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“FOMO Insurance” Dominates Key Equity Options
Image Source: Unsplash It may seem like a quaint notion to a new generation of YOLO-inspired speculators, but options markets arose as a way to transfer and hedge risk. When we view options pricing data for some outperforming stocks, we see that FOMO is the main risk that is being hedged.The key to the prior assertion […]
Forming A Base And Weather Watching. The Corn And Ethanol Report
We kicked off the day with Building Permits Prel, Building Permits MoM Prel, Housing Starts Prel, and Housing Starts MoM Prel at 7:30 A.M., Redbook YoY at 7:55 A.M., 52-Week Bill Auction at 10:30 A.M., 20-Year Bond Auction at 12:00 P.M., Net Long-term TIC Flows at 3:00 P.M., API Energy Stocks at 3:30 P.M., International […]
The FTSE Finish Line: Reckitt Reverses Lower Again On Citi Downgrade, Unilever Up Cuts Costs
Image Source: Pexels On Tuesday, London’s FTSE 100 saw a slight increase, supported by Unilever’s announcement of plans to spin off its ice cream unit. However, the gains were limited due to cautiousness ahead of the upcoming domestic inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 saw a […]
The Market Are A Critical Inflection Point Ahead Of Fed Meeting
Image Source: Unsplash The markets have reached a critical inflection point ahead of the Fed, with rates, currencies, commodities, and equities facing a make-or-break scenario.Video Length: 00:08:29More By This Author:Stocks Rally On March 18 Ahead Of Key Events Later This Week The Fed May Make A Massive Mistake At This Week’s Meeting Market And Stock Analysis […]
Semiconductor Slump: A Day Of Losses For AMD, NVDA, And SMCI
Image Source: Pexels On Tuesday, the semiconductor sector experienced a significant downturn, with three major players—Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD), Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI)—feeling the impact. While AMD and Nvidia saw substantial losses, SMCI experienced the most dramatic drop in stock price. SMCI Experienced the Biggest DropShares of Advanced Micro Devices […]
Wait, Did Europe Really Outperform The U.S. Over The Last Three Years?
U.S. equities don’t have a monopoly on acronyms. Before there was the Magnificent 7, it was the FAANGS. Europe has been consistently ignored by U.S. investors over the lack of its own basket of tech-enabled, high-growth stocks.PexelsGoldman Sachs recently highlighted a basket of 11 European companies it calls “internationally exposed quality growth compounders” with surprisingly similar returns […]
Cloud Stocks: DocuSign Is Looking For A Buyer
Digital signature services provider DocuSign (DOCU) recently announced very strong quarterly results. The company continues to add to its product offerings while it scouts for a potential buyer for itself.UnsplashDocuSign’s FinancialsRevenues for the fourth quarter grew 8% to $712.4 million. Billings improved 13% to $833.1 million. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.76 per share compared […]
Reflections From The Middle Seat: An Allocators Journey To Private Capital Advisory
I left the limited partner (“LP”) seat in April 2022 to join the Private Capital Advisory (“PCA”) team at Raymond James (“RJ”) and have received the questions below weekly since from both LPs and General Partners (“GPs”):PexelsWhy’d you do it? How is the dark side? Are you crazy? Do you miss it?The timing of my […]
Bank Of Japan Pivot Proves Underwhelming For Markets
Image Source: Pexels The Bank of Japan has now ended decades of unconventional and aggressive monetary easing. Strong wage negotiation results played a crucial role in today’s move. The market’s immediate reaction was rather disappointing as the BoJ pledged to maintain accommodative monetary conditions. Summary of the BoJ’s new monetary policy framework The BoJ will restore the uncollateralised overnight call rate […]
Stocks: Another Failed Breakout, More Uncertainty Ahead Of The Fed
Image Source: Unsplash The S&P 500 continues sideways, awaiting direction from tomorrow’s FOMC Rate Decision.On Friday, the S&P 500 lost almost 0.7%, and yesterday, it gained 0.63%. The market basically continued to trade within a two-week-long consolidation below the previous Friday’s new record high of 5,189.26, and above the support level of around 5,100.The question remains: […]
