The Week Ahead 1/15/2018
The SP500 continued its rise last week with a close at 2786.24. Up 3.6% year to date. Traders have a short holiday trading week due to MLK day on Monday.…
Sector Performance Update
The talk of late has been focused on rising stock prices. The S&P 500 is already up 3.51% so far this year. If you consider that over the very long hall,…
When Will We See the Next Correction? | How Will We Recognize It In Real Time?
We have been asked from time to time about the age of this ongoing bull market and what would have to change to become neutral or even bearish equity prices?…
Interest Rate Update | Time to Manage Your Interest Rate Risk
Interest rates are the price of money, or one might say the price to rent money. The US Treasury Yield curve represents the rate of interest across the maturity spectrum…
Lyondell (LYB) Under Valued, Moving Higher | Here’s the Trade, Even If the Share Price Takes a Pause
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) is a name we successfully traded last year. It is our favorite company in the chemical/process plant space as if it well runs, highly profitable and…
The Week Ahead 1/8/2018
Welcome to 2018. I hope you all had a good break and are ready to make some money in the new year. Last year was our first year and here…
Stay Long & Strong
The equity markets are pricing in process of pricing in the cut in tax rates for corporations. The tax cuts are having an interesting phenomenon. One could argue that share…
REITs | A Beneficiary of Tax Reform | A Contrarian Play
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, equities continued with the bullish momentum of 2017. The S&P 500 was up 22 points (0.83%), the DJIA…
Will Natural Gas Feel the Burn?
There is a massive cold spell running over the United States at the moment. These events hit the Midwest every year and usually hit the East coast during the winter…
Track Record | How we did in 2017
We present our ideas to our followers here at TheOptionsEdge.Com. Our first goal is to preserve capital. That is to say, we do our best to avoid losses and generate…
Some Thoughts on the Macro Picture for 2018
The "everything bubble" is a meme that is alive and well. The price of everything is going up. The price of stocks, bonds, real estate, Cryptos, food, healthcare, education, and…
Christmas Was Great for Retailers | Will it be Great for Investors?
With the unemployment rate lower than last year, the major stock averages prices up over 20% and real estate trading at higher prices, people are feeling more flush with cash.…