The Absurdity of Keynesian Economics
People talk about economics all the time with the belief that it will help with their investment decision-making process or enables them to enter the debate on public policy. Unfortunately,…
It’s Fed Day | Will They or Won’t They Raise Rates?
The Federal Reserve Board will be meeting today to discuss monetary policy. It interesting how the Financial news channels are highlighting the 2:00 announcement as a will they or won’t…
ATT + Time Warner Merger Approved
Yesterday after the close of trading yesterday, the U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon presiding over the ATT/Time Warner merger ruled that the transaction can proceed. The big surprise, at least…
Update | Options Expiration
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 6 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what you…
The Week Ahead 06/11/2018
Economically the calendar is full this week. On top of that, the Trump-Kim summit begins on June 12th, 2018. June 13th, the FOMC will announce its rate decision. Last week…
Trading the ATT – Time Warner Merger Announcement?
On Friday, 8-June-2018, Michael Khouw discussed the investment merits of ATT on Options Action. ATT, a company with this simplest of stock tickers "T" is the giant telephone company that…
Sometimes Events Pinpoint a Sentiment Extreme
Investor mood swings from optimism to pessimism and back again. This is what gives markets their cyclical nature. These swings can occur over short durations or long ones. We just experienced…
S&P500 | Bulls & Bears Arm Wrestle for Control
We have not talked about volatility lately her at TOE, principally because we think the message from the volatility markets is delivered at the extremes. When the VIX, the Volatility Index…
Internet Trends for 2018 by Mary Meeker
For those that do not know her, Mary Meeker is a thought leader at Kleiner Perkins, the premier leader in venture capital located in silicon valley. Mary cut her teeth on…
iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) | China’s Version of Netflix
We focus most of our attention on US stocks here at theOptionsEdge.Com for a number of reasons. US capital markets are deep and regulated and corporate governance is pretty good…
Industrial & Ford (F) Update
Auto manufacturers are a very disliked sector in the equity market, that is unless you are a maker of electric cars with a mountain of obstacles to overcome. For some reason,…
The Week Ahead 06/04/2018
Global Spotlight “Getting to Know You Meeting — Plus.” It’s official (well, for now): U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in…