Prior to crude oil’s double bottom low in Q1, there was a chorus of investor/strategists /analysts/pundits who suggested that low oil prices would be a boon for corporations as the result of lower input costs, …
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All is right in the world again, the Troika won, China Stabilized its stock market and thus saved its economy, and Netflix registered blow-out subscribers (full disclosure I attempted a defined risk short trade into …
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In Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal Q2 quarter ended in March the company announced that sales in China were up 71% year over year to $16.8 billion, making it the second largest region by sales and overtaking …
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Nearly a month ago I put on a bearish trade in the SPY for a whole host of reasons (read below), and targeted the end of this month. To refresh, from May 29th: TRADE: SPY …
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Here is a quick recap of trades that we initiated, closed, or debated in the week that was May 26th to May 29th:
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I’m going to keep this simple. Long premium directional plays in large cap U.S. index etf have been a tough way to make money in this range-bound market. Timing has been crucial for owning options …
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If Q1 GDP is revised lower from its reported 0.2 gain (well below the prior quarter’s 2.2% gain) it will mark the third negative Q1 print since 2011. Cold rain and snow apparently wreaked havoc on …
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Lingering credit and growth issues in Europe and Asia have been the thorn in the U.S. economic recovery’s side for the better part of the last few years. As for stocks and bonds here in …
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President Obama is speaking today in Silicon Valley at what is being called the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, where he will, or already has signed an executive order designed to strongly encourage U.S. companies to …
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It’s my view that there is a lack leadership in the U.S. equity market, at least from the sectors that we would generally associate with strong economic cycle. This is not an overwhelmingly bearish observation. It …
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