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…
Time to “T-Off” with ATT?
ATT, the communications giant and one time monopolist in the telecom space is in the news. The Activist and Vulture Fund, Elliott Management has taken a $3.2 billion position in…
Trade Update: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)
Back on July 6, we took a closer look at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA). This is a company that virtually everyone knows in the US and UK. This article…
The Week Ahead | 09/09/2019
One of the ways to trade with Edge is to sell options when Volatility is higher than normal. On an index or an individual stock. The trade can work out…
Bite the Apple…or Not (AAPL)
Next week is a big week for Apple Inc (AAPL). It will be hosting its annual product launch on Tuesday. Apple does its best to keep its announcements secret to…
Another Short Squeeze
Making trading profits on the short side is a gut ringer. As market prices fall, hedge funds and commodities trading firms try to follow the trend and sell short individual…