Tyson Foods: TSN
The economic lockdown caused problems for all manufacturers and those companies that make our food. Tyson Foods, Inc. is primarily a protein company producing beef, pork, and chicken, for people…
China Goes Wild! KWEB & BIDU
In particular, the share price of Chines internet & tech stock gave bullish investors quite a scare. In search of equity, the CCP decided to charge these companies a "special"…
Inflation Nation: BHP Group Limited
Inflation is running wild, and it is hard to figure out if anyone other than Joe six-pack cares. The Department of Labor reported today that the Producer Price Index (PPI)…
Options Expiration
We have been involved in the institutional options market for several decades. We are continuously surprised at the growth in trading of this essential financial instrument and the enormous size…
Deere & Company: (DE)
The gang on Options Action looked at John Deere & Company as food is now an important topic of the global discussion. Russia is the 5th largest wheat exporter, and…
Mastercard: (MA)
The payments business is a competitive and profitable one. Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and Discover are tough competitors both domestically and globally, but the market is enormous, so there is…
Crude Oil: USO
One of my students asked me if now was the time to buy oil. Is the price of oil going higher? Should I buy some for my investment portfolio? My…
Expedia: (EXPE)
If there was an industry segment decimated by the government's reaction to Covid-19, it was the travel and leisure industries. Whether it is travel by plane or train, concerts or…
We Hate to be a Broken Record
We hate to be a broken record, but it looks like equity prices, from a technical perspective, are coiling for a beatdown of biblical proportions. This article is for paid…
Web Extra: Russia Takes Ukraine’s Largest Nuke Plant
The situation in Ukraine has become more intense and scary over the past few days. Whereas it looked like Russia would tiptoe around Ukraine’s nuclear power plant, it now looks…