I tend to focus on small-cap trading.
But after the January effect wore off, they have crashed 15%.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1-DDreBPkTU0t_O-7MyzKIbb8TtsSxHXXPcc16pmiyU9OpxTWz4vOG84ID4f3Jz2f9_WK46s5jCxD2JPullA88c2SDnicI54uuLnoC3BuWknvJCAdnVgDIQxBLIhfzHeOaYIKiBq18lVybZ_2UCiHck)
Making it challenging to go long small-caps.
But because volatility is through the roof, Call and Put option trading offers opportunities.
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Last week's Lightning Alerts in review:
Monday March 13
I traded against fear, buying UVXY Puts. And went long on technology, buying QQQ Calls.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mbIhFDtogD1uCk5syfSsxXSqmuT42RB3LPcLhAGyrk2VaasFw8vy1lj9snQlzwUvlczbmiWj97QkrC5CTnqxi-N15Z1H4AnP5G7ssR3zSiO59RuyboTwlD1hn8qE-Tfukg7fBXNKQcFFWnNGAoUcFf8)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vRzJ4ojs7g7l6ka6zMYDmYeUUd9NKYSHKelGz6zMKbRy76GRo89KTRlc5-NHOf10m-3ic5Hs22KFQ1EvUN5upnrmC7uykYrBdad3RFw-_YyBfkEHgYMQPO1s3AzbQC1gCkGVZWMnWaJWeM-DRkI27x8)
Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
Tuesday March 14
I continued to trade against fear, buying UVXY Puts and went long small-caps buying IWM calls as bank stocks bounced.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DHb4v5gt-oRvylo26C8mXR-wLpJ8Hc3BM67Tq6FH4DxaOtNFpLmR7RYlFglxDPhg_QwFFnJlbjRvD9Y9SmrxSXPz217KKgeNMRgoghddkbAjFjzti4vCfBcLhzglrxFhU21oUKwALHVnOJOpmyJlH_k)
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Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
Wednesday March 15
Charles Schwab insiders loaded up on shares.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/V7Jsw142DLbdsSF3m5X3-UUxa1NjBXt6uM8PDIxilx4WdLinah-RBEJdukw-CDqUR7rK32kmktikhNjSqjULN6zwToBCZtJ1iz4OaGqz6GCjfBesUNAynXd6pP21PM19cxZWWXqSdFerkq16ZKUGN20)
The CEO called the company "a safe port in a storm." He backed it up by buying nearly $3 million for SCHW shares.
I continued to trade against fear, buying UVXY Puts into spikes, bought Calls and sold Puts on Charles Schwab.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PI-XsaJ-CjNzkTWeUKh5pgt4611_pKppGewpKKln3C_lVaJv77iYtUM9kirEFq4h9nAbj-tTXToDAkdWCzWtEg5tXA0WqDPYR9aIbhdnoG2KplTHR31AkPEPH3T0J3iR-Pmdj87dMLziYqCYV8Y-3DQ)
Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
Thursday March 16
With technology stocks becoming a safe haven, NFLX started to bounce which triggered some big wins for Calls I'd bought and Puts I'd sold.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/v6gmuC21P8fu4SPfXTihiJ5p48z8IuroEMZkmaE91jAKx-5d-aiL9aEyPhF9LshutoUFao9KguyHuaK-lYqvFSXwmqNu6lLzj9PHoKXsxc2GtiRAabLwr9hLQHRTlssQHBT1acHwDYx3wUrB9-uxFV4)
I continued to trade against fear, buying UVXY Puts into spikes and had a nice win on small-caps buying IWM Calls.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LZRMvhbB8ZEYC2LX_2xsGF09WILUfArHoRpSzDoq1u3FHuWRZQaqEgXOgPN1Y77EMjB2nc6F972UsLVNM9eDrJCj2yYxBOYF2dVwbEuKJRG6LT4e0AiQHtLqQLsomcGlwGo2lFcD8YZcQBdkzU-u67A)
Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
Friday March 17
A near dated $60 Call on SCHW expired worthless on me but all of the other SCHW Call trades worked well.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6EmjlAewRxV9c-zyT5OHAvIlaOZOu7yU7NkZfizrxA-XM33UhQDrDeiK-olfqyfjYkoOYocTsSod5xsQWaSSfebsoh_hDML4UG2yUPLEM5d5SRbAQAa_GkBK5Qbj9RMq3zqey_YflGLPWwL1pXP-IsI)
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Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
The blurred out trades are swings I alerted Friday.
Wins: 31
Losses: 2
Biggest win: 65% or $24,800
Biggest loss: 100% or $13,652
Win %: 94
Max consecutive win: 18
Max consecutive loss: 1
Avg. winner hold time: 1 day
Avg. loser hold time: 22 hours
P/L: $143,957.42
Results not typical. Trading is hard. Most traders lose money. Nothing guaranteed.
For the week ahead I like technology stocks to continue. As you can see the daily squeeze is just getting started.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/33OR-SMTXy-NdQwBSZuBJ6_ws3OvWIyhGiBZe0ZsvyXXYzJrzuujzaK7spiLV_5K0ihmffy-8C-5CGbP2fIS9L5kDd-41FNHSvgKhAEFLAoqMq2Gql37kH6ROnfJno987COftuIqXPtDd-RrFPqYKQ0)
I also think small-caps will bottom and volatility will subside.
I anticipate another busy week of trading.
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Jason Bond
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