The Week Ahead | 11/16/2020
As earning season is winding down, this week we have a normal economic calendar. Housing data and retail sales remain strong while jobless claims and industrial production remain important to…
Tech’s Bizarre Beginnings & Lucrative Pivots
When you’re building something great, things are bound to get messy. As many as 80-90% of startups fold and those left standing also fail, repeatedly. Rarely does a business take a…
The Fed’s Balance Sheet May Be Headed to $40–$50 Trillion
President Trump has said often that he had “created the greatest economy the world has ever seen until the China virus came.” Maybe some people believe that, but if the…
Lockdowns Haven’t Brought down Covid Mortality. But They Have Killed Millions of Jobs.
During the early onset of covid-19 in the spring, government officials across the political spectrum widely agreed that government intervention and forced closure of many businesses was necessary to protect…
UUP: What’s Up (or Down) with the Dollar?
The team at Options Action took a look at the US Dollar on Friday's episode. Interestingly they brought up the dollar. This article is for registered members - please login…
XLV: Healthcare… Is the Patient Ready to Recover?
The healthcare sector is highly regulated and controlled by the government. This government control makes it a political football, particularly at election time. Now that it looks like the election…
Evolution of Global Advertising Spend from 1980 to 2020
Marketers may still “sell the sizzle” and not the steak, but shifts in the media landscape and consumer behavior mean that advertisers must constantly adapt their media strategies. This article…
MJ: “Smoke Em If You Got Em”
An exciting event happened this political season. The citizens of five States (Montana, Arizona, New Jersey, Mississippi, and South Dakota) legalized the use of marijuana in various degrees. This article…
DISCA: The Discovery Channel Remains Undiscovered
Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA) is familiar to our television screens but may not appear on the average investor’s radar screen. This article is for paid members - please login or…
PFE: Pfizer Give Equities a Shot in the Arm
Unless you live under a rock, you know that Pfizer and their partner BioNTech announced the results of their Phase III trials for their SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. The company claims that…
Crypto Update
Bitcoin came alive over the past month. BTC was trading at $11,356. Yesterday it touched $16,000, and now a little correction is underway. This article is for paid members -…
T: Is the Selling in ATT Over?
ATT is one of the three big wireless telecommunications companies in the US. The other two biggies are Verizon and T-Mobile/Sprint. Given they all wish to be a premium provider…