The collapse in oil prices has claimed many victims, ranging from whole countries whose economies are energy dependent such as Russia, right down to the little boom towns of the Dakotas.
In the three months since I’ve started contributing to The Option Specialist I’ve made 22 specific trade recommendations. Let’s see how I’m doing. All too often in the world of financial journalism of newsletter services people churn out all types of advice and stock picks and never circle back, or conveniently forget, to do a […]
A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Charts That Offer Good Risk/Reward Entry Points Get the odds in your favor, on both bullish and bearish trades, by using charts to identify attractive entry points. They say a picture is worth an inflation adjusted 1.7 million words. And as a certified technical analyst I always start with the picture. […]
As the backbone of the internet networking companies such as Cisco (CSCO), Juniper Networks (JNPR) and Ciena (CIEN) were viewed as the relatively conservative way to invest in the late 1990’s technology boom. They were the infrastructure or “pick and shovel” plays of the build out.
Banks have historically been known, and invested in, for their consistent and conservative returns. But through the years of deregulation and globalization the business models morphed into more complex and increasingly speculative activities.
This option strategy will keep you in the black when markets turn red. Stocks sold off sharply last Friday but volatility levels as measured by the VIX remain near relatively low levels.