Mises Moment | How the Postal Service Loses So Much Money
On April 5, 2018, we wrote an article about Amazon and how they were taking advantage of taxpayers by paying the US Postal delivery fees that are below their cost of…
The Big Bank’s Beat on Earnings but Stocks Take A Beating | What’s Ahead for Morgan Stanley (MS)
Friday was a big day for banks reporting earnings. The reports were good but the street was disappointed and their stock prices fell. Now Morgan Stanley is on the radar…
So Volatility is Higher than Last Year | Now What?
Unless you are an investor living under a rock, you know that the volatility of returns we are witnessing in the marketplace are lately are much higher than what we have experienced since…
Will the Equity Market Trick (Almost) Everyone?
The equity markets are in the process of confusing every short to intermediate term trader. For the past few weeks, the S&P 500 has been in turmoil, giving fits to…
Financial Sector Fund (XLF) | Teachable Moment for a Bank Shot
Last Friday the team on CNBC's Options Action discussed the merits of taking a bearish position in XLF and did so with good reason. The investors in the financial markets…
Close Bearish Facebook (FB) Trade
On March 10, we suggested investors take a bearish position on Facebook (FB). From our analysis, we thought they were beginning to lag in the online advertising space. Google is…
We Were Prepared | Now Is the Time To Keep Your Cool
For the past few months we have been talking about the possibility of the kind of selloff we are experiencing at the moment. Investors became too bullish and too complacent…
What Keeps a Billionaire Investor Up at Night?
If I were a billionaire, probably nothing at all... Every time we open up a web page, newspaper, magazine or flip on our favorite TV channel, we are told about all…
Stock Prices | A Battle Between Optimism and Pessimism
The battle between optimism and pessimism is playing out in full regalia. After falling about 5.9% last week, the S&P500 rocketed 2.7% higher yesterday, putting in the best one-day performance in…
Will this Chip Shot Hit a Birdie?
Tech has been the leader of the market rally since the financial crisis. We have noted in previous articles that the NASDAQ index has finally reached the peak reached in…