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…
Amazon.Com Inc: The Stock That Can Do No Wrong
Amazon.Com (AMZN) is the most loved stock in the US equity market today. We think that is quite a statement as investors also have a love affair with NVIDIA, Apple…
Get Chemically Enhanced with LyondellBasell (LYB)
Today we turn our attention to a company we have traded successfully in the past, LyndellBasell (LYB). Over the past few years, the company has met our valuation criteria, so we…