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How Academic Studies Can Offer Options Trading Ideas
December 15, 2021 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
When I first started learning about options, I found some of my best ideas from an unlikely place... academic papers. Stock Market Jenga: Buy This ETF Before the Tower Crumbles
December 14, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Trading Strategies
Good breadth is a sign of a high-quality market. And we just haven’t been seeing that lately. The bulk of the S&P’s gains have come from just five stocks: Tesla, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and Apple. Meanwhile, more and more stocks keep declining. It’s like a dangerous game of stock market Jenga. The tower is still there, but pull out the wrong block, and it all comes tumbling down. Could a Fed interest-rate hike bring about the big downfall? Ted Bauman and Clint Lee talk about the best- and worst-case scenarios, which types of stocks would be hit the hardest once the Fed pulls back, industries that are likely to do well and the perfect defensive ETF. Relative Strength Captured 50% Upside… and Avoided 100% Downside
December 14, 2021 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Mike Carr makes a compelling case for relative strength, with a look at the indicator's timely trade signals on retailer JCP... 2021’s Surprise Winners and Losers
December 13, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Trading Strategies
This morning, the Endless Income segment was the only one in positive territory so far. That tells me the market’s mood is risk-off. But this is no ordinary Monday: The end of 2021 is a little over two weeks away. So, this morning, I broadened the target of my monitoring software to give you a flying overview of how different market segments did this year. The results will definitely surprise you… Shake It Up With This Leading ETF
December 8, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investment Opportunities
"A what?" That’s the response from my 10-year-old when I asked if he’s ever played with an Etch A Sketch. As he toyed with his iPad, I told him it’s the original tablet that you simply shook to start over. Which makes it the perfect tablet for writing a script for this stock market — shake it and start over! It sure would be nice if a script like that did exist. Some have even tried to assume that the economic cycle follows some nice plot with stock market sectors responding on cue. But it’s never that simple...