TheWeek Ahead | 9/17/2018
Global Spotlight An Alternative Mode of Payment. The European Union is continuing its quest to find a way to push back against the United States’ unilateral sanctions. North Korea Saga Continues. North…
Will Federal Express Deliver?
Federal Express (FDX) will report their quarterly financial performance after the close of trading on Monday, September 17. This being an important, widely held bell weather company and stock we thought…
Is eBay the eWay?
eBay, Inc. (EBAY) operates e-commerce platforms that connect buyers and sellers worldwide. Many of us have used their service at one time or another to buy from a tradition “brick…
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Clarification of our Comments on Yesterdays Bond/Interest Rates
Yesterday, we talked about interest rates and long-term bonds. Eric, one of our subscribers noted that we change our stance from a post we published on August 7. We failed…
Long-Term Interest Rates, Where to Next? (TLT)
The bond markets continue to be a bit of an enigma at the moment. The interest rates on short-term securities have been on a relentless rise since the beginning of 2015.…
The Week Ahead | 9/10/2018
Risks to the market this week will be the decision President Trump makes about the tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese exports. Here at the Options Edge, we do not…
Facebook (FB) Which Way Next?
On Friday, Dan Nathan pointed out on Options Action that there was a huge option buyer in Facebook. This activity peaked our interest in light of the fact that the…
Adjust the Trade in GameStop (GME)
Our trade suggestion in GameStop, Inc. (GME) has given us a bit of heartburn. When we decided to suggest selling a cash covered put on 5-December-2017, the stock was hated…
Update: Time to Take Profits & Reposition Exposure in XLE
XLE is the SPDR Select Energy Sector ETF that attempts to track the performance of Energy (oil & gas) stocks. In April of this year, after rebounding from the wipeout…
The Week Ahead | 09/04/2018
Five Scenarios The Option Edge is Monitoring The US – China Trade Deal – On September 5th, 2018, the end of the comment period on the 25% on $200 million…
Mises Moment | Central Banks Enrich a Select Few at the Expense of Many
Developing an understanding of how free markets work in the absence of government manipulation (regulation, tax, permitting, etc.) and economic central planning by any group of people (central banks) is…