Covered Call Report
Covered call writing is the most common options trading strategies used by individuals and professionals alike. Some people believe it is a low-risk strategy that generates income. We like to…
Trade Suggestion Update | What to Do on Options Expiration Week
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have 4 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them now so you have time to decide…
Update: Precious Metals
Gold has frustrated both the bulls and bears during the post-financial crisis era. Monetary theory suggests that massive money printing would cause massive inflation in the price of goods &…
Sector Performance Update
The talk of late has been focused on rising stock prices. The S&P 500 is already up 3.51% so far this year. If you consider that over the very long hall,…
When Will We See the Next Correction? | How Will We Recognize It In Real Time?
We have been asked from time to time about the age of this ongoing bull market and what would have to change to become neutral or even bearish equity prices?…
Interest Rate Update | Time to Manage Your Interest Rate Risk
Interest rates are the price of money, or one might say the price to rent money. The US Treasury Yield curve represents the rate of interest across the maturity spectrum…
Lyondell (LYB) Under Valued, Moving Higher | Here’s the Trade, Even If the Share Price Takes a Pause
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) is a name we successfully traded last year. It is our favorite company in the chemical/process plant space as if it well runs, highly profitable and…
Stay Long & Strong
The equity markets are pricing in process of pricing in the cut in tax rates for corporations. The tax cuts are having an interesting phenomenon. One could argue that share…
REITs | A Beneficiary of Tax Reform | A Contrarian Play
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, equities continued with the bullish momentum of 2017. The S&P 500 was up 22 points (0.83%), the DJIA…
Will Natural Gas Feel the Burn?
There is a massive cold spell running over the United States at the moment. These events hit the Midwest every year and usually hit the East coast during the winter…