What to Trade the Inversion of the Yield Curve?

Here's how to trade the potential yield curve inversion.

Quintessential Bear Market Rally?

Markets filled with conflict and chaos-- -Short covering sparks rally -Markets got its groove back? -Real buyers? -Two times SPX Expected Move -Bear market rallies are violent -Gravity /ES 4211 and 3931 -NVDA, COST caught up in the rally Lack of Hedging? -- -Skew extremely low -VIX -VVIX Positioning-- -Energy- oil 115 in a slowing…

Problems for Upcoming Russian Bond Payments, Says Don Kaufman

The U.S. doesn't want Russia to pay American investors in U.S. dollars, pushing the country toward default. Russia says it wants to pay in rubles instead. But things aren't that simple. Don Kaufman, TheoTrade’s Chief Market Strategist, says that most of these bonds don’t allow repayment in rubles. See Don’s comments in the full NTD…

Hawkish FED and NVDA Looms Large!

Stocks get a mild rally as indecision grips the market. NVDA came out with earnings that beat expectations, but lacked guidance sending the stock even lower. When you stop and think about it NVDA, one of the titans of tech, has lost an astonishing $500 billion in market cap in the last 6 months. Is…

Trim Market Holdings as Risk Elevates, Don Kaufman Warns in TV Interview

Consider eliminating a third to half of your holdings as this market poses risks we haven’t seen since the 2008 crash, Don Kaufman says. See the comments by TheoTrade’s Chief Market Strategist in this NTD Business TV interview “Workers and Retirees Face Stock Market Fall.”

TheoTrade Partnership With the Small Exchange: a Boon for Traders

TheoTrade subscribers now get a free lifetime community membership to the Small Exchange, a $100 value. “The Small Exchange makes options trading accessible to more people, especially retail traders who appreciate small, simple, and standard products,” says Don Kaufman, TheoTrade co-founder, and veteran financial educator. “We will integrate the Small Exchange into our training modules…

Are Markets on the Verge of a Crisis?

-oversold has become cliche' -YTD recap of major sectors -liquidity is nonexistent in many products -indices are seeing a concentration of liquidity -Bid back under bonds -dollar hedge is still underway -volatility looks all wrong -contango in a bear? -forget about a bottom; sell premium and survive SPX Expected Move-- --last week--    133.43  …

Don Kaufman Bitcoin Commentary in NBC News Story

Bitcoin, NASDAQ, and meme stocks are attracting the same investors, TheoTrade Chief Market Strategist Don Kaufman tells NBC News. The party’s over and speculators are getting the message as volatility spikes. Get the full picture in this NBC News story: “Bitcoin has lost more than half its value in the last six months amid broader…

Are Markets Beginning to Feel Panic?

Markets completely correlated to the downside today as we get the first glimpse of real panic in the market. Here's what you should be looking for to determine if a bottom is in or if more sell side activity is coming...

Cash Flow is King in a Down Market, Don Kaufman Says in TV Interview

  “Stocks that have been decimated may hold some opportunity,” TheoTrade’s Chief Market Strategist says in this NTD Business News interview. “You have to be fundamentally driven. You have to look at businesses that are going to be sustainable.” See the full segment “Investors Aren’t Sure Where to Invest.”