Lather Rinse & Repeat… or Will the Bear Go Hunting?
In yesterday's analysis of equity market price behavior, we discussed the phenomenon of the market looking like it wants to establish a trend, then chickens out. Prices start to rise, and…
Equity Markets Go BiPolar, The Crystal Ball Says…
Equity investors cannot seem to decide where they will take prices next. Stock prices were down sharply in Monday’s premarket trading, but even so, there seemed to be confusion but…
Semiconductor Update | Is It Time to Take Your SOX Off?
On Friday, 15-June-2018, the Options Action Panel took another look at the semiconductor stocks. In reviewing the charts, the team's Technical Wizard Carter Braxton Worth examined the semiconductor stocks from a…
Silver Update | What’s Next for this Sleepy Precious/Industrial Metal
The precious metals have been in a bit of a funk for quite some time now. For the past 5 years, gold has been flat on its back trading in…
The Absurdity of Keynesian Economics
People talk about economics all the time with the belief that it will help with their investment decision-making process or enables them to enter the debate on public policy. Unfortunately,…
It’s Fed Day | Will They or Won’t They Raise Rates?
The Federal Reserve Board will be meeting today to discuss monetary policy. It interesting how the Financial news channels are highlighting the 2:00 announcement as a will they or won’t…
ATT + Time Warner Merger Approved
Yesterday after the close of trading yesterday, the U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon presiding over the ATT/Time Warner merger ruled that the transaction can proceed. The big surprise, at least…
Update | Options Expiration
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 6 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what you…
Trading the ATT – Time Warner Merger Announcement?
On Friday, 8-June-2018, Michael Khouw discussed the investment merits of ATT on Options Action. ATT, a company with this simplest of stock tickers "T" is the giant telephone company that…
Sometimes Events Pinpoint a Sentiment Extreme
Investor mood swings from optimism to pessimism and back again. This is what gives markets their cyclical nature. These swings can occur over short durations or long ones. We just experienced…