Open Mike
Mike discusses Nike and Footlocker. In the final analysis, he likes shoe manufacturing over the shoe and athletic clothing retailer. In further discussion, he discussed how to think about the…
Open Mike
Mike discusses consumer debt, inflation, consumer sentiment, home sales, and other macro issues in his latest video.
Open Interest: Videocast
Mike talked with Garrett DeSimone, Ph.D., Head of Quantitative Research at Option Metrics. Later in the interview, Mike takes a closer look at trading earnings on MGM Grand. Gaming is…
Economy & the Cost of Government Borrowing
Everyone in the financial media is talking about an imminent cut in interest rates as if they are guaranteed to happen. But we are not so sure.
Latest Video: Inflation & War
Professor Mark Guthner discusses the historical implications of war on inflation and how that may impact interest rates, how rising interest rates impact borrowing costs, the value of bank assets,…
Real Estate & Interest Rates
Lower than survey inflation data released Thursday, November 10th, led to an enormous rally as investors hope Jerome Powell and the Fed could pivot to a less hawkish policy soon.…
Open Interest: Risk-Rout & Rates
The federal reserve is charged with managing the economy by manipulating interest rates and the money supply. This task is monumentally tricky as the Fed must use data concerning what…
Inflation: Causes and Cures
Senate Democrats pass the Inflation Reduction Act over the weekend. What drives inflation?
Why Value Investors are Bearish Stocks & Why You Should Be Too: Hint… Interest Rates
Investors and corporate financiers use present value analysis to determine the intrinsic value of any asset. Specifically, the intrinsic value of an asset today is equal to the current value…
In the Money vs. Out of the Money
Choosing the appropriate strike price on an option trade is critical to success. This is true because options traders have to get both timing and direction correct at the same…