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Ominous Signs Behind The Trump Euphoria

— November 14, 2016

The market had a euphoric response to Trump’s surprise victory with many indices, sectors and stocks surging to not only their largest weekly gains in years but to new all-time highs. The big drivers are the hope for tax reform, infrastructure spending and less regulation. The last probably being the most easily attainable and likely […]

Profit & Probability – Part 3
— November 9, 2016

If the election results and market response teach us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected and make sure your positions and portfolio can withstand the even the most outlier of events.
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Probability and Profitability
— November 7, 2016

While everyone tries to figure out the election odds and what a Clinton or Trump win might mean, this might be a good time to revisit how to calculate the risk, reward and rates of return on option positions.
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Momentum Monday
— October 31, 2016

The stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Index has been in a prolonged period of sideways action only occasionally punctuated by sharp sell-offs followed by steep rallies.
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The Options Way to Play Takeovers
— October 25, 2016

Maybe it’s the lack of organic revenue growth. Or the low cost to borrow money. Most likely the combination of the two, but we have seen a spate of merger and acquisition activity of late.
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Do Breaking Brands: Four Charts
— October 19, 2016

After a few years of commanding premium valuations and leading the market higher coveted consumer brand stocks are breaking down.
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Profit and Probability – Part 2
— November 8, 2016

With the results of the election nigh and the reaction likely to produce a binary event it’s appropriate the second part of this series we drill down into analyzing risk/reward.
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Nvidia: Earnings and Beyond
— November 1, 2016

Graphic chip maker Nvidia (NVDA) has been one of the top performing stocks of 2016 as shares have gained some 125% thus far year to date. But the company is entering an important transition period which could prove challenging. The company set to report earnings Thursday, November 11th; the question is will the company deliver numbers justifying its […]
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A Golden Era for Retail?
— October 27, 2016

Amazon (AMZN) is set to report earnings after the close today and it seems the only question is just how much they will be crushing their brick and mortar competitors.
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Building a Stock Watch List
— October 20, 2016

There are over 7,000 individual stocks listed on the various exchanges. Throw in ETFs and the number swells to well over 10,000 securities. That’s a lot to keep track of, let alone trade. While every individual may have their own threshold or limit for the number of positions we can have at any time, I […]
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Ominous Signs Behind The Trump Euphoria

Profit & Probability – Part 3

Probability and Profitability

Momentum Monday

The Options Way to Play Takeovers

Do Breaking Brands: Four Charts

Profit and Probability – Part 2

Nvidia: Earnings and Beyond

A Golden Era for Retail?

Building a Stock Watch List

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