No question, bear markets are challenging investing environments. You've certainly heard the old joke; two guys are confronted by a bear. When one prepares to run, the other says 'what…
Most every stock in the public markets has fallen on the bear path. The big exception is the oil & gas stocks running along with crude oil, natural gas, and…
ANOTHER INCREASE IN RATES, ANOTHER SHARP SELLOFF IN EQUITIES, SOME BIG OPTIONS TRADES IN FIXED INCOME ETFS, AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FED INCREASES THE SIZE OF RATE HIKES TO…
The energy markets had a big turnaround this week. This selloff surprised everyone as oil & gas is the only sector that has worked for the bulls over the last…
The last time we had a look at Paychex was in October of 2019. The company was growing revenue slowly, and the stock was in a trading range. The valuation…
Wednesday is Fed Day. The Federal Reserve Board of Directors meets for a full-day meeting to discuss the state of the economy. During these meetings, staffers discuss their market research…
Time is running out on a number of our trade suggestions. Six trades were winners, and three trades were losers. Not surprisingly, all the winners were bearish trades and two…
The Hot Zones this Week Each week there are zones where trading can get wild. I call these the hot zones. Tuesday – PPI and Core PPI Wednesday – Retail…
Investors and corporate financiers use present value analysis to determine the intrinsic value of any asset. Specifically, the intrinsic value of an asset today is equal to the current value…