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Options 101: Call Me Maybe? January 15, 2022 Great Stuff What’s The Deal With Options Trading? So, you want to trade options, but you don’t know where to start… With options, you clearly have, well … options. There are puts, calls, spreads, straddles, strangles, condors, butterflies, ladder spreads, calendar spreads … one might say you’re spoiled for options, Great Ones. Sure, you could go running […]
The One About Chips, Dips & Witty Quips January 14, 2022 Great Stuff Friday Feedback: The “Chips” Edition Are you ready, Great Ones? Aye-aye, Mr. Great Stuff! Oooooh! Who writes about Wall Street in Kentucky! Mr. Great Stuff! Yellow absorbent and porous is he! Mr. Great … wait, what? It’s best if you don’t think about it too much… It’s Friday Feedback, Great Ones! The day we riffle […]
Ted vs. ARKK January 14, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Trading Strategies One of the hallmarks of an asset bubble is that investors increasingly rely on “faith and love” to justify their decisions. Indeed, hanging on to promising stocks when they’re down is critical to long-term returns. That’s why I always remind Bauman Letter readers to stay smart and tough. But the smart part is critical. In today’s video, I look at recent market performance in the context of rapidly rising interest rate expectations to identify the stocks that justify faith and love … and those that don’t.
Value Investing: What Buffett’s Admirers Get Wrong January 14, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters Stocks are not like socks — you don't always want the value ones "on sale." This strategy can yield much better returns.
Beware the Stock Market’s Growth Stock Sale January 12, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Investment Opportunities When it comes to toying with your emotions, there’s probably no place worse than the stock market. That’s because our instincts and built-in tendencies serve us poorly as investors. There’s even a growing field to study and explain these “behavioral biases.” Some are well-documented, like herding. That’s where investors just follow what everyone else is doing (which is a bad idea, of course).But there’s another instinct I’m seeing a lot more of lately. And like all the others we fall prey to, when followed blindly, it can do real damage to your portfolio. That is: the urge to buy something on sale.





