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The 1 Thing That Could Cause a Stock Market Collapse
February 11, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, Investing
“Collapse” is the most frightening word in any investor’s vocabulary. It refers to a steep and sudden decline in stock prices much larger than the standard -20% definition of a bear market. Fortunately, such collapses are rare. But they all have one thing in common: liquidity — the presence of willing buyers — evaporates. In today’s video , I explain how these dreaded events occur … and what to watch for when one threatens. Options Arena: The More, the Merrier?
February 6, 2022 Investing, Oil, Options Arena, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
In today's Options Arena, our experts duke it out on a major movement happening right now: the push to "democratize" investing. What the Smart Money Did on Friday and Monday
February 2, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., News, U.S. Economy
My reaction to those big up days was probably like yours. Momentum (aka growth) stocks in The Bauman Letter’s model portfolio have taken a beating since the beginning of the year. So has my personal portfolio. So, when those stocks jumped like a frog off a hot highway on Friday and Monday, I breathed a sigh of relief.“ The worst must be over. The smart money is piling back in.” That’s what I wanted to think. But the facts tell a different story … and prove why smart investors ignore short-term moves like these. Robinhood? More Like Robber Baron
February 1, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Mike spent his weekend brushing up on market history — and realized Robinhood bears an uncanny resemblance to this notorious robber baron.... The Fed Kills the Momentum Trade
January 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
In June 2020, Barstool Sports founder and wannabe investor Dave Portnoy infamously said that “stocks only go up.” In 2022? Sorry Dave. In today's video, Ted Bauman walks us through the consequences of the Fed's recent hawkish turn. Even after big declines since the beginning of the year, there's plenty of overvaluation in the market still. Ted reviews the history of stock performance in Fed tightening cycles, which is better than you might imagine. But there's one big fear hovering over the market … what if the Fed is tightening into a downturn? That would be bad and not just for momentum stocks.