The Power in Southern Company (SO)
Yesterday equity prices ripped higher on the backs of hope/talk that a spending bill would pass that in short order. The financial media and investors seem to think a government…
GLD: What’s Next for Gold?
There is a time for every asset. But there is also a time when you might prefer someone else to hold an asset so you can buy it at a…
Worse than One Might Expect
We all know that asset prices are falling and falling fast. We all know that the big market averages like the DJIA, SP500, NASDAQ and Russell 200 are down 30…
OKE: ONEOK Inc. Energy Infrastructure
The sector that been hit the hardest in this stock market meltdown is the energy sector. They are the victims of a double whammy of biblical proportions. This article is…
You’re Grounded: The COVID-19 Effect on Global Flight Capacity
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into a tailspin. As the number of new cases continues to surge in parts of the world,…
Crypto… Not a Safe Haven but We Still Like It
Many people who are crypto enthusiasts argue that bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, etc. are safe-haven assets in much the same way people argue gold and silver are safe-haven assets. Nothing could…
Coronavirus Perspective
The press, politicians, business leaders and many, many people are in panic mode about the COVID-19. As governments institute curfews and order business to shut down, the economic impact will…
No Place to Hide
In most bear markets there is some kind of rotation. The old leaders to the upside become overinflated. Just when they become universally favored by the investing public, their price…
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…