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The Three Amigos of Banking: JPMorgan, Goldman and Wells Fargo
July 16, 2019 Great Stuff
In a way, all of us have an El Guapo to face. For some, options trading might be their El Guapo. For us as investors, our El Guapo is a big, dangerous earnings season filled with volatility and the threat of an earnings recession. But the three amigos of banking have shown us that not […] China, Aliens and Earnings … Oh My!
July 15, 2019 Great Stuff
I leave for a week … and this is what I come back to? More than one million Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) users have signed up for a raid on Area 51 in Nevada on September 20. The goal of these intrepid raiders? To “see them aliens.” Has the whole world gone mad? Actual market […] Long Live the Trade War – New Tariffs Fuel Market Uncertainty
July 2, 2019 Great Stuff
Did you enjoy yesterday’s break from the trade war? It was fun for a day, wasn’t it? Semiconductors rallied. Oil stocks gained ground. The market hit all-time highs. For a brief moment, we were able to shrug off global uncertainties and bask in the remnants of the bull market. Today, that illusion of certainty is […] The Odd Couple: Trump and Xi
June 24, 2019 Great Stuff
Are you watching this year’s hottest sitcom, Trading Tariffs? If not, you’re missing out big time. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have an on-screen chemistry not seen since the golden age of American TV. Remember Moonlighting? Remington Steele? The Odd Couple? Amateurs. They’re nothing compared to this season of Trading Tariffs. Trump and Jinping shine so […]Don’t Wreck It, Ralph
June 20, 2019 Great Stuff
I’m no Ralph Kramden, but even I can see that the market is ready for launch. Like I said in yesterday’s Great Stuff, anything but complete inaction by the U.S. Federal Reserve was likely to spark a rally — and save Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job. All Powell had to do was drop the word “patient” from the Fed’s […]