Options Expiration
Standard monthly options will expire this Friday, December 17. We have six trade suggestions with at least one leg of a trade set to expire. So far, 3 of which…
Macro Thoughts: SPX, BTC
Stocks were taken to the woodshed and beaten to a pulp. The questions that remain are (1) "Is the beating over?" and (2) "Can price recover?" This article is for…
The Week Ahead | 12/13/2021
The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to accelerate the reduction (“tapering”) of its monthly asset purchases. Fed officials will revise their projections of growth, unemployment and inflation at this…
Consumer Staples XLP
With the equity markets getting a bit frothy and inflation running wild, consumer discretionary stocks may suffer next year as people put off buying luxuries to have the cash to…
Home Builders ETF: ITB
Two powerful forces have conspired to drive the price of real estate to dizzying heights. They are easy money and work from home. This article is for paid members -…
Video Presentation
Mike & I will be doing a live video presentation on Thursday, December 9, at 12:30 pm eastern time. Please join us. We are going to take about inflation, interest…
Walgreen Boots: WBA
We like Walgreen Boots (WBA) as a stock for the buy-and-hold investors. That said, it has not performed very well the past few years, but it finally came to life…
Bitcoin Beatdown
Bitcoin took a beatdown over the weekend. It all started on Friday, and then in the middle of Friday night, the selling took off good and hard. This article is…
The Week Ahead | 12/06/2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for November arrives on Friday. An increase in gasoline prices will be amplified by the seasonal adjustment. Some CPI components that were running hot…
Government is Everywhere and Always the Cause of Inflation
The government is the sole cause of inflation. They print money and this causes inflation. They stand in the way of production and this lowers the supply of goods and…
The Bear Awakens From Its Winter Rest
This has been a difficult week for traders and investors, to say the least. Stock prices were down big time, and investors were caught flat-footed. The financial media would like…
Viacom (VIAC) Is the Tax Selling Over
Viacom is a situation we have played pretty well in the past. It is a "value" stock. We think value stocks allow bullish investors to profit with modest downside risk.…