SPY: Roll the Volatility and Crash Trades
As equity market prices continue to move away from reality, we have suggested that investors consider either lightening their risk load by selling some long positions or doing some hedging.…
HP Inc. (HPQ)
HP Inc. (HPQ), the producer of personal computing, imaging and printing products, is in the news once again. For those who do not recall, Xerox made a $22 per share…
DASH to the Finish Line
It seems that the financial press has given up on cryptocurrencies. Why do we say this? Cryptocurrencies are have been on quite a run, and we do not hear a…
What’s in Storage at Iron Mountain (IRM)
We do not talk about REITs much here at The Options Edge, simply because volatility is not usually very high on these instruments. But there seems to be an opportunity…
Starbucks (SBUX) Update
Starbucks is in the middle of a couple of strong cross currents. On the one hand, the company is still growing. They opened a net 539 new stores last quarter.…
Is it Time for Gilead (GILD)?
In class this morning, a student asked me if there was a bullish investment one could make to profit from the health-scare in China. After all, she pointed out that…
Oil as the Contrarian Trade
Crude oil is sitting at a critical juncture now. Going into 2014, the world was in that "Peak Oil" mindset. People were under this fear that all the oil that…
Tesla Earnings Update
Tesla seems to be the stock that simply will not go down. The company reported earnings Wednesday night and the stock rallied as much as $70 after hours on what…
Interest Rate Update (TLT)
Back on January 8, we made the case that there was a decent chance that the interest rate picture had changed. The signal that bonds were about to sell-off was…
Market Update (SPX, SPY)
An interesting thing happened on the path to a Bubblicious bull market. Some people we read were saying that the equity markets were in a bubble. Others argued it was…