The Week Ahead | 07/29/2019
This is one of the biggest weeks in economic data. Fed Announcement, Wednesday and the non-farm payroll on Friday. Uncertainty will breed volatility and our playbook says to sell options…
Earnings & More: Time to Bite the Apple?
Apple Inc. (AAPL) will be reporting earnings next week. Given its one of the largest companies on planet terra and a very popular stock for both individual and institutional investors…
Trade Updated: Fifth Third Bank (FITB)
Fifth Third Bank is a super-regional bank that TOE first discussed back in May of 2018. At that time we, we sold a put spread when the shares were trading…
The Countries With the Highest Housing Bubble Risks
With a decade-long bull market and an ultra-low interest rate environment globally, it’s not surprising to see capital flock to housing assets.
To Baidu or Not to Baidu before Earnings? That is the Question
Baidu is one of our favorite Chinese companies but has not been one of our favorite Chinese stocks. The company is a perfect example of a great company that may…
The Week Ahead | 7/22/2019
The US economy continues to decelerate. The Fed is behind the curve on the easing adjustments. The Rest of the world is setting up to recover. This means is…
Facebook’s “Libra,” New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Starting in 2020, Facebook wants to offer its customers a global high-tech currency and infrastructure. The US IT giant says that this will provide many people around the world with…
Karen Gets Sneaky with Footlocker (FL)
Foot Locker is a company we have been following for quite some time. But for whatever reason, we have not decided to discuss a trade in the name. The stock…
Crude Oil: Out of the Spotlight, Where to next?
Crude oil has been decidedly out of the spotlight for quite some time now and for good reason. Crude oil production is growing rapidly in the United States and that is…
Is it time to “Prepare for a Bear”?
We have been mostly bullish for most of this year. Our discipline is one in which we question what is happening with equity prices, but we respect the trend. "The…
Options Expiration (7.19.19)
Standard Monthly Options will be expiring at the end of the week, so we thought we should highlight the trades that are due to expire. This article is for registered…
The Week Ahead | 07/15/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight From Foreign Policy Fracas to Freeze? As U.S. President Donald Trump tries to avoid major foreign policy debacles from upsetting his…