Quad Witching is when various Futures Contracts and Options Contracts all expire on the same day. When contracts are expiring, often holders of said contracts chose to exercise those contracts and sell the shares they receive. That selling pressure, holding all else equal, puts pressure on prices and can cause a market-wide bearish period. Sometimes […]

This Fed Meeting is widely expected to culminate in either a .25% or .5% rise in interest rates. Typically, going into the meeting, traders are extra jittery, and volatility tends to increase. The debate going into this one will be how much the interest rate rise will be, and the potential effects. Often, traders hedge […]

The Share Lockup Expiration Date can lead to all types of price movement. It could be completely inconsequential, or it could rocket the price, or it could tank it. It really all comes down to what the market expects the shareholders who can now sell to do, and what they end up doing. If the […]

Nat Gas inventory day is a highly volatile day for any natural gas trade, and for traders who really like to get an adrenalin rush, there are leveraged ETFs and options that can all move aggressively one way or the other due to whether inventory comes in above or below forecast. For traders who like […]

The Share Lockup Expiration Date can lead to all types of price movement. It could be completely inconsequential, or it could rocket the price, or it could tank it. It really all comes down to what the market expects the shareholders who can now sell to do, and what they end up doing. If the […]

The Share Lockup Expiration Date can lead to all types of price movement. It could be completely inconsequential, or it could rocket the price, or it could tank it. It really all comes down to what the market expects the shareholders who can now sell to do, and what they end up doing. If the […]

Companies attending: IMV, THRX, PRTG, CRIS, ZLAB, IOVA, TCRT, DRTS, THTX, JNCE, GRCL, NVCT, IMMP, APTO, IDYA, MTEM, HGEN, SLS This event has a TON of presenters, which is beneficial to the "Event" type traders because the audience for any single companies presentation will be padded with people who are really at the event to […]

This is a vote on a Merger between Duke Realty and Prologis. Cheers to the happy couple. Traders need to be aware of a lot of information before jumping in on the "Runup" period or the actual merger. But ESPECIALLY if they want to hold the actual merger. Research is highly recommended. That being said, […]

Companies Presenting: OCUP, OTLK, RGNX, APLS, ISEE, OPT, ALC, TARS (sourced from the link to the Program below) This event is lesser known, but one key thing to notice in the Program linked below is that there are discussions about investments in between company presentations.  As a matter of fact, taken straight from the program, […]

Normally an event hosted by an Investment group or bank would not be on the catalyst calendar. We prefer events where the audience are likely to not already be investors in the companies presenting. In this case however, with the crypto market in shambles leading up to the event, any positive PR could help the […]