Beware the Crypto Thief
We talk about crypto’s here at the TOE from time to time. It is important to remember that the technology that backs these systems is in its infancy. While the…
What Keeps a Billionaire Investor Up at Night?
If I were a billionaire, probably nothing at all... Every time we open up a web page, newspaper, magazine or flip on our favorite TV channel, we are told about all…
Shopify Needs Facebook | So Now What?
Shopify (SHOP) has been a wall street darling ever since it went public in May of 2015. The company provides a cloud-based multi-channel commerce platform for small and medium-sized businesses in…
Stock Prices | A Battle Between Optimism and Pessimism
The battle between optimism and pessimism is playing out in full regalia. After falling about 5.9% last week, the S&P500 rocketed 2.7% higher yesterday, putting in the best one-day performance in…
The Week Ahead 03/25/2018
What to Watch for this Week The economic calendar is regular, and the market is closed on March 30th, 2018, for Good Friday. Most of the data points on the…
Will this Chip Shot Hit a Birdie?
Tech has been the leader of the market rally since the financial crisis. We have noted in previous articles that the NASDAQ index has finally reached the peak reached in…
Equities get Hammered | What’s Next?
Yesterday was another ugly day for the bulls. At its morning low, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 506 points. After a head-fake recovery, it finished the day down…
Hated Stocks
Investor sentiment swings from optimism to pessimism and back again continuously. Sometimes these emotional swings attach themselves to individual stocks, sometimes they attach themselves asset classes, technologies or even counties.…
The Other Side of Bitcoin
Anyone who has followed our work here at theOptionsEdge.Com knows that we are big fans of the technology that supports the cryptocurrencies, we are simply not gung-ho of owning crypto…
Oracle Post Mortem | The Future was Clear, Investor Response was Not
Yesterday, we added to the discussion of Oracle started by the gang on Options Action on Friday. Carter and Mike discussed an earnings play. Oracle reported earnings last night and…
Fed Week | What’s Next for Bonds and Rates
The Federal Reserve Board is having their policy meeting this week. Investors and prognosticators are keeping a sharp eye on this meeting as this is the first meeting where Jerome…
The Week Ahead 03/01/2018
Global Spotlight The White House Revolving Door. With Rexit underway, CIA Director Mike Pompeo gearing up for his new policymaking post as Rex Tillerson’s replacement as secretary of state and…