Options traders are concerned with volatility. But volatility is a complicated subject as there are two primary forms to consider. The first is "realized" volatility. It is a backward-looking measure.…
Despite some encouraging signs, the economy is still not humming. The unemployment rate remains close to a 50-year low, but the Treasury yield curve is inverted and Federal Reserve officials…
The stock market is undergoing quite a rip higher. While this bear market bounce was not unexpected, the steep trajectory of the bounce and its extent did catch us on…
The economy is in a strange place. Inflation is running over 9%, but walls street thinks the neutral interest rate is 3%. With that thought in mind, institutional investors are…
One of the greatest conundrums faced by fundamental investors is precious metals. Here we are, price inflation is running wild, yet precious metals are falling like a brick. - Pun…
The month of July has been a splendid month for investors. The fed funds futures market is pricing in another 100 basis points of rate hikes for the remainder of…
One of the big winners during the C19 lockdown was the tech stocks in general and the semiconductor stocks in particular. People rushed out to buy computers, cameras, lights, etc.,…
There is a famous scene in the comedy movie “Meatballs” when the great Bill Murray preaches to his colleagues and fellow campers who face overwhelming odds that everything they confront…