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Chevron: CVX

Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that is just not happening. All we have to do is…
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What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year. The list includes both publicly traded and privately held companies.…
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Selling Volatility: SVXY

Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock as they provide liquidity to the market. That removes 80%…
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Panning for yield.

Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son or daughter begins attending. Saving for a down payment on…
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Discover Financial Services: DFS

Credit card products are the most profitable products in the financial services industry. I am also the most volatile. When the economy is chugging along, defaults are low and profits are high. When the economy goes into recession, defaults and…
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Is Alphabet in the Soup?

Challenges Facing Alphabet's Business in 2025 Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, remains a dominant force in technology, with a market capitalization of nearly $2 trillion and a business model anchored by its search engine, advertising, and growing cloud…
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The Stars are Beginning to Align for Commodities.

Asset prices move in waves. Ever since the great depression of the 1930s, the equity markets have risen in bullish waves that tend to last 7 to 9 years then…

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Is the VIX Quietly Telling Us Something or Is It a Head Fake?

The volatility markets tell us something about the cost of speculating on the size of an asset's price move or the lack their of. If an investor thinks a big…

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Melt-ups Always Looks Easy After the Fact

When the market for risk assets (stocks, corporate bonds, real estate and commodities) was falling in 2008 and early 2009, it felt as if the financial world and economy was…

January 23, 2018
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Value & Regional Banks | Fifth Third Bank

As the equity markets scream higher, many investors are getting nervous as some very expensive names trading at triple-digit PE Multiples are doing the heavy lifting in taking the broad…

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The Week Ahead 1/22/2018

Last Friday, Congress had a chance to keep the government open and operating.  The House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate to do the same.  Late Friday…

January 20, 2018
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When Bitcoin Breaks | Why Choosing a Reliable Currency Matters

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Be It a Top or Correction the Sell Off Will Be Vicious

Many market observers have been screaming "look out for the bear," equity prices have risen too far too fast, "this strongly bullish move is not to be believed," yadda, yadda,…

January 18, 2018
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Covered Call Report

Covered call writing is the most common options trading strategies used by individuals and professionals alike. Some people believe it is a low-risk strategy that generates income. We like to…

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Trade Suggestion Update | What to Do on Options Expiration Week

Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of this week. Since we have 4 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them now so you have time to decide…

January 16, 2018
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Update: Precious Metals

Gold has frustrated both the bulls and bears during the post-financial crisis era. Monetary theory suggests that massive money printing would cause massive inflation in the price of goods &…

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