Is AI the new dot com?
Is AI the buzzword fueling another tech bubble? It certainly does have some parallels. I remember the dotcom (later dotbomb) era reasonably well and also remember how long and painful…
Happier New Year?
The term bear market is generally used to describe an extended market price decline of 20% or more from prior highs which, for the S&P 500 Index at least, was January…
Welcome to The Options Edge
Welcome to The Options Edge, your source for unique analysis and investment ideas. Investing can be one of the most intellectually and financially rewarding activities in which one can engage.…
VTOL: Ready for takeoff?
On Options Action this evening, Carter Braxton Worth, aka "The Chartmaster" and I discussed the sharp selloff in energy stocks we've witnessed over the past couple weeks, and provided an…
CLAR: Feeling Adventurous?
No question, bear markets are challenging investing environments. You've certainly heard the old joke; two guys are confronted by a bear. When one prepares to run, the other says 'what…
Homes Are Getting Expensive; Are Homebuilders?
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Rational Exuberance?
On December 5th, 1996, Alan Greenspan, as he accepted the American Enterprise Institute’s Francis Boyer Award said “…how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which…
The US Consumer is Bolstering the Global Economy…Just Not Ours.
The S&P 500 closed today at 4,486.23, an all-time high, in round numbers a ~90% return off the pandemic lows. The Nasdaq Composite close of 15,019.80 was also an all-time…
How to: Decipher Unusual Options Volume Activity like a Pro.
Many market pundits, data services, and online brokerage platforms will highlight unusual options activity. On many occasions, I've received tweets that suggest that some readers and viewers mistake market data,…
There’s more to the miners than a shiny rock.
While still below its all-time highs of September 2011, gold, currently at $1,525/oz has enjoyed quite a rally off the late 2015 lows of ~$1.075/oz. Unsurprisingly the gold miners have…