Options Expiration
Standard monthly options will expire at the end of the week. We have 7 open positions that we would like to address. This month we had a few trades that…
iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB)… Is Real Estate Ready to Give Yo the Ghost?
ITB is an ETF that tracks the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index, so it tells the story of how companies involved with home construction and…
The Week Ahead | 11/11/2019
Often, we don’t dwell on the dangers that face our servicemen and women as they work to protect our freedom. But, it is there. Today we honor and celebrate those…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
Cisco Systems will be reporting earnings next week on November 13, so this naturally pushed the name to the top of the radar screen of the Options Action team. Mike…
Market Commentary | SPY Update
Today we saw a repeat of the market action we have been seeing for months now. When the government announces progress on the trade front, the market rallies big. When…
The Ghosts of Failed Banks Have Returned
Recently, something unusual happened: instead of the more normal reverse repurchase agreements, the Fed escalated its repurchase agreements (REPO).
HP Inc. (HPQ) In the News
HP Inc. (HPQ), the producer of personal computing, imaging and printing products, is in the news. Yesterday, there was a rumor that Xerox (XRX) was going to take a run…
Human Insight, Computer Power: What is Quantamental Investing?
The world is awash in data like never before. From a person’s morning Uber ride and a favorite coffee spot to the emails sent from their office—all these activities create…
Morgan Stanley (MS)
Morgan Stanley is an investment bank. JP Morgan Chase is a commercial bank with an investment bank as an appendage. There was a time when Morgan Stanley & JP Morgan…
Update: Ford (F)
Many investors like to buy stock and sell options against it to produce some income and to cushion small selloffs in the price of the stock. We think this strategy…
The Business Value of the Blockchain
Blockchain can be an elusive concept. Its abstract nature leaves many wondering if this emerging technology is the global catalyst evangelists claim it to be. But blockchain is more of…
The Week Ahead | 11/04/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Nov. 2-4: ASEAN Summit. Leaders from across Southeast Asia will gather in Bangkok for the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations…