Rational Exuberance?
On December 5th, 1996, Alan Greenspan, as he accepted the American Enterprise Institute’s Francis Boyer Award said “…how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which…
The US Consumer is Bolstering the Global Economy…Just Not Ours.
The S&P 500 closed today at 4,486.23, an all-time high, in round numbers a ~90% return off the pandemic lows. The Nasdaq Composite close of 15,019.80 was also an all-time…
How to: Decipher Unusual Options Volume Activity like a Pro.
Many market pundits, data services, and online brokerage platforms will highlight unusual options activity. On many occasions, I've received tweets that suggest that some readers and viewers mistake market data,…
Commodities & Gold Gold (RIO)
Carter thinks the gold market looks pretty tempting at the moment. From a traditional fundamental perspective, we would agree. The Fed is printing money like there is no tomorrow, and…
The Week Ahead | 08/23/2021
Next week: Investors will be looking for further clues on tapering in Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech,
This in NOT the way to trade Options
We check in on the WallStreetBets crowd from time to time. We find it interesting how they celebrate their losers, not just their winners.
Advanced Auto Parts (AAP): Earnings Trade
Advanced Auto Parts will be reporting earnings next week. Being a car enthusiast, Mike decided to look at the stock and opine on the situation. This article is for registered…
Tesla (TSLA) in the Cross Hairs
It looks like the Department of Transportation is finally going to hold Tesla to account. The company has been promoting the car's self-driving capability. While it is good, it is…
HyperGrowth or Money Losers (ARKK)
The recent bull market is characterized by the rally in the share prices of companies that lose money, lots of money, but promise hyper-growth. There has been nobody more confident…
Options Expiration
Standard monthly options will expire this Friday, August 20. We have 13 trade suggestions expiring trade will expire, eight of which are winners so far, while five are losers. Net-net,…