Two Approaches for Low Volatility Markets
The stock market is back to its low volatility grinding higher ways. In tonight's video we look at the two trading approaches for low volatility markets. Watch this video update to find out what's working now in today's market...
GOP Healthcare Plan and the VIX
Tuesday the Dow fell because of weakness from Goldman Sachs (the Dow is price weighted and Goldman has a high price) while the other indexes were mixed. Ignoring today’s action and focusing on the last few weeks of trading, there’s no question the market has been unusually quiet. As you can see from the chart…
Government Pushes Hiring Up In June
Government Helped June Labor Report The private sector drives jobs growth in America, so most economists view public sector growth as bad because it’s unsustainable. The worst case would be a growing public sector and a shrinking private sector since the public sector needs private sector money to survive. As you can see in the…
Trades for Earnings Season
Slow trading day ahead of earnings season. In tonight's video we explore the specific strategies of trading options around earnings announcements. What are the opportunities and how you can limit your risk? Watch this crucial video update on earnings trades before you place a trade in any stock that has earnings coming up...
No Restrictions On Junk Debt, No Problem?
This week will be the first week where earnings start to flow in quicker. So far, as of July 13th, 30 firms have reported earnings. Of the 30, 24 beat, 3 matched, and 3 missed estimates. An 80% beat rate is very high, but it’s too early to call it a signal for how the…
VIX Below 10 Handle: Should Be Even Lower
The stock market had an amazing week as optimism surrounding earnings season pushed stocks higher. Investors are ignoring the nonsense in Washington because it’s mostly hot air. The fact that there disfunction in Washington instead of it easily passing bad laws caps the amount it can hurt stocks since nothing is getting done. The S&P…
Opportunity in the Midst of a Relentless Rally
Stocks explode higher surpassing the expected moves for the SPX and Nasdaq for the week. In tonight's video we explore what's driving the market higher and what are the opportunities. Watch this crucial weekend video update to find out...
Bond Spreads Are Extremely Tight
The Producer Price index increased 0.1% month over month, but on a year over year basis it fell from 2.4% in May to 2.0% in June. The decline was caused by the rise in oil prices dropping out of the metric. The core PPI was up 0.1% month over month and 1.9% year over year…
LinkedIn Says The Labor Market Is Strong
The chart below supports my point that the ADP private sector payrolls report was too negative on the labor market. As you can see in the chart below, the LinkedIn hiring rate in June is up 12.1% year over year as it remains at the highest level in the past 24 months. The past two…
A Hedge For Up Markets!
Stocks creep higher today as the S&P 500 index is hanging onto the edge of the upper expected move for the week. Can stocks explode higher from here or will they remain within the expected move for the week? Watch tonight's video to find out what will move the S&P tomorrow and how to hedge...