Time to Hedge
Over the past week, we have shared a number of methods for hedging that can also be used for taking outright downside exposure. This Friday Mike talked about how to…
How Do You Invest in a World Gone Mad!
Reading the headline, you might be thinking that we are going to talk about the price action of the stock market for the past few days. But we are not.…
Another Way to Play A Crash
Yesterday, we discussed various ways to play a crash. Specifically, we discussed the merits of buying at or out-of-the-money puts outright and selling a ratio put-spread. This article is for…
How to Play a Crash
Unless you were sleeping under a rock, you know that the equity markets fell sharply yesterday. The financial press told us the reason why. (1) The Chinese government went back…
The Week Ahead | 8/5/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight So Much for a Trade Truce. Our Third-Quarter Forecast published in mid-June said, “While there is a small window for a truce between…
Has the Bear Awakened?
We have been looking for a top in the price of equity securities for about 3 weeks now. So now that stocks have fallen a bit, has the bear awakened?…
Amazon: Buy or Sell
Carter Braxton Worth took a swing at Amazon (AMZN) this Friday on Options Action. Scott Wapner notes that the stock has seen its harshest selloff in nearly 4 years. Carter focused…
Danger Will Robinson!
In the past few weeks to a month, we have been discussing the possibility of a tradable top in the equity markets. This article is for registered members - please…
Close the AAPL Earnings Trade
A few days ago, we discussed the bullish case for Apple stock as the company was about to announce earnings for the Q3 of 2019. While we were partial to…
Where is the LUV?
The airline industry has been in the news lately as Boeing is having a great deal of trouble with the 737 Max aircraft. The 737 Max is a super stretched versions…