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October’s Market Ride
October 1, 2018 Stocks
A much-needed correction is out of the way, I don’t see volatility being an issue in October. Don’t want to sell with the momentum brewing in the market. Political Turmoil Creates a Tight Squeeze in Crude Oil
September 28, 2018 Global Economy, Stocks
The Wall Street Journal called me yesterday. A reporter wanted my thoughts on why the oil price “suddenly” started surging. I laughed. I couldn’t help it. You see, with all the other news stories out there about trade wars, tariffs, interest rates and the Kavanaugh hearing, the oil market was kind of forgotten in the […] The Yield Curve Holds the Secret to the Market’s Health
September 27, 2018 Stocks
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates by a quarter point and signaled yet another quarter-point hike before the end of the year. Notably, this is the first time the Fed funds rate — currently at 2.00% to 2.25% — has risen above the rate of inflation. The Fed’s preferred metric for inflation […] Insider Trading Patterns Give You the House Advantage
September 26, 2018 Trading Strategies
Insiders include company executives, board members or large shareholders. No one knows more about the operations of a company than these people. Cybersecurity Stocks Soar as Privacy Goes Mainstream
September 25, 2018 Privacy Invasion
Seeing the ad on TV made me realize that privacy has gone mainstream. Maybe that’s why cybersecurity is becoming a $1 trillion industry…