%, and +5.38%, respectively. SPY QQQ What happened this week? This week, SPY retraced back into its upwards trending channel in yellow and may have potentially broke some resistance, denoted in blue. QQQ hasn't broke its downward trendline in blue, but it also bounced back into its upwards trending channel, denoted in yellow. We might start to see a Santa Claus rally soon, as we are closing

The markets had another red week with the DOW 30, S&P 500, and NASDAQ ending -1.84%, -2.03%, and -2.60%, respectively. Markets are on a two-week red streak. There's a Fed Reserve meeting coming up on November 1 and more earnings coming up soon. Hang tight everyone! SPY QQQ What happened this week? This week, we just broke the support line on our upwards trending channel. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican of Louisiana, won the election as the new speaker of the House on Wednesda

The markets had a red week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -2.08%, -2.90%, and -1.49%, respectively. Markets ended lower this week. There's a Fed Reserve meeting coming up on November 1, as well as Q3 earnings, so there might be some uncertainty in these upcoming weeks. SPY QQQ Right now, we are at the support line in our upwards channel. Let's be cautious in the next few days since we might break down from the channel. So what happened this week? The U.S. House of

The markets had a green week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending +0.78%, +0.65%, and +0.83%, respectively. Markets are on its...

The markets had a green week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending +0.13%, +0.63%, and +1.47%, respectively. It seems like...

The markets had another red week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -1.16%, -0.64%, and +0.53%, respectively. Markets are down for the 4th consecutive week in a row. The U.S. government is looking to perhaps shut down at the end of next month. However, we've seen this happen many times in the past and we've ultimately ignored these events, so take this news with a grain of salt. The market often moves in the short-term based on sentiment, but eventually likes to progre

The markets had another red week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -1.89%, -2.78%, and -3.48%, respectively. Markets sold off...

The markets had another down week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -0.34%, -0.70%, and -1.71%, respectively. Markets came down again, but don't panic, it's perfectly normal. While we can't control what the market does, we can decide on what strategies we can make and what discounts we can secure. DJI (DOW JONES 30) SPX (S&P 500) QQQ (NASDAQ 100) Steve's Trades AMD AMD Bear Call Spread Expiration Date: October 27, 2023 Step 1: Buy 1 $145 strike call option (delta 0.0

The markets had a down week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -1%, -1.49%, and -2.61%, respectively. Don't panic, as slight pullbacks like this week are perfectly normal. Think of this as a small discount on stocks you want to purchase. Steve's Trades AMZN AMZN Cash Secured Put Expiration Date: October 20, 2023 Step 1: Have $13,000 of cash as collateral Step 2: Sell 1 $130 strike put option (delta -0.22) for $174 I'm choosing the $130 strike option to get more premi

The markets went up again with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending +0.61%, +1.8%, and +2.6%, respectively. It's nice to see some green! Steve's Trades AMZN AMZN Cash Secured Put Expiration Date: October 6, 2023 Step 1: Have $13,700 of cash as collateral Step 2: Sell 1 $137 strike put option (delta -0.45) for $335 I'm choosing the $137 strike option to get more premium from the at-the-money strike. We're also still trending in the upwards yellow channel. AMZN LEAPS Expirati

The markets recovered slightly with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -0.57%, +0.57%, and +1.36%, respectively. SPY QQQ Steve's Thoughts Markets closed a bit higher this week, breaking the 3-week losing streak. Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that inflation is still too high and wants to lower inflation back to its 2% goal. Powell may still want to increase interest rates in the near future. However, Wall Street seemed to digest the news positively with the markets rallyin

The markets had another red week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -2.19%, -1.86%, and -2.27%, respectively. Steve's Thoughts Markets pulled back this week, but don't panic. Again, I believe this is healthy for us to have this drop since we've ran up quickly for the first half of the year. As a shift in perspective, think of this as a discount or sale for stocks/ETFs that you want to buy. Remember, we don't try to time the markets. Rather, we should focus on having m

The markets had another down week with the DOW30, S&P500, and NASDAQ ending -0.15%, -0.85%, and -2.5%, respectively. Earnings 📰 Disney Despite the Disney's revenues rising by 3.8% to $22.33 billion, they fell short of the consensus estimate by 0.48%. Following the announcement, Disney shares rose approximately 4.75%. CEO Bob Iger emphasized the company's focus on cost-cutting and innovation, while also mentioning an upcoming price hike for their streaming services Disney+ an