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How Wall Street Really Works (2022 Edition)
June 29, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy
Human beings are NOT machines. We’re driven by natural instincts that can send asset prices swinging like a pendulum. Fear and greed, fight or flight … these basic emotions are the primary cause behind the market’s violent up-and-down moves. Shifting from one emotion to the other can radically alter the market’s course, which is why we’ve seen growth stocks plunge so far so fast in 2022. It’s enough to make me wonder whether my college years may have been better served studying psychology! Today I’m going to show you the pendulum on full display and what you can do to cash in on the market’s volatile emotional swings. If You Want to Be a Successful Trader, Learn “O.P.E.”
June 29, 2022 Investing, Options Bootcamp, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Rather than risk her money on expensive mistakes, Amber learned to trade by talking to some of the greatest floor traders of her time... Flipping Off The Housing Market; These Boots Weren’t Made For Walking
June 28, 2022 Great Stuff
‘Cause This Is Shiller It’s close to 9 a.m., and something evil’s lurking in the dark. No, it’s not “Thriller” under the moonlight — it’s the latest Case-Shiller Index! *Distant shrieking and mass panic* I know, I know. The widely used gauge of housing market health isn’t so much “thrilling” as it is … chilling? […] How Marshmallows Can Impact Your Net Worth (3-minute read) A unique experiment done by Stanford University holds the key to success in the stock market…
The Fed’s $8,000/Year “Mortgage Tax”
June 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, News, U.S. Economy
Inflation is caused by a mismatch between supply and demand. The Federal Reserve can’t increase the supply of goods and services. So, to control prices it must engineer “demand destruction.” That’s as nasty as it sounds. I’ve already explained how the Fed uses the “wealth effect” to make households with lots of stocks cut spending … and why that strategy won’t work with U.S. wealth concentrated in so few hands. I also explored how big changes in the U.S. and global economy since the 1970s will force the Fed to raise interest rates A LOT to bring inflation down. Today, we’re going to look at the impact of their demand destruction on U.S. households.