TheWeek Ahead | 10/01/2018
Inflation watch is in order this week, but it is the wrong thing to look at. I expect that the PPI, CPI, the Beige Book, and the JOLTS report will…
Inflation watch is in order this week, but it is the wrong thing to look at. I expect that the PPI, CPI, the Beige Book, and the JOLTS report will…
Last week the market ended with a bullish bias. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both set new record highs on very steady volume. I did not…
Markets are littered with the wreckage that follows a bubble. Some market bubbles take years to develop. Other cycles may last for much shorter periods, and not all of them…
Global Spotlight An Alternative Mode of Payment. The European Union is continuing its quest to find a way to push back against the United States’ unilateral sanctions. North Korea Saga Continues. North…
Risks to the market this week will be the decision President Trump makes about the tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese exports. Here at the Options Edge, we do not…
Five Scenarios The Option Edge is Monitoring The US – China Trade Deal – On September 5th, 2018, the end of the comment period on the 25% on $200 million…
Global Spotlight Get Ready for More China Tariffs. Low-level U.S.-China trade talks ended again in stalemate, paving the way for another round of U.S. tariffs to go into effect, this time…
Viewer “Craig,” writes csmythe44@hotmail.com I bet that idiot Michael Khouw is running for cover after shooting his mouth off on CNBC the other day in betting against AMD. It’s up another 5%…
Most S&P 500 sectors finished last week in positive territory, with less-risky, countercyclical groups — including consumer staples (+3.2%), utilities (+2.5%), and telecom services (+3.7%) — leading the charge. The…
Global Spotlight Trump vs. Turkey. U.S. President Donald Trump may have met his match when it comes to stubborn populists on the world stage. As evidenced by the Turkish lira’s Black…