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Risk-On Sentiment Prevails For 2025’s Debut, Fueled By U.S. Stocks
Image Source: Pixabay There are many reasons to question a bullish outlook at the start of the year, but the gravity-defying trend remains intact overall, based on a set of ETF pairs that track global asset allocation strategies through Friday’s close (Jan. 3). The analysis turns mixed, however, when analyzing markets on a more granular level.From […]
Markets Mixed As Tariff Fears Ease, Chip Stocks Soar
Stocks were mixed on Monday, with the Dow slipping into the red in the last hours of trading. The Nasdaq scored a triple-digit pop amid Nvidia’s (NVDA) record-breaking rally and chip sector strength, while the S&P 500 settled higher as well. Reported changes to President-elect Trump’s tariff plan injected optimism into the market, with tech and […]
The Most Important Macro Chart…
The idea that you can’t beat the markets is a frightening prospect. That is why my guiding trading philosophy is playing great defense. If you make a good trade, don’t think it is because you have some uncanny foresight. Always maintain your sense of confidence, but keep it in check. ~ PTJ This is the first […]
Two Big Weeks To Play A Rally In Biotech And Healthcare Stocks
Image Source: Unsplash A Pivotal Month for Biotech and Health Science Stocks The negative sentiment for healthcare was triggered in part by the fallout from the UNH Executive murder. XLV flat over one year. A seasonal bounce is favored for SMID biotechs because of the “January effect” and investment banking Conferences. We need help from small […]
Energy’s Pop Is Likely A Bottom Signal
Image Source: Unsplash For the second week in a row, energy was the top-performing sector in the S&P 500. This is especially interesting because, given the strength of Friday’s rally, it looks like bears may be about to be squeezed again.Whenever energy outperforms, it gives us a clue as to where we are in the market […]
High Interest Rates Are Healthy, Low Rates Are Poison
Image Source: Pixabay The economy depends on two related drivers: low interest rates and asset bubbles. These two feed back into one another, as low rates / loose credit enables those marginal buyers who otherwise wouldn’t qualify to enter the market, generating demand pressure which boosts asset valuations, which then provide more collateral for additional borrowing.This dynamic […]
Why Didn’t Biden’s Economy Appear To Be Strong?
Image Source: Pexels With this commentary, we are discussing October/November 2024. The widespread belief was Biden’s Economy and it its progress over the last two years was weak. That is just false and yet the news media and Republicans made such claims and many people followed suit in belief.Yes we did have inflation, we did have […]
3 Options Trading Success Tips For The New Year
Image Source: Unsplash Another year has passed in the markets, and hopefully it was as successful and satisfying for you as it was for us at Explosive Options. We made some massive winning trades and our fair share of mistakes. But most importantly, our members and I gained more knowledge. Hence, I have three options trading […]
Asian Stock – King Slide Works
Company: King Slide Works Company LimitedBloomberg ticker: 2059 TTMarket cap: US$3,523mBackground: King Slide Works Company Limited is a Taiwanese manufacturer of furniture hardware, server rail kits, and consumer electronics solutions. Customers include IKEA, Herman Miller, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, and Samsung. The company has offices and manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, and the US. World Class Benchmarking of King […]
Tariffs? No Biggie, As Long As Nvda Is Up
Image Source: Pexels I was out of the office for the last two trading days, and while I found the beginning-of-year movements to be relatively unsurprising, I did find this morning’s activity to be curious – at least for a few minutes. Then the usual reality kicked in.It’s not about fiscal policy, it’s still about Nvidia […]
