It’s shaping up to be another slow day for traders, as it seems like the market is almost on pause now… …waiting to see what comes out of this weekend’s G20 Summit, where it’s expected that President Trump and President XI are set to meet and discuss trade. A couple of other things: It’s summer … Read more
Stocks snapped a four-day winning streak on Friday. However, it was another strong week for the stock market, as the S&P 500 sits near its all-time highs, the Dow (0.4% away) and Nasdaq (1.6%) are right there too. Stocks weren’t the only asset class moving this week. For example: Gold prices reached a six-year high, … Read more
Today was the first day it was announced. Jeff Bishop’s TOTAL ALPHA. I’m not going to give too much away. June 26th at 8:30PM ET, the details will be spilled. This is his life’s work packed into ONE EVENT. It’s Jeff’s 20+ years of options trading experience broken down into easy-to-follow strategies that he has … Read more
Stocks are trading higher this morning off the heels of yesterday’s FOMC announcement. While they decided to leave rates unchanged… However, future rate cuts are on the way… and a lot is going on: The 10-year treasury note dropped below 2% for the first time since November of 2016 Gold prices hit a five-year high… … Read more
We’re just one day away from an all-important FOMC meeting interest rate decision… … the two-day meeting begins today. It’s expected that after the announcement the Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, will host a press conference. All eyes and ears are on the language the Fed will be using at this meeting. As of now, the … Read more
Will the trade war lead to a global economic slowdown? Or will the Federal Reserve Bank accommodate the markets and keep this bull run going? Unfortunately for me, my crystal ball is broken. Luckily though, I don’t need it to make money in this market. You see, with options trading, you can easily switch from … Read more
Stocks moved sideways in an uneventful week of trading… that is unless you were trading IPOs… which were red-hot thanks to debuts from Chewy, Fiverr, and Crowdstrike. I’ll be looking forward to trading these stocks when options get issued on them in the coming weeks. That said, I’m really focusing in on the upcoming FOMC … Read more
Stocks closed lower again today, after another large bank came out and said they don’t believe there will be a fed rate cut this year. “We don’t expect a rate cut soon” according to UBS global chief investment officer, Mark Haefele. It comes a day after Goldman Sachs more or less uttered the same words. … Read more
Stocks are hoping to finish in the green for a 7th straight session, as the S&P 500 is approaching its highest levels since May. And as bleak as things looked just 2-3 weeks ago, it appears that this market is going to make another run at all-time highs… But to be fair, it doesn’t really … Read more
If you don’t think politics and policy influence the market, then you’re sadly mistaken. A weak jobs number on Friday has virtually guaranteed that the Fed will be cutting rates this year, not once, not twice, but possibly three times. That said, the market reacted by posting its best weekly gains of 2019… the Dow … Read more