Add a Crypto
We are building out our idealized crypto portfolio. The strategy we are following is quite simple. The portfolio will have two elements. (1) A core portfolio will be made up…
Options Expiration
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 9 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what they…
The Hidden Problem Looming Over the Cannabis Edibles Market
The boom in legal cannabis has been absolutely historic. According to ArcView Research, it’s already a multi-billion dollar industry – and by 2022, the legal market could be worth $32…
NIKE, Inc. (NKE) Earnings Trade
NIKE, Inc. (NKE) will be reporting earnings in a week and a half on 27-June-2019. NKE is one of the most successful apparel brands the world has ever seen. Very…
Apocalypse Now for ServiceNow Inc. (NOW)?
ServiceNow (NOW) is a big fast-growing tech company that most individual investors do not know much about. They are in the cloud space which is hot and growing but very competitive.…
A Breakdown of Wealth, from Middle Class to the Top 1%
Just as household wealth varies greatly across the population, the composition of that wealth changes as well. Simply put, the person next to you at the grocery store will likely…
King Dollar or Court Jester (UUP)
The US Dollar has been in a bullish phase since April of 2014. This rally occurred after a 3 year consolidation period where the value of the US Dollar versus…
The Week Ahead | 6/10/2019
Please look at Mark Guthners Post Short Squeeze Takes the S&P Higher for a good explination of the market movement. Prices are near the top of my risk range and the market…
What’s the Deal with Beyond Meat (BYND)?
Beyond Meat (BYND) is a food company whose stock is trading like its a go-go tech company. The company is quite simple. It makes and sells plant-based burgers (Beyond Burger)…
Short Squeeze Takes the S&P Higher
The last few days have been a boon for the bulls and a nightmare for the bears. The news flow was quite negative the past few weeks and we noted…
Closes TLT Long Volatility Trade
Back on May 12, we suggested investors buy a straddle in TLT, the ETF that mimics the returns of US government bonds with maturities in excess of 20 years.
Get Chemically Enhanced (again) with LyondellBasell (LYB)
Today we turn our attention once again to a company we have traded successfully in the past, LyndellBasell (LYB). Over the past few years, the company has met our valuation criteria,…