Options Expiration (20-Mar-2020)
Standard monthly options are set to expire this Friday. We have 11 open trade suggestions that have at least 1 leg of the trade structure coming due at the end…
Market Update
On Tuesday, March 3, the Fed cut the target Fed Funds rate by 0.5%, in what we thought was an unwise move. T-Bill rates were somewhat trading a below the…
The Pandemic Economy: Which Stocks are Weathering the Storm?
When markets get wacky, even the best companies can’t avoid the maelstrom. Investors were already tiptoeing on broken glass, knowing that the longest U.S. stock market bull run in history was…
The History of Pandemics
Pan·dem·ic /panˈdemik/ (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. As humans have spread across the world, so have infectious diseases. Even in this modern era, outbreaks…
AAPL: Apple the Most Interesting Stock in the World
Apple Inc. continues to confound the investor community. The stock that represents the technology bull market has sold off, but it has not traded down like the typical tech stock…
SPY: Close the Long Volatility and Crash Trades & More
The recent selloff/crash/panic, or whatever you want to call it, is something we have been anticipating for some time. But let's be clear, the reason for the selloff was not…
TLT: Bonds Giving Up the Ghost?
The fixed income markets are broken and this makes trading long-dated bonds a very tricky affair. There is no doubt in our minds that the fastest way to the poor…
HYG: High Yield…. High Risk?
High yield bonds have been the place to be for fixed income investors who needed some income to pay bills. With the economy doing relatively well and profits pretty good…
Trade Update UUP & TSLA
Return volatility is the name of the game and we believe it will be for another month or two. That does not mean all is lost. Some trades are working…
Traders Expo Presentation: Crypto… What is it good for?
Many thanks to all who attended our presentations at the Traders Expo in New York. As educators, we hope you learned some new techniques that will ultimately expand your tool…