Time to Close a Couple of Trades
We have a couple of trade suggestions that have either fulfilled our expectation and/or simply running out of steam. As a result, we think it is time to close the bullish…
Should You Put a Little LUV in Your Portfolio?
Yesterday, the price of American Airlines (AAL) stock got stacked after it announced that it expects revenue per seat mile is likely to be 0.5% less than their previous reported…
Crypto Update | Don’t Stare at the Bear
We are intrigued by cryptocurrencies. Even though we are options traders first, stock, ETF and Mutual Fund investors second, we will continue to follow crypto. Someday it might be a…
Economists Won’t Predict the Next Crash — Because They Can’t
You get a lot of attention if you shout out things like “The stock market is about to collapse”, or “The US dollar crash is just around the corner”, or…
Trade Wars Don’t Matter! Who Knew?
Well, at least that is what the market is telling us. On Thursday 05-July-2018, the S&P500 rose 0.82%. On Friday, the day the new tariffs went into effect, the S&P500…
The Week Ahead 7/08/2018
Global Spotlight The Trade Danger Zone. In a largely expected yet foreboding move, the White House imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese industrial goods, to which China…
Consumer Staples | Much Ado About Nothing, But There’s Still A Trade
On Friday 6-July-2018, Brian Stutland a friend of theOptionsEdge.Com made an appearance on Options Action filling in for Dan Nathan. He is a regular guest on CNBC and is an…
Its Trade War Friday
Much is being said about the so-called trade war between the US and China. Doom and gloomers are telling us that this will have a huge impact on international trade and…
Financial Stocks as a Bellwhether
There are a number of characteristics that show themselves during bull markets, bear markets, and market turns. A bull market lifts all boats. This is another way of saying that…
Mises Moment | The Founding Fathers: Smugglers, Tax Evaders, and Traitors
The 4th of July means different things to many people. For some of us it is a celebration of our independence from the Crown, British Empire, call it what you will. For…