The Market Awaits The Opposable Thumb Signal
On April 4th I asked, “Is Wall Street the New Sesame Street?” At the time, we surmised that Elmo is a worried Nasdaq and Abby with the lower position on the seesaw, is a cautious Modern Family. With Earnings Season upon us, we may finally get the answers to the questions: Will QQQs and the FANG […]
Buying Them To Sell Them Later?
Stocks rallied and volatility came smashing back down today after all the weekend excitement turned out to be a dud. Earnings season is upon us and there will be lots of big companies reporting this week starting with NFLX. The market will be pushed around one way or the other by earnings this week. In […]
Agriculture Markets Report – Monday, April 17
A review of the day’s trading in the agriculture markets. Video Length – 00:13:10
The Cable: Unplugged And Full Of Life
New Highs Achieved for Sterling-Dollar Pair On Thursday 13 April 2017, the GBPUSD pair traded at 1.2575 before reversing. The run-up to the Easter Weekend trading session proved to be an auspicious period for the GBP, with modest gains recorded. For the most part, Wall Street bourses racked up multi-day losses as bellicose activity elevated […]
Recap Of My First Quarter 2017
Hey everyone the first quarter of 2017 is already history so it is time to make a recap of my financial activities in the first 3 months of the year and to have a look if I am still on track towards my goals for 2017. The year 2017 was not that investment friendly for […]
Most Active Stock Options For End Of Day April 17, 2017 – BAC, WFT, ILG, AAPL, AMD
These were the most active stock options for end of day April 17, 2017
What Makes EM Bond ETFs Attractive?
Emerging markets have been under the spotlight so far this year. One of the primary reasons for growing inflows in emerging markets is the uncertainty of President Trump’s protectionist agenda. Investors are worried regarding the implementation of President Trump’s promised tax cuts and de-regulation, after the healthcare bill failure. The increased political tensions in Washington […]
The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Anybody who watches CNBC or Bloomberg TV probably knows about VIX, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index. Commonly referred to as the “fear index,” VIX measures the market’s expectation of S&P 500 variability over a 30-day horizon. Generally, VIX moves opposite to the S&P – rising as the benchmark falls and declining when the stock […]
GBP/USD To Crack 1.26
We believe that GBP/USD will crack 1.26 this week for a variety of reasons. First, sterling should benefit from euro safe haven flows. The French elections are front and center and the polls are very tight. Markets in Europe are closed today but we think investors will grow increasingly nervous as the week progresses and […]
Here’s Why You Should Be Long The Long Bond. (Are You Shorting Them Right Here, Right Now?)
Disbelief is not an investment plan. I have yet to come across a successful investor or trader whose main investment philosophy is solely, “this won’t end well.” We can have all the strong opinions we want, but I’ll let you in on a little secret. Markets don’t care what we think. Markets are going to […]
