Price Inflation & Stock Prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the price inflation numbers for January 2024, and investors did not get what they expected. While this surprised the institutional investor and financial media…
Inflation Day
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the CPI figures for April. Prices rose by 0.4%, which was the consensus estimate. This article is for registered members - please login or…
Monthly Market Update
August is another down month for financial assets. Price action is volatile, creating confusion in the minds of strategists and financial media.
What a Difference a Day Makes…
Anyone looking at the fundamentals and trading on that analysis suffered two beatings. (1) Shorting stocks on the theory that the economy was in a depression. Anyone who tried this…
Equities: Brutal Drop, Wicked Bounce, What’s Next?
To our way of thinking, the equity market is changing its character and we are doing our best to keep up with it. On October 9, 2018, we did not like…
Is it Time to Sell Volatility?
The month of October will go down as a surprise and shock to many investors. We at theOptionsEdge.Com are always a bit skeptical on extended bull moves and whenever it…
Equity Prices Smashed, What’s Next?
Everything has gone macro. As the larger equity market sells off, the company-specific news is being ignored by investors. So today, we will discuss what is next for the Dow…
The Equity Markets “Feel” Strong but “Is Something Rotten in the State of Denmark?”
Ever since the 4th of July, the equity markets have found their legs. Prices have moved higher for all the broad popular indexes. But do we have a discernible trend we…
Update | Options Expiration
Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 7 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what they…
Lather Rinse & Repeat… or Will the Bear Go Hunting?
In yesterday's analysis of equity market price behavior, we discussed the phenomenon of the market looking like it wants to establish a trend, then chickens out. Prices start to rise, and…