Citi Comes To LendingClub’s Rescue, But You May Want To Fade This Rip
If you want to find examples of people making really ill-advised decisions that not only seem silly in retrospect, but also at the exact moment they’re made, the stock market is a great place to start looking. We got a perfect example last week in shares of LendingClub, the beleaguered marketplace lender that’s suffered through…
Sleepy Monday Markets React To Yellen’s Friday Yellin’ Ahead Of Payrolls
Well, that escalated quickly. Markets are reacting precisely as one would have expected after two solid weeks of hawkish Fedspeak and it’s not entirely clear how everyone feels about things. Maybe it’s just because the holiday limits news flow as well as overseas volume, but there seems to be a palpable sense of caution in…
Trade ideas for the week
TheoTraders look for opportunities in the current market. You never want to stay stuck in one trading mindset. A lot of traders are talking about selling weekly premium. However, TheoTraders know that implied volatility is not correlating with the intraday moves in the market. TheoTraders, let's take a look at the types of trades you…
Pondering A Slow Growth World: Have We Entered A New Era?
If the leaders of the world’s advanced economies are very concerned about global growth, then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is very, very, very concerned (so that’s three “verys” for Abe versus one “very” for everyone else). To be sure, part of the reason Abe seems to be on the verge of a meltdown when…
How Japan’s Yen Paradox Could Trigger An Equity Sell-Off
If you follow this column you know I talk quite a bit about Japan and the yen. That’s not because I have some special affinity for critiquing Japanese policy. Although I’ll confess that when it comes to central banks, no one eases like BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, so there’s something profoundly amusing about watching him…
Here’s How One Bank Thinks You Should Trade The US Election
This week was, like last week, mostly about the Fed and about oil. Friday isn’t set to be any different as Janet Yellen will have what’s being billed as a “discussion” with Harvard econ professor Greg Mankiw at 1:15 ET. In a nod to central bank humility, the professor and the chair will talk “about…
What news will be a catalyst for the stock market?
Another critical time for the stock market. At this point one market catalyst can send stocks to new highs or to new lows. Let's look at some catalyst examples that are coming up that may dictate where stocks will be going for the rest of the year.
Wall Street To Fed: Promise Us You Don't Know What You're Doing
“That’s a risk that we live with every day and we’re going to live with that every day for many, many years to come, so I think you can’t be on pins and needles and say I’m not going to pursue the right policy for the U.S. because something bad might happen in that situation.”…
Brent Tops $50 On Hopes The Oil Rout Is Over - But Is The Move Sustainable?
Well, the big story today is again crude, as Brent topped $50 (before pulling back) putting pressure on the dollar in what will continue to be the most important market tug-of-war when it comes to how risk is bid. Earlier this month, I explained that everything seems to be trading off of oil, which isn’t…
Bearish Trade Setup Alert
Another bearish trade setup alert for TheoTraders. TheoTraders look for a 1 and 1 risk/reward ratios where you have an edge. In tonight's video we will look at one such trade set up. TheoTraders should take a moment to review this trade to determine if this is an actionable trade for you. TheoTrade members will…