The most important earnings season of your life

  The trader's guide to earnings   "Earnings season" is defined as the period of time during which a large number of publicly traded companies release their quarterly earnings report. These reports offer a look into a company's business health, and for many is a barometer of how the company can expect to perform going forward. Nearly as crucial as the earnings report itself is the following "earnings call" where company executives speak about the report release and offer potential guidance going forward. Earnings are crucial. it can shed light on how a company's leadership has been able to navigate an ever-changing macroeconomic landscape to maximize profits. This is a highly active time for stocks, with daily trading volumes increasing significantly. And first quarter earnings start this Friday with big banks. JPMorgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (C) report Friday, April 14 before the market opens. Then it's off to the races for the rest of the market. It's not surprising for a stock to rise or fall up to 20% in a single trading day based on the outcome of an earnings report. That's why it's important for traders to be educated on the topic - so they can best position themselves to capitalize on earnings season. Thankfully for traders, [Money Morning LIVE]( is here to help.   Watch this, not CNBC [Choose your fighter]( World](   Options Activity Bearish? Volatility Expert Mark Sebastian recently uncovered some significant option activity on banks ahead of earnings season. [Watch the clip]( for what that could mean for the entire market and how traders can use this info for their benefit.     Find earnings hotspots Quantitative Analyst Chris Johnson breaks down how to find hotspots to trade during earnings season. [Watch the clip]( to learn how to wade through all the numbers and zero in on profitable opportunities.     Don't get burned trading earnings reports Day Trader Kenny Glick sits down to talk with Chris Johnson about the right ways - and the wrong ones - to trade earnings reports. [Click here to watch the clip]( to make sure you're trading earnings season the right way.     Earnings? Not in crypto! One of the reasons earnings season can be so profitable for stock and option traders is that it's volatile. But that extra volatility carries extra risk. Money Morning LIVE Crypto Chief Nick Black says "forget all that!" That's because crypto has no earnings season. [Right now you can see what Nick's #1 AI pick is - and the answer might surprise you.](     Why option prices fall after earnings Mark Sebastian knows a thing or two about volatility. Volatility is one of he major factors impacting option pricing. [Watch this clip]( to learn why volatility activity makes option prices fall after earnings reports are released.     The $13 billion bet As a former hedge fund manager, Money Morning LIVE chief Strategist Shah Gilani knows how Wall Street operates. [Click here to see what company both he and the Department of Energy are targeting right now.](   [Earnings Ed]( Get ahead of earnings season by cramming our experts' knowledge right into your noggin… [💸 Trade School Trade School]( - Money Morning LIVE's comprehensive education package. For traders of all experience levels - 100% FREE. [💸 Don't get crushed through earnings]( Tom Gentile's quick start guide to trading earnings reports. [💸 Earnings and why it matters]( - VWAP Champion Kenny Glick explains why earnings reports are so significant for day trading - and why this is his favorite time of the year. 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