Brad Holt

Global Spotlight Saudi Royal Pains. The White House is coordinating closely with embattled Saudi leaders in trying to contain the fallout from the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Tokyo and…

The market declined 4.1% last week.  Wednesday saw the biggest one day drop since February.  Volatility spike higher and remained high into Thursday and Friday. Will strong earnings and a…

Last week the market ended with a bullish bias.  The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both set new record highs on very steady volume.  I did not…

Global Spotlight An Alternative Mode of Payment. The European Union is continuing its quest to find a way to push back against the United States’ unilateral sanctions. North Korea Saga Continues. North…

Risks to the market this week will be the decision President Trump makes about the tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese exports. Here at the Options Edge, we do not…

Global Spotlight Get Ready for More China Tariffs. Low-level U.S.-China trade talks ended again in stalemate, paving the way for another round of U.S. tariffs to go into effect, this time…

Most S&P 500 sectors finished last week in positive territory, with less-risky, countercyclical groups — including consumer staples (+3.2%), utilities (+2.5%), and telecom services (+3.7%) — leading the charge. The…

Global Spotlight Trump vs. Turkey. U.S. President Donald Trump may have met his match when it comes to stubborn populists on the world stage. As evidenced by the Turkish lira’s Black…

Global Spotlight

Welcome to Fed week.  This week the FOMC will annouce the rate decision on August 1st, at 2:00 pm EST. During the week of Jul. 30, 141 S&P 500 companies…