Office Hours
In Friday's episode of Office Hours, Mike Khough and Mark Guthner discuss LULU and its implications for consumer stocks. We also discuss inflation and the S&P 500. We also discuss…
NADSAQ 100 Update: QQQ
Earlier this month, on March 3, 2025, we suggested traders either lighten up, hedge their longs, and, for those who are aggressive directional traders, take a strong bearish position in…
There’s Something Skewy Going On in IBIT
Options skew refers to the difference in implied volatility (IV) across various strike prices or expiration dates for options on the same underlying asset. It reflects the market's perception of…
Schlumberger: SLB
One of the economic imperatives of the US government is to achieve energy independence first and then generate free cash flow at the country's level by exporting oil, natural gas,…
Delta Airline: DAL
If there were ever an industry that instantly went from loved to hated, it would be the airline industry. The question investors should ask is. "is it warranted?' This article…
“Sometimes I wear stretchy pants for fun.” – Nacho Libre
Last October 24th, I highlighted a pair trading opportunity. Long Lululemon uses a long call spread, the March 28th weekly $280/$330 call spread, and short Nike uses a March 28th…
NVIDIA: NVDA
What can one say about NVIDIA? Their GPU technology has taken the AI world by storm and has made investors incredibly rich in a short period. This article is for…
Does gold provide protection against an interest expense bomb?
The FOMC may have left rates unchanged, as expected, but they reduced their estimate for economic growth from an already modest 2.1% down to 1.7%. At the same time, they…
Apple Inc.: AAPL
Has Apple hit a wall? That is the question many investors are asking. If so, how is the stock likely to move in the year ahead? This article is for…
High Yield: HYG
One of the topics that came up in Friday's video was high-yield debt. In particular, we discuss the excessive valuation in this important asset class. This article is for paid…
Options Expiration
The expiration of standard monthly options is with us once again. We have ten March 21 options to close and one April 17. One idea was that of winners, and…
Can Microstrategy’s Outperformance Continue?: MSTR
Heralded as the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin disrupts traditional finance as a decentralized, borderless currency immune to government control or inflation. Its fixed supply of 21 million coins—capped by code—positions it…