As the Bubble Slowly Pops, the Economic Chain Reaction Is Now in Progress
Much has been written about the economic consequences of COVID-19, yet, just as in many of the analyses of the Great Depression and the 2008 crisis, the years of accumulating…
TLT: Long-Term Government Bonds
Today, we take another look at what we think is the most overpriced asset class, at least in US dollar terms. That asset is long-term government bonds. This article is…
Options Expiration | 21-August-2021
Standard monthly options are set to expire this Friday. We have 11 open trade suggestions with at least one leg of the trade structure coming due at the end of…
RXT: Rackspace Technology Inc.
Rackspace Technology (RXT) is a company that went public just a few weeks ago. Hard to believe, but the Company was not well received on its IPO. This article is…
The Week Ahead | 08/17/2020
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight More moves by Arab Gulf states to formalize their ties with Israel. The sudden announcement of a normalization of ties between the…
XRT: Has Retail Gone Too Far?
The stock market bounce off the March low is genuinely remarkable. The price action of retail stocks as a whole has rebounded to the point where one might ask. What…
BIG: Close Big Lots Trade
The shares of Big Lots has had quit a whiplash during the COVID crisis. When the health scare started, the stock fell like a stone. People were dumping anything that…
Trade Updates: MRNA (Moderna)
Moderna is one of those companies the world hopes can deliver on their promises. But in the world of drug and vaccine development, nothing is certain except for massive regulation…
The 20 Most and Least Profitable Companies, Per Employee
When my students ask me who they should work for, I suggest they work for a company that sells a product that they can stand behind. Within that context, I…
SPY: Roll the Volatility Trade
Professional volatility traders spend most of their effort trading volatility. They try to buy it cheap and sell it dear. If you examine who makes the most consistent profits, it…
WBA: Walgreen Boots Alliance
Walgreen Boots (WBA) is a stock we have talked about several times here at theOptionsEdge.Com. It is a company we have liked but has frustrated us. From our perspective, it…
The Week Ahead | 08/10/2020
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Popular anger swells in Lebanon. This week’s port disaster in Beirut will continue to spawn demonstrations in the coming week. In fact,…