AAPLTrader Podcast: Interviews with Stock Market Thought Leaders

Every 4 Months Jeff runs a trader challenge with the goal of turning $3,000 into $100,000 using simple option trades. This last month he completed one of his 4 month challenges and successfully turned $3,000 into over $48,000… … not quite $100,000 but hey, $48,000 is not too shabby.

I started out casually trading as a source of extra income outside my day job. I found a real passion for technical analysis and the challenge and complexity associated with trading options. Like many traders, I've struggled with emotional trades and other bad habits, but I've found success along the way by honing a trading style and formula that keeps me objective. I've found a great community experience at AAPLtrader where I enjoy contributing to a dialogue with other knowledgeable traders. I'm also a wine sommelier, a philosophy and classic literature buff, and a big nerd among many other things, but I'm not sure that's pertinent.

Today's interview is with stock market legend Marc Chaikin. After more than 40 years on Wall Street, Marc foundedChaikin Analytics LLC in 2009 to deliver proven stock analytics to financial service professionals and individual investors and traders, based on the Chaikin Power Gauge, a 20-factor model proven effective at identifying where a stock is headed over the next 3-6 months. On April 1, 2014 Chaikin Analytics and NASDAQ launched 3 co-branded NASDAQ Chaikin co-branded indexes based on the Chaikin Power Gauge. AAPLTrader Members, don’t forget to use the Coupon Code: AAPL  When you sign up at Chaikin Analytics to get your AAPLTrader Discount.

Today’s interview tells a truly remarkable story of a friend of mine who discovered the ultimate stock option income strategy. Jake Pelley trades everyday for about an hour, the income he receives from his option trades allow him and his wife to stay at home and raise their kids together. The most incredible part is that Jake has not lost a trade in over 3 years. Listen to the interview to find out his exact strategy.

Norman is a rock star in the realm of trading psychology. His high-profile style resulted in him being a frequent guest of top news programs going as far back as Financial News Network. Mr. Hallett's popularity skyrocketed with his popular radio talk show, "Risky Business", which had a strong 5-year run in the 1990's. More recently, his concise ebook, "Mental Fitness for Traders", went viral and has been downloaded by over 250,000 traders worldwide. In addition, his YouTube Channel, featuring his weekly 4-Minute Drill for Traders is about to eclipse 500,000 views.

In this episode Andrew shares his expertise in trading AAPL, plus Andrew uncovers the secrets to locating options with unusual volume activity. Prior to founding Keene On The Market in 2011, Andrew Keene worked as a proprietary trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Keene graduated from Botta Capital's clerk-to-trade program to become known as one of fasted traders to 'make a market.' As a market maker he traded options in over 125 stocks, including Apple, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, and Yahoo. Keene left Botta Capital to co-found KATL Group, where he was the largest, independent on-the-floor Apple trader in the world.

After signing up at AAPLTrader Eric uncovered an AAPL stock option trade thats been trading 90%  every week over the last 6 months.  What led Eric to discover his 90% AAPL Option Strategy. The exact moment when he likes to buy. Why in-the-money calls are better than out-of-the-money calls. The two best ways to manage your trades. and much much more… When Erics not trading he’s hosting and organizing summer fundraisers, designed to increase awareness of local charities. The people who attend come from many different walks of life. Some come out to socialize, while others come out to business network. Regardless of the reason, at the end of the day it’s all about helping out the community.

Kiana is a multilingual forex analyst, award-winning speaker, TV personality and entrepreneur based in New York. She holds two degrees in Electrical Engineering from universities in Japan. She teaches people how to trade the stock markets at InvestDiva. Learn more at http://podcast.aapltrader.com/2014/06/27/episode-3-kiana-danial-invest-diva/

Slawek has a wealth of knowledge about the stock and options markets. In this interview he shares the exact strategy he uses to make explosive profits with options. Here are some of the key concepts covered: * How Slawek got started trading stocks and his big "aha" moments * What delta he uses when he goes buys options * How far out in time Slawek buys his call options * And some good ol" trader's mindset, how to get over the hump and much much more Big thanks to Slawek for his generous time in this interview!

Interviews with Stock Market Thought Leaders More at http://www.aapltrader.com | This episode is with Micah Lamar and Andy Fetter.About Andy - I use traditional technical analysis, Japanese candle, Elliott wave, and Fibonacci to predict a probable future price move or level. The market is the final arbitrageur of price so I focus on trades with low risk, tight stops and high potential reward. The idea is to cut your losses short and let your winners run. I look at many time frames and want to know the larger trend before moving to a shorter one. Markets do three things they trend up, trend down and they chop. I have developed different techniques and tools for each. This is what I would suggest all try to develop. The skills to see a move before it happens and probable turning points. Learn More...

Interviews with Stock Market Thought Leaders More at http://www.aapltrader.com | This episode is with Micah Lamar and Andy Fetter.About Andy - I use traditional technical analysis, Japanese candle, Elliott wave, and Fibonacci to predict a probable future price move or level. The market is the final arbitrageur of price so I focus on trades with low risk, tight stops and high potential reward. The idea is to cut your losses short and let your winners run. I look at many time frames and want to know the larger trend before moving to a shorter one. Markets do three things they trend up, trend down and they chop. I have developed different techniques and tools for each. This is what I would suggest all try to develop. The skills to see a move before it happens and probable turning points. Learn More...