Southwest Airlines
Back on 30-July-19, we took a bullish position in Southwest Airlines. That trade came to an end last Friday and we thought the situation deserves another look. This article is for…
Rethinking Income Strategies
Everyone should have a balanced portfolio that contains some stocks (index funds perhaps), bond (in ETF form perhaps), commodities, cryptos as well as options.
The Week Ahead | 09/23/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight A New Plan for Ireland? After weeks of paralysis, Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom seem to…
Amazon… Will it Dot Bomb?
The story at Amazon (AMZN) has been fantastic for quite some time now. The company has gr0wn very fast and not they are turning revenues into profits. This has taken the share…
Equity Market Update
The equity markets are frustrating both the bulls and the bears. Just when the bulls think a tradable rally is underway, the price of the major equity averages rollover. As…
You Have Been Warned
The overnight Repo rate is acting quite strange lately. The past few days this important overnight rate has ignored the intentions of the Fed. Yesterday, hours before the Fed was…
Back to South Africa
The South African stock market is one area where we have had pretty good luck. There are a few cross-currents at play, and it seems to result in a cycle that is…
Adjust the Equity Volatility Trade
One of the most popular trading strategies implemented by professional traders is the volatility trade. Indeed it was the introduction of options that made volatility trading possible. This article is for…
The Week Ahead | 09/16/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight Glimmers of Hope for U.S.-China Trade. This week brought a bit of cautious optimism to what had seemed an ever-darkening outlook on the…
Oil Update
The global economy is growing at a sub 2% rate. At the same time, there is a move to electric cars and away from gasoline-powered vehicles. So from a demand…
Interest Rate Update
The interest rate and bond market are living in historic times. Those who follow us on Twitter will have seen a number of charts covering interest rates which we find…
Gold & Silver
Gold put in a bottom in the 3rd quarter of last year. Silver put in a bottom in June of this year and went on a strong run. Gold joined in…