Economic Update
Today, the government announced some economic data that tells us what we might expect from the economy and the Fed in the months ahead.
Options Expiration: 20-Jan-23
Standard monthly options will expire on Friday. We have fifteen trade suggestions that are set to expire. Eight of those trades were winners, and seven were losers. This article is…
MicroStrategy Inc: MSTR
Microstrategy is an exciting company. It is a SAAS (Software As A Service) company that competes in a particular niche called Business Intelligence. This article is for paid members -…
JPMorgan Followup: JPM… Updated
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It’s Inflation Day
Price inflation is the macroeconomic variable that is on everyone's mind. The grand hope is that inflation is "transitory," which is set to fall back to the Feds target of…
Bank Earnings: JPM
The big banks (JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citibank & Wells Fargo) will report earnings on Friday. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.
Has the US Dollar Topped?
We think it has and believe this will change the investment landscape, particularly for the international markets. (Hint: We think a falling US Dollar will help them outperform the US…
The Week Ahead | 1/9/2023
The recent jump in the forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) from $222.91 to $228.38 is indicative of a new quarterly period and could provide insight into the current market conditions. The…
Shaken’ the Shack: SHAK
Just like most every other restaurant stock out there, Shake Shack was down last year. The share price bottomed at the C19 low and 360% before giving back most of…
Close a Few Trades
It’s time to close a few trades. Before year-end, we suggested traders close losing trades if they had accumulated capital gains through the year. This process is called tax loss…
LynodellBasell: LYB
The broad market averages will fall as the bear market progresses, driven by stocks trading at elevated PE ratios. But that does not mean all stocks will drop in price.…
Pay the Toll (Brothers): TOL
The financial media has been hoping or perhaps praying that the real estate market holds up. Why the focus on real estate? In a word (or two), interest rates. Mike…