Amidst heavy saber rattling over tariffs and a seeming slowdown in global growth, earnings season is about to kick off. We have big banks such as JPM and BAC reporting on Friday and Netflix set to post results on Monday. This will be the real acid...
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Back at my old employer Minyanville I worked with John Succo to help put together this Introduction to Derivatives. I think it still stands a helpful basic overview of options trading. Here’s the first part: We hear so much about...
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The headlines are filled with talks of tariffs, Russia and rates. Oh, and earnings are about to come gushing through our streaming screens. But what has quietly becoming disconcerting to some of even the verdant bulls (investor sentiment just...
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I’ve discussed how/why I only use VIX/VXX in a very selective manner; namely the nature of volatility to revert to the mean and the structure of these VIX related products creates a headwind that drives their price lower over time. This...
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Source: Pixabay.com There has been much discussion of late how Big Tech is Dominating the Market and I’ve written to dispel the notion that only a few stocks are responsible for all the market gains. My conclusion was that gains by smaller...
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Source: GoodFreePhotos.com The price of Bitcoin has enjoyed a bit of resurgence of late, crossing back above $8,000 on Tuesday — its highest level since May. Indeed notable cryptocurrency news. Asset management...
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Source: Pixio.com/objects/computer/stock-market-graph-laptop-computer It’s no secret that high growth, especially technology companies, have been the big winners over the past few years. But, a recent report out of Nomura suggests there is a...
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