Close the XLP Trade, the Consumer Stables ETF
The consumer staple stocks are supposed to be somewhat of a safe haven in a stock bear market. As a result, we suggested bullish investors who want to stay long…
Virtu: VIRT
If you have not accepted the fact that equities are in a bear market, now is the time to accept this new reality. Rising interest rates translate directly into lower…
Report McMoRan: FCX
Mining is a tricky business. Companies in the mineral extraction business must search the world over to find copper, nickel, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, nickel, and all the other minerals…
Trade Updates: BOX, UUP, KMI
The price of risk assets is rapidly changing, and we expect them to continue to change in ways that will surprise people. This article is for registered members - please…
Equity Prices are Down, What’s Next (SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL)
The equity markets had another down week. However, the big surprise was the trashing of the Consumer Staple Stocks. We need to use consumer Staples every day, so matter what,…
Datadog Barks: DDOG
Datadog is a company we do not usually follow. One of many enterprise software companies provides software that helps companies run their operations and protect their network. This article is…
Retail Carnage: WMT, TGT & COST
The last few days were quite exciting for the big retailers and not in good a good way. Walmart reported earnings on Tuesday and disappointed investors, and the stock got…
Open Interest Web Extra: Buffet Bets Big
Walmart reported earnings yesterday of $1.30 a share. This performance is a miss of $0.18 a share. On a brighter note, the S&P500 rallied about 2% in what is likely…
Should You Sync with Synchrony Financial (SYF)
Asset prices are at an interesting juncture. Interest rates are falling, which means "intrinsic values" of equities, in general, are falling. But we live in a market of stocks, not…
Options Expiration
Regular options expiration will take place this Friday as they do every third Friday of the month. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.
Sherwin-Williams Company: How do you short a stock like SHW?
Sherwin Williams company is one of the most incredible "buy and hold" stocks of the last 30 years. Interestingly, it is not a stock you hear much about on financial…
Open Interest Web Extra: Rolling Options and More
Netflix (NFLX) reported horrific earnings making people inquire about what is happening with media stocks. Mike owns one of them, Warner Brother Discovery (WBD), which he acquitted when ATT spun…