Crypto Update | Psychology & the Making of a Bottom
Crypto-currencies are back in the news these days. We are certain that some people were getting frustrated and emotionally distraught about the recent and brutal selloff that occurred across the…
Unusual Options Activity | Freeport McMoRan (FCX)
Yesterday, the equity markets fell hard. The S&P500 was down $35.73 points (1.34%). the NASDAQ was down $121.25 points (1.7%), and the DJIA was down $424.56 points (1.74%). The surprise…
High Energy | Ramping Up or Running Out of Gas
We talk about the energy markets quite a bit here at The Options Edge. To our way of thinking, food, energy, and housing are probably the most fundamental goods driving this or…
The Week Ahead 04/23/2018
What to Watch for this Week We have a normal economic calendar, featuring housing data, Consumer confidence and sentiment, and the first look at Q1 GDP. Corporate earnings reports will…
Is Boeing Giving Up the Ghost or Preparing to Fly?
On Friday, 20-April-2018, Mike discussed the possibility that Boeing (BA) was in the process of rolling over after a very strong bullish move in the stock that started in Q1-2016.…
We Have No Interest
In a free market system, prices are determined by supply and demand. Such a system is self-correcting. If the demand for an item is increasing over time the price of…
Unusual Activity Report | Crude Oil Update
Yesterday was a relatively calm day in the markets. The popular indexes rose in the morning and gave back a good chunk of the gains by the end of the day.…
The Difference Between Rich People and Poor People
Or radio, TV and the internet, there are people out there who sell some get rich scheme. We were listening to NPR yesterday evening and the subject was Real Estate…
Precious Metals Update | Something Strange This Way Comes
The precious metals market is precisely where the action was not for some time now. We have been in a rather odd place in the precious metals. We have been…
Mises Moment | How the Postal Service Loses So Much Money
On April 5, 2018, we wrote an article about Amazon and how they were taking advantage of taxpayers by paying the US Postal delivery fees that are below their cost of…
Trade Suggestion Update | Options Expiration Week
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have 9 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them now so you have time to decide…
The Week Ahead 04/16/2018
For many people, the U.S. Tax Day has arrived, and the annoying commercials will stop. Normally the day falls on April 15th, but we got an extra day due the…