The Week Ahead | 9/19/2022
FOMC Preview Here at the Options Edge, we are predicting that the FOMC will deliver a third 75bp rate hike at its September meeting, resulting in a funds rate of…
Options Expiration 16-Sept-2022
Standard monthly options will expire on Friday. We have ten trade suggestions that are set to expire. Seven of those trades were winners, and three were losers. Net-net, those suggestions…
CPI: A Little Too Hot
The Labor Department reported the CPI this morning. Our view going into this, which we shared here and on Twitter @mguthner @the_OptionsEdge, was that (1) investors are optimistic about the…
The Week Ahead | 9/12/2022
Next week’s major focus will be on US inflation data, which will be at the top of the agenda. On Tuesday, we’ll receive the August CPI figure, and experts forecast…
The Week Ahead | 09/06/2022
Next week, markets will have their eyes glued to central banks. In particular, investors are eagerly anticipating the ECB meeting next Thursday as well as Fed Chair Powell’s speech that…
Monthly Market Update
August is another down month for financial assets. Price action is volatile, creating confusion in the minds of strategists and financial media.
The Week Head | 8/29/2022
Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech lasted around 8 minutes, and in it, he delivered a more straightforward message with less opportunity for mistakes in interpretation. In short, interest rates will…
The Week Ahead | 8/22/2022
Caution: Don’t Be Fooled By The Stock Market • We are concerned about the direction that company earnings will take. We’re seeing a shift in consumer spending and a stalling…
The Week Ahead | 8/15/2022
The best news the US economy has seen in a long time came from June’s inflation statistics. Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Indexes (PPI) recorded better-than-expected…
The Week Ahead | 8/8/2022
Despite some encouraging signs, the economy is still not humming. The unemployment rate remains close to a 50-year low, but the Treasury yield curve is inverted and Federal Reserve officials…