When Short Gamma Trading is Your Only Hope (Requires Free Signup)
From early March through last Friday, there were really only a few ways to make any profits in the S&P 500, and looking at which...
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Weekly ETF SPY: Russell 2000 ETF – IWM (Requires Free Registration)
Risk is rising when leaders turn into laggards. After outperforming the S&P 500 for years, the Russell 2000 failed to confirm the S&P’s new all-time...
Nothing Gold Can Stay (Requires Free Registration)
Gold is down 22% from its early October high and people are scrambling. None of the fundamental reasons supposedly favoring a continued rally in metals...
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use
In regards to the S&P 500, it was a slow week with the index mainly hovering below its unchanged line but in the end it...
Are Corporate Earnings and P/E Ratios a Leading Stock Market Indicator?
As usual, Alcoa kicked off the quarterly earnings ritual. Corporate profits will be on display for weeks to come, but are earnings a leading or...
Prospect Theory in the Real World (Requires Free Registration)
What is your edge? Every successful investor has...n...nswer to this question before they enter...ny new position. Every successful trader has...n idea...bout the expected return...nd possible...
Tactical Beta’s Chart of the Week: Gold
Let’s get technical first. The historic price move in gold is noted. Yet, the subsequent 18-month price consolidation has likely frustrated investors especially considering the...
Confession Time: The S&P 500 Went Higher Than I Thought
A smart person learns from his mistakes, but a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others. There is no such thing as a...
S&P 500 – Stuck Between Bullish Seasonality and Technical Breakdown
Technical analysis suggests lower prices, but seasonality points towards rising stocks. Is it possible to find a worthwhile trade in this conflicting environment? Yes it...